Address Jayankondam Buddha Statue, Visalakshi Nagar, Jayankondam Village, Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu 621802 Diety Buddha Introduction The Buddha statue present in Jayankondam town in Tamil Nadu has many interesting accounts about it. This statue is known among the locals as Pazhuppar. It means ‘the one who has ripened’. Thus Pazhuppar, in its former meaning, is […]

Address Baladitya Temple, Nalanda district, Bargaon, Bihar 803111 Diety Gautama Buddha Introduction Nalanda ruins are located in Nalanda district, Bihar State. Constructed as a Mahavihara- a large Buddhist monastery in the kingdom of Magadh, (the present day Bihar state) with nearby city of Rajagiri as its capital. It was a center of learning from the […]

Address Udhayagiri Buddhist Complex Ratnagiri- lalitgiri Rd, Odisha 754292 Diety Mahavihara Introduction Udayagiri is the largest Buddhist complexin the Indian state of Odisha. It is composed of major stupas and monasteries (viharas). Together with the nearby complexes of Lalitgiri and Ratnagiri, it is part of the “Diamond Triangle” of the “Ratnagiri-Udayagiri-Lalitgiri” complex. It used to […]

Address Ratnagiri Buddhist monastery Udayagiri- Ratnagiri RD, Odisha 755003 Diety Mahavihara Introduction Ratnagiri is the site of a ruined mahavihara, once the major Buddhist monastery in modern Odisha, India. It is located on a hill in between the Brahmani and Birupa rivers in Jajpur district. It is close to other Buddhist sites in the area, […]

Address Guntupalli Group of Buddhist monuments, Approach Rd for Buddist Caves, Jeelakarragudem, Andhra Pradesh 534467 Diety Buddha Introduction The Guntupalle or Guntupalli Group of Buddhist Monuments is located near Kamavarapukota, West Godavari district, in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is around 40 km away from Eluru. The rock-cut part of the site […]

Address Avukana Ancient Rock Temple Kalawewa-Avukana Rd, Avukana, Sri Lanka Diety Avukana Buddha Introduction The Avukana statue temple is a standing statue of the Buddha near Kekirawa in North Central Sri Lanka. The statue, which has a height of more than 12 m, was carved out of a large granite rock face during the 5th […]

Address Nagarjunakonda Mahayana Buddhist Temple, Nagarjunakonda Macherla mandal, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh 522426 Diety Mahayana Buddha Introduction Is a historical town, now an island located near Nagarjuna Sagar in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, near the state border with Telangana. It is 160 km west of another important historic site Amaravati […]

Address Sirpur Ananda Prabhu Vihara, Vatgan Rd, Sirpur Village, Mahasamund District Chhattisgarh 493445 Diety Ananda Prabhu Vihara Introduction Ananda Prabhu Vihara is a Buddhist Monastery located in Sirpur Village in Mahasamund District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Puranic Significance The Ananda Prabhu Kuti Vihara has an interesting history. It was constructed by the Buddhist […]

Address Dhamek Stupa Dharmapala Rd, Singhpur, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221007 Diety Bodh Gaya Introduction Dhamek Stupa which is also spelled as Dhamekh and Dhamekha is one of the most famous and Buddhist stupas located in Sarnath near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India. Originally built in 249 BCE during the reign of king Ashoka of […]