Address Polonnaruwa Pabalu Vihara, Gal Vihara Road, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka Diety Buddha Introduction Pabalu Vihara is a small Buddhist brick sanctuary. Its origin is unknown but it probably dates back to the reign of Parakrama Bahu I. It is called Pabalu which means pearls because many glass pearls were found on the site during its […]

Address Polonnaruwa Hatadage Buddhist Temple, Jayanthipura, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka Diety Buddha Introduction The Hatadage is located in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, in the North Central province of Sri Lanka. It is close to the northern edge of the Dalada Maluva there, the quadrangular area which contains some of the oldest monuments of the city. […]

Address Chudamani Buddhist Vihara, Chudamani Vihara Public Office Rd, Melakottaivasal, VOC Nagar, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu 611003 Diety Buddha Introduction Chudamani Vihara was a Buddhist vihara (monastery) in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India. Chudamani Vihara was constructed in 1006 CE by the Srivijayan king Sri Vijaya Maravijayattungavarman with the patronage of Rajaraja Chola. The vihara building survived […]

Address Pallavamalai Arulnilai Budhar Aalayam,vembuliamon kovil 8th street, kulathumedu, Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600043 Diety Buddha Introduction This only Buddhist temple in Chennai is home to a 18 feet Buddha statue. The place is serene as the number of visitors these days are dwindling. Not many know this place, as it is located in a […]

Address Somapura Mahavihara Buddhist monastic Naogaon, Bangladesh Diety Mahavihara Introduction Somapura Mahavihara was one of the most famous Buddhist monastic institutions of ancient Bengal. The excavated monastic complex at Parharpur has been identified with the Somapura Mahavihara built by the second Pala king Dharmapala (c 781-821 AD). Some clay seals from the ruins bear the […]

Address Bikrampur Vihara Monastery, Raghurampur Village, Munshiganj, Bangladesh Diety Buddha Introduction Bikrampur Vihara is an ancient Buddhist vihara at Raghurampur village, Bikrampur, Munshiganj District in Bangladesh. The monastery is located at Raghurampur village under Rampal Union of Sadar Upazila of Munshiganj District . The discovery was announced on 23 March 2013, after four years of […]

Address Bojjannakonda Sankaram Monasery, Rebaka, Sankaram village, Vishakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh 531032 Diety Buddha Introduction Bojjannakonda and Lingalakonda are two Buddhist rock-cut caves on adjacent hillocks, situated near a village called Sankaram, which is a few kilometres away from Anakapalle, Vishakhapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The sites are believed to date between […]

Address Pavurallakonda Buddhist Monastic Pavuralkonda, Bheemili, Visakhapatanam, District, Andhra Pradesh 531163 Diety Buddha Introduction Pavurallakonda or Pavurallabodu is the local name of a hill, popularly known as Narasimhaswamy Konda, near Bheemunipatnam about 25 km towards north of Visakhapatnam, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located at a height of about 150 meters […]

Address Vikkiramangalam Buddha Statue Temple, Vikkiramangalam, Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu- 621701 Diety Gautama Buddha Introduction Vikramangalam village in Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, has two beautiful Buddha statues in an ignored condition below a pipal tree by the roadside. One of the Buddhas is 5ft in height. According to Archeologists, this is from the 13th Century. […]

Address Thiyaganur Buddha temple Thiyaganur, Salem district, Tamil Nadu Diety Buddha Introduction The Perambalur Buddhas, also known as the Thiyaganur Buddha statues or Thiyaganur Buddha temple, are a set of historic Buddhist images found in Thiyaganur, a village in Salem district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Puranic Significance There are two 6-ft […]