Buddhism Around the World
A living geographical directory of sacred monasteries, stupas, ancient universities, and spiritual centers.
Places by Country
📍 China (incl. Tibet) (1 sites)
View Region →Potala Palace
The Potala Palace was the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas for centuries and the spiritual and polit...
📍 Indonesia (1 sites)
View Region →Borobudur
Borobudur is the world's largest Buddhist temple, built during the Sailendra dynasty (8th–9th centur...
📍 India (7 sites)
View Region →Bodh Gaya
The most sacred site in Buddhism — the place where Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment under t...
Sarnath
The site of the Buddha's first sermon (Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta — "Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in...
Kushinagar
The site of the Buddha's Mahaparinirvana (final passing) and cremation around 483 BCE. The Mahaparin...
Nalanda Mahavihara
The ancient Nalanda University (c. 427–1197 CE) was the world's first residential university and the...
Ajanta Caves
A complex of 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments (2nd century BCE to 5th century CE) containing some...
Sanchi Stupa
The Great Stupa at Sanchi is one of the oldest stone structures in India and one of the best-preserv...
Mahabodhi Temple Complex
The Mahabodhi Temple is the most sacred Buddhist temple in the world, built at the exact spot where ...
📍 Cambodia (1 sites)
View Region →Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world, originally built as a Hindu temple for th...
📍 Sri Lanka (1 sites)
View Region →Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa)
The Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa) in Kandy, Sri Lanka houses the relic of the left...
📍 Myanmar (1 sites)
View Region →Shwedagon Pagoda
The Shwedagon Pagoda is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar and one of the most important Bud...
📍 Nepal (2 sites)
View Region →📍 Thailand (1 sites)
View Region →Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha)
Wat Phra Kaew is Thailand's most sacred Buddhist temple, located within the grounds of the Grand Pal...