Tirtha Atlas

The sacred geography of the Indic world — every site mapped, dated, storied, and cited.

1122 sites15 countries4 traditions30 centuries
Circuit

Buddhist circuit

11 sites of this circuit are in the current seed atlas.

Relic Stupa and Ashokan Pillar, Vaishali
Vaishali · India
c. 5th–3rd c. BCE
Kesaria Stupa
Kesariya, East Champaran · India
present structure Pala, 8th–12th c.; origin c. 250 BCE
Griddhakuta (Vulture Peak)
Rajgir · India
associated with the Buddha's lifetime; structures undated
Mahaparinirvana Temple, Kushinagar
Kushinagar · India
present temple 1956, over ancient stupa remains
Jetavana, Shravasti
Shravasti · India
built in the Buddha's lifetime by Anathapindika
Sankissa
Sankisa, Farrukhabad · India
3rd c. BCE (Ashokan pillar and stupa)
Kaushambi (Kosambi)
Kosam, Kaushambi · India
fortified city, 8th c. BCE – 2nd c. CE
Maya Devi Temple, Lumbini
Lumbini · Nepal
Ashokan brick temple c. 249 BCE; timber shrine of the 6th c. BCE beneath
Vikramashila
Antichak, Bhagalpur · India
late 8th–early 9th c. (Pala)
Odantapuri
Bihar Sharif, Nalanda · India
8th–9th c. (Pala)
Sujata Stupa
Bakraur, Bodh Gaya, Gaya · India
2nd c. BCE; final phase 9th c. (Pala)