page_title: Outline of Buddhism
section_title: Buddhist pilgrimage
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Buddhism / Buddhist pilgrimage
caption_attribution_description: Mahavira Mahabodhi, Tibetan Buddhist temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India.
context_page_description: Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha, "the awakened one".
  The following outline is provided as an overview of, and topical guide to, Buddhism.
context_section_description: Buddhist pilgrimage
  The Four Main Sites
  Lumbini — Buddha's birthplace
  Maya Devi Temple
  Bodh Gaya — Buddha's place of Enlightenment
  Mahabodhi Temple
  Bodhi Tree
  Sarnath — Place of Buddha's first discourse
  Kushinagar — Place of Buddha's final passing away
  Four Additional Sites
  Sravasti
  Rajgir
  Sankassa
  Vaishali
  Other Sites
  Patna
  Gaya
  Kosambi
  Mathura
  Kapilavastu
  Devadaha
  Kesariya
  Pava
  Nalanda
  Varanasi
  Later Sites
  Sanchi
  Ratnagiri
  Ellora
  Ajantha
  Bharhut
caption: Mahabodhi Temple in India, a common site of pilgrimage.
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