Sacred Buddhist Sites in India: 19–27

This guide covers nine Buddhist sites in western, southern and eastern India. The rock-cut caves of Bhaja, Kanheri and Pandav Leni near Mumbai and Nashik were homes for monks more than 2,000 years ago. Amaravati and Nagarjunakonda in Andhra Pradesh were great centres of early Buddhist art and learning.

In Odisha, Dhauli marks the place where Emperor Ashoka turned to the Dhamma after the Kalinga War, and Ratnagiri, Udayagiri and Lalitgiri form the peaceful Buddhist Diamond Triangle. Open each guide below for details, or see our Odisha Tour Package.