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Dibyendu Banerjee
17/07/2025
Traditionally, it is believed that the Alchi Monastery, located around 70 km to the west of Leh, the capital of Ladakh, was constructed between 958 and 1055 ...
556
Dibyendu Banerjee
29/05/2025
Standing on top of a hill, at a height of 5800 feet, the Rumtek Monastery, located 23 km from Gangtok, is the largest Buddhist monastery in the region.
683
Dibyendu Banerjee
13/04/2025
The origin of the Mindrolling Monastery, which means Place of Perfect Emancipation, can be traced back to 1676, when it was founded by Rigzin Terdak Lingpa, ...
796
Dibyendu Banerjee
19/02/2025
Namgyal Monastery is the largest Tibetan temple outside Tibet and is also the home of the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
02/01/2025
Located near Tiger Hill at an elevation of 8000 feet, the Yiga Choeling, popularly known as the Ghoom Monastery, was established in 1850 by Lama Sherab Gyatso.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
22/11/2024
Located about 2 km from Tawang town in the beautiful Himalayan region of Arunachal Pradesh, Tawang Monastery is known to be the largest Buddhist monastery i ...
1018
Dibyendu Banerjee
26/09/2024
The Thiksey Monastery, also known as Thiksey Gompa, located at an altitude of 11,800 feet, around 12 miles (19 km) east of Leh in Ladakh, is the largest mon ...
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Dibyendu Banerjee
12/08/2024
Located in Kushinagar, UP, the beautiful Wat Thai Temple, with its huge complex, built in a typical Thai-Buddhist architectural style, is one of the most-vi ...
1208
Dibyendu Banerjee
06/07/2024
Historically known as Rajagá¹›iha and located at a distance of 103 km from Patna, Rajgir is famous as a holy place for the Buddhists.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
29/05/2024
Located around 175 km from Lucknow, the capital and the largest city of Uttar Pradesh, Shravasti is one of the most revered sites for the Buddhists.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
22/04/2024
Situated on a hill overlooking the plain, around 40 km northeast of Bhopal, Sanchi is a popular tourist destination, containing the Great Stupa.
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Dibyendu Banerjee
12/03/2024
Located around 55 km northwest of Patna, Vaishali is one of the most revered sites for Buddhists, which contains the Buddha Relic Stupa, possibly the earlie ...
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Dibyendu Banerjee
12/02/2024
Located just 10 km away from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, Sarnath is one of the most revered Buddhist pilgrimage centres in the world, where Lord Buddha is sa ...
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Dibyendu Banerjee
14/01/2024
Kushinagar, located about 50 km east of Gorakhpur in UP, where Gautama Buddha is believed to attain Mahaparinirvana, is one of the holiest places for the Bu ...
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Dibyendu Banerjee
13/12/2023
Located 15 km from Gayam Bodh Gaya is one of the main four pilgrimage places in India related to the life of Gautama Buddha.
