India is multi cultural and religious country. Buddhism is one of the religions followed by a lot of people in India. This is the reason that there are numbers of temples, monasteries, stupas, gompa and monuments in India.
Stupa is like a mound or hemispherical structure containing relics. It is a remains of Buddhist monks or nuns and used as meditation. Buddhist Stupa is a hemispherical structure and it contains Buddhist relics and place of meditation.
Temple: Temple is a structure made for religious or spiritual rituals. Buddhist temple is the place of worship for Buddhists and the followers of Buddhism. It includes structures like as stupas, wat, monasteries and pagoda depends upon regions and languages.
Gompas: It is also known as ling or Buddhist ecclesiastical fortifications of learning and prayer.
Monument: It is a type of structure made for commemorate a person or event, or group. A Buddhist monument is a big factor for tourists and pilgrims from all over the world. Some states as Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Orissa are filled with numerous Buddhist sites. The number of Buddhist monuments in India is endless. Huge number of Tourists and devotees visit to India every year.
Some of the most visited Buddhist sites in India are:
Amaravati Stupa: Andhra Pradesh
The Bharhut Stupa: Satna Madhya Pradesh in Central India.
Dhauli Hill: Khurda, Odisha
Hirapur Temple: Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
Itanagar Temple: Arunachal Pradesh. Itanagar is the capital city of Arunachal Pradesh.
Langudi: Jajpur Orissa
Maha Bodhi Temple: Bodhgaya, Bihar. Mahabodhi Vihar is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Ratnagiri Temple: Jajpur Orissa
Sanchi-Stupa:MadhyaPradesh
Sirpur Monastery: Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh
Udayagiri Temple: Odisha
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