Sacred Shrines

                       Lumbini,Both GAYA, Sarnath and Kusinagar, where the four principal events of the Budda’s life namely Birth , Enlightenment, First Sermon and Death took place .  To these are added four places Sravasi, Rajgriha, Vaishali and Sankasya- these eight places have all along been  considered as the eight holy places ( ashtasthanas).

                       Other centres of Buddhism in Ancient India – Amaravati  and Nagarjunikonda in Andhra Pradesh ; Nalanda in Biher; Jundgadh and Vallabhi  in Gujarat; Sanchi and Bharhut in MP; Ajanta- Ellora in Maharashtra; Dhaulagiri in Orissa ;Kannuji, Kaushambi and Mathura in U.P:and Jagadala and Somapuri in West Bengal .