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place where
the Budha attained enlightenment |
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place
where the Buddha was born |
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place where
the Budha gave his first teaching |
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Kushinagar: |
place
where the Buddha passed away. |
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Rajgir: |
Place
of Taming the Drunken Elephant;
one of the sites of the Buddha's
teachings, known for its famous
hot springs. This town includes
the Vulture's Peak gridkutta) where
the Buddha spent many months teaching
the dharma, and it also includes
the site where the First Buddhist
Council was held at the Saptparni
caves. |
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Sravasti: |
Place
of the Twin Miracle; the site where
the Buddha and his disciples spent
the rainy season each year, residing
at the Jetavana (the Jeta's grove). |
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Sankassa: |
Place
of the Descent from Heaven; the
Buddha descended back to earth
in this town after teaching in
the heavenly realms for a few months
of his life. |
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Vaishali: |
Place where a Band of Monkeys
offered honey to the Buddha; site where
the Buddha taught many sutras, where
the order of Buddhist nuns was established,
and where the Second Buddhist Council
was held. |
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site
of two sacred Stupas (reliquary
monuments) |
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mountain
sacred to the Bodhisattva Manjushri |
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Lhasa: |
Tibet's capital; seat of the
Potala (the Dalai Lama's palace in
Tibet) and the Jokhang (which houses
the most sacred statute of the Buddha).
The three great seats of the Gelugpa
lineage (Sera, Ganden and Drepung)
are nearby in the suburbs of Lhasa. |
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seat
of HH the Dalai Lama in exile |
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Tsurphu
Monastery: |
seat
of the Gyalwa Karmapa in Tibet |
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seat
of the Gyalwa Karmapa in India |
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seat
of the Tai Situpa in India |
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Ajanta
and Ellora Caves |
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