Holy Places of Buddhism in Nepal & India: A Guide to Sacred Places in Buddha's Lands : with 75 Coloured, 71 Black/white Pictures, 132 Line-drawings and 75 MapsTecpress Service, 1987 - 381 pages |
Contents
Why this book ? | 1 |
Schools of Buddhism | 18 |
Buddhist Holy Places in General 30 5 6 6 Buddhist Holy Places in Nepal | 38 |
Copyright | |
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Ajanta ancient Ashoka Ashokan Pillar Aurangabad Avalokitesvara Bahal beautiful Bhaktapur Bhikshu Bodhgaya Bodhi tree Bodhisattva Bodhnath Bombay Buddhist built Calcutta carved caves centre century A.D. chaitya Chinese constructed courtyard deities Delhi depicted Dharma disciples elephant Ellora enlightenment entrance erected excavated Fa-hien famous figures of Buddha Gautam Buddha goddess Gompa hill Hindu Hiuen Tsang holy places image of Buddha India inscription Jetavana Kanheri Kapilvastu Kathmandu Valley King Kushinagar Lama legends lion Lord Buddha lotus Lumbini Mahabodhi Mahavihara Mahayana Malla Manjushri Maya Devi meditation mentioned monastery monks mudra Museum Nagarjun Nalanda named Nepal Nepalese Padmapani Padmasambhava painted parinirvana Patan Patna pilgrimage pilgrims pinnacle Piprahwa prince railings Rajgir Ramagrama reached relics Rest House Road roof ruins sacred places Sakyamuni Sanchi Sarnath sculptures Shakyas Siddhartha side Sravasti stone stupa Suddhodana Swayambhu Swayambhunath Tara Taulihawa temple Theravada Tibet Tibetan Tilaurakot tympanum Vaishali Vajra Vajrapani Varanasi verandah Vihara visited wall wheel worship