Sentences with phrase «buddhist pilgrimage site»
In July 2013, multiple bombs exploded in Bodh Gaya, India, in and around the holiest Buddhist pilgrimage site, the Mahabodhi temple that marks the spot where the Buddha attained enlightenment.
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Later, visit the glittering Shwesandaw Pagoda, one of the most important Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Myanmar, which is believed to house some hairs of the Buddha.
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Andhra Pradesh has 200 + important Buddhist sites dating back to the 3rd Century B.C. and is an important center for pilgrimage and study.
Built between 1997 and 2008 in a relatively remote part of China's HenanProvince (a common site for Buddhist pilgrimages) the statue stands 420 feet tall (502 if you count the base, which Tilly doesn't).
The location has been a pilgrimage site for over 2,000 years, and most visitors there wore traditional white clothing as is customary when visiting sacred locations in the Buddhist world.
The deer park is one of four holy Buddhist sites sanctioned by the Buddha himself for pilgrimage.
Upon completion of the safari take a city tour of Anuradhapura, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the world's largest archaeological «dig», a renowned beauty spot and a centre of Buddhist pilgrimage.