Sarnath Heritage Walk participants experienced the timeless stillness of Dhamek Stupa. Agra Heritage Walk participants ...

The Dhamek Stupa, a huge stone and brick monument, is a testament to the Buddha's teachings. Dasaswamedh Ghat is among the most popular and busiest ghats in Varanasi. It is situated close to the ...

Varanasi is the spiritual capital of India where ancient traditions, religious zeal, and cultural wealth are embodied. It's timeless and gives an entirely mysterious look to the sacred city on the ...

1. Sarnath is where Buddha delivered his first sermon (Dhammachakra Pravartan) after attaining enlightenment. The Dhamek Stupa, built by Emperor Ashoka, stands as a prominent structure on this ...

This World Heritage property of UNESCO contains the famous Sanchi stupa, one of the earliest stone buildings in India. This stupa contains Buddhist art and architecture and is a sacred site for ...

Patna (Bihar) [India], April 4 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday inspected the under-construction Buddha Samyak Darshan-cum-Smriti Stupa located at Vaishaligarh in Vaishali ...

The relics were found buried in a stupa, or funerary monument, in Piprahwa, in present-day Uttar Pradesh, India, in 1898. According to an inscription carved into one of the reliquaries ...

The dig suggested this was the location of a Mahastupa - the big stupa surrounded by monasteries or viharas buried in the adjoining fields. The stupa was 37 feet high with a base rammed with ...

and the stupa—occur frequently at all major Buddhist sites in North India, and thus concluded that the earliest Buddhist cult practice focused on these. There is no Ishwara or God in Buddhism ...

At the end of one day’s ride we visit Ruwanwelisaya Stupa where 360 concrete elephants line its base. Elephants symbolise strength and unity, so it’s no surprise to see them symbolically ‘holding up’ ...