SACRED TEMPLES
विहार · चैत्य — Vihāra · Caitya
From the ancient stūpas of India to the golden pagodas of Southeast Asia, from the rock-cut cave temples of China to the serene Zen gardens of Japan — Buddhist architecture is a meditation in stone, gold, and devotion. Each temple is a maṇḍala, a sacred space where earth meets the infinite.
THE FOUR HOLY SITES
चत्वारि स्थानानि — Places of Pilgrimage
The Buddha instructed pilgrimage to these four places
Lumbini
Birth · Nepal
Bodh Gaya
Enlightenment · India
Sarnath
First Sermon · India
Kuśinagara
Parinibbāna · India
GREAT TEMPLES OF THE WORLD
Sacred Architecture Across Asia
"Wherever you live is your temple, if you treat it like one."