See Michael W. Meister and M. A. Dhaky, Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture, vol. 1, pt. 1: South India, Upper Dravidadesa, Early Phase (New Delhi: American ...

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has been at the forefront of opening the layers of India’s ancient history. Through ...

crowned by a large bell-shaped dome is a harmonious marriage of stupas, temple and mountain that is a masterpiece of Buddhist architecture and monumental arts. Criterion (ii): Borobudur Temple ...

Situated at a height of 4267 meters overlooking the Leh city, the Shanti stupa gives a panoramic view ... and to commemorate the 2500 years of Buddhism. The average minimum and maximum temperature ...

Kalutara near Colombo is a bustling city and home to one of the most sacred sites on Sri Lanka’s Buddhist trail ...

Located on the slopes of Nui Lon (Big Mountain) in Vung Tau City, Thich Ca Phat Dai is a revered cultural and historical site ...

At 91 years old, Mai Huyen has spent nearly a quarter of a century creating a unique home adorned with thousands of stupas, ...

and Chhatravali (a three-tier canopy at the top of a stupa). This cave is important in understanding the history of Buddhism and Buddhist rock-cut architecture in Western India and the Deccan ...

Kuthodaw Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa in Myanmar. It houses over 700 slabs inscribed with the Tripitaka. Each slab is 1.5 m tall and together they form what some people think may be the world’s ...