First Sanctuary:  Lumbini (Lumbini).

L minus Ty Ni (Lumbini), where the Buddha's birth, is a mecca in the Rummindei within the territory, from a regional miles north and two miles north Paderia Bhagwanpur Nepal region. Today archaeologists identified Lumbini lies north of Basti district of Uttar Pradesh origin.

According to historical documents Buddhist, Lumbini is located way into Kapilavastu (Kapilavastu) 12 miles. It is recorded that, "According to tradition, Queen Maya had to return to his motherland to birth. When animated flowers Lumbini, she felt strangely cheery people. Scenes welcome freshness beautiful, birds chirping in a tree singing a veritable wonderland, zephyr blew mellow soul soothing, leisurely stroll Queen watching enjoying the natural landscape.

As to the sala tree, Queen dirty flowers swooping low railing in front and strangely, Prince descended in an upright position of the mother. Devas tung flowers welcome, seven dragon lotions and bath Prince Prince going 7 steps loudly declared that: "I am the god of heaven Guru Supreme Person." (Heavenly galaxy, unique Ego). From Lumbini Park, the Prince is the provision slave servant returned to Kapilavastu.

View Christmas birth of Prince Siddhartha was the subject of thousands of Indian art which today are found in sculptures and paintings.

Recognizable landmarks Lumbini, suppose we have to remember the thanks of Ashoka. Twenty years after the coronation throne, Asoka has personally bowed to worship the holy sites and the King had sent him cast a pillar carved with the words "Landmarks are Buddha's birth place . " Ashoka was also down 5% annual return for the people of this region. It is a privilege for Asoka local Buddha's place of birth. Besides these pillars, we also see an ancient temple carvings birth Christmas scene image of the Buddha.

Lumbini has become a mecca for the most important Buddhist. A thousand years ago, those who are in turn increases China visited Lumbini. Around the Ashoka pillar wrong by casting, the traveling monks have taken up self-large and small inscriptions mark the visit offerings. Later, the government of Nepal ordered the excavation of the area to find more documents and evidence. 

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Monday Sanctuary:
Bodh Gaya (Bodh Gaya-)

T operating famous place second in the history of Buddhism is Bodh Gaya, where the Buddha attained enlightenment. It Buddha meditating during 49 days and nights under the trees pipala besides Nairanjana river. Because eternal phenomenon that has become famous for Bodh Gaya, and ancient trees pipala was named Bodhi tree (which means "enlightenment, bodhi tree").

We can say, Bodhgaya has become a cradle of cultural history of Buddhism and the Buddhist disciple longs to be at least a place to worship. Grass Court meditating Buddha, linden are cared for. The beer towers and small and large stone pillars around Bodh Gaya, India increased by travelers, China and other countries offering themselves up for grab at this shrine to worship, and his documented Tam Tibetan Tsang, has given us imagine the scene of bustling vibrant places in the past more than 2500 years ago. Linden tree is now great-grandchildren tree of thousands of original Bodhi tree, but still lush foliage, huge trunk rigid.

Alexander Cunningham himself and several other scholars who first excavated the inscriptions and pillars in this Bodhgaya. Bodhi stupa has been rebuilt several times with a huge budget. Ashoka has built a shrine at this place. The temple built by King Asoka was described much of Indian art; however ruins of this temple were no longer find traces anymore.

Bodhi stupa house we see today is the new tower was restored later. According to his description, the great Zang Xuanzang Bodhi tower was built in the 7th century AD after the model of a great stupa in Myanmar (Burma).

Currently, house great stupa at Bodh Gaya and construction of nearly 160 squared. On the top is a pointed spire. In the tower, people carved Buddha attained enlightenment image. North of the tower is a narrow path of the ground 4. They described it as a small road that Buddha, after enlightenment, meditation went back and forth on this road. In addition, the lotus has many are carved on that path because it is believed that every step Buddha lotus blossom go have launched there. They also see an array of red sandstone edge Bodhi tree, which represents more than 2540 years of grass buffer before the Buddha sat and witness. There are still many other structures carved engraved image of the Buddha and the disciples, the Brahma. The architectural beauty that has attracted millions of people to worship Bodhgaya increasingly crowded every year, creating a huge wave of rural tourism Buddha financial background helps add an Indian defense significant income.

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Holy Tuesday: Sarnath

M OT memorable mecca again in the history of Buddhism is Isipitana or Sarnath shrine. Here, in the silence of Sarnath, the Buddha's first sermon opening for his 5 brothers ascetics and hermits before Him.Content sermon talked about the suffering of human life and the ways in which the goods are suffering.This event has been dubbed the "Zhuan Falun," which means that the Buddha first turned the wheel approach marks a brilliant glorious era of religion extends over 2500 years of sustainable so far.

Sarnath is the place of origin of religion by Buddha Shakyamuni founded. So Sarnath became the largest Buddhist centers existed over 1500 years. In the first centuries of flourishing Buddhist era, the reign of King Asoka, Sarnath became a famous debate between sects and religious. Two to Fa and Tran Huyen Trang has to worship this relic in the 5th century and the 7th century AD. The two he has left us many valuable documents on the history of this place. Here, Asoka also sent people to build a regional pillar marked retreat in many different large and small buildings of more than 1500 Buddhist monks to Sarnath.In the ruins left over there, one must refer to a beautiful temple with bronze statue in the form turning Falun, an ancient tower house and a stone pillar. All were built by Ashoka. This shrine has flourished in many dynasties and has been restored several times. According to inscriptions and archaeological evidence, we know that the temple had Zhuan Falun Buddha was restored by order of Empress Kumaradevi on first half of the 12th century BC. Soon, this place of Muhammad Ghori army, the Huns and Mahmud Ghazni army completely destroyed, but was restored by Sarnath back the efforts of the Buddhist Sangha followers everywhere. But later, because Buddhism was waning in India, Sarnath, a famous historic landmark and splendor that once destroyed lose sight of crumbling ruins of the sands of time.

Today, Indian archaeological institute has cost financial strength and a lot of the excavations and restored the shrine Sarnath. When we come to Sarnath from Varanasi direction, we will see a plane octagonal brick sticking out of the ground. This plane is a relic remains of a previous tower marks where the Buddha came to his brother five ascetics. This octagonal tower was restored last by Akbar in 1588 emir, under the Gupta dynasty.

Among the relics left blight not devastate the armies Dhamekh tower 150 feet above the ground. This stupa was built by hard durable material, the huge stone blocks of brick and pillar shape. The image engraved on the tower tells us that the tower was built in the reign Dhamekh Gupta 6th century BC. The word "Dhamekh" derives from the Sanskrit etymology "Dharmekh - Dharma". The way this tower not far to the west is a small stupa built by Ashoka. Ashoka Tower building, in the words of Mr. Chen described Xuanzang, may be where the Buddha meditating for 5 his sermon Parivrajikas. A little farther north, is a lion-shaped pillars are carved meticulously. Lion pillars are now on display at the archaeological museum nearby. At the tower, we still see remnants of large stone pieces of the floor of the main hall and the large and small column of a main gate entrance hall tower. In addition, we also see a lot of fragments of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas sculpture marked by many different dynasties. A most beautiful Buddha statues carved sandstone carved Buddha statue Zhuan Falun is beautiful sculpture marked Gupta.

All the sculptures are carved into this era in eight historical events of the life of Buddha as Buddha's birth, enlightenment, turning Falun, entered nirvana, perform miracles, etc. Significantly more NED is a picture perfect stone carving Four sermon ancient language of Pali.

Though much has been ravaged by time, Sarnath still attracts tourists looking to India to commemorate the German image from his Fathers and teachers sound reverberated immortal in the hearts of the Buddha.

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Wednesday Sanctuary:
passed away:

K usinagara or Kusinara (Kusinara) is where the Buddha Sakyamuni was recorded in his mind 80 years old passed away under two Sala tree. The place was later archaeologists identified as the origin Kasia in Deoria district Utta Pradesh.

Like other holy sites related to the life events of Buddha's history, passed away became an important shrine for Buddhists to worship bowed.

At that time, thousands of monasteries and stupas were built up around this place. However, it is unclear for what reasons, may be Muslim army destroyed or deleted by the time faded sign that this place has been abandoned blight. Two Tsang to Fa and, when this shrine to worship, must also uttered murmurs tragic seeing wild landscape of crumbling bureaucracy passed away.

Through the excavations to find a trace, people have dug up some of the debris of the Buddha statues, pillars patchy. However, based on the signs of the surviving monuments and inscriptions that certainly is the shrine where the Buddha attained Nirvana. Stupas Mahaparinirvana that construction Ashoka can not find it anymore and can tower was buried in the background Vihara built Nirvana in Gupta.

Among these relics, people find a statue of the Buddha entering Nirvana posture. This statue is broken and has been cleverly Carlleyle sculptor carved heal again. Ramabhar modern stupa house was built at the site of the cremation of a golden Buddha and his relics were divided into eight sections each contract for eight most powerful kingdom of the time.

Currently, archaeologists are still continuing excavations of the shrine passed away, expect to find more evidence, more documentation to clarify another sacred sites have been well received body and the Buddha Shakya Buddhist nuns

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Holy Thursday address: Sravasti

S ravasti, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Kosala, the Buddhists worship for more than 2540 years ago this place, the Buddha taught perform miracles masters of fire worship.

According to historical records, the Buddha has cast such miracles on the water body, the lower body of the fire, on fire themselves, under the body of water, or the sun or the moon lighting the sky at the same time , and the reincarnation of the Buddha. The miracle that was the subject of many works of Indian art from ancient times to the present.

Even in the time of the Buddha, Sravasti was a thriving center of Buddhism flourished. It was here, bourgeois Anatha buy up land gold spacious garden of Prince Jeta to build offerings to the Buddha Vihara and monks. The story of his land purchase yellow widely Anatha intense agitation to the royal aristocracy, secretary of the pharynx, which is also bourgeois and headlines about absolute lap of his cult Anathapindika well Indian artwork later. More later, more Vihara, stupa construction sites scattered around this cause more famous Sravasti and prosperity.

Archaeologists believe that locally-Saheth Sravasti - Maheth bordering districts of Gonda and Bahraich district Utta origin - Pradesh. Here they found several inscriptions relating to his residence in Sravasti Member States.

Landmarks Saheth - Maheth consists of two separate areas. Largest region, Maheth, measuring 400 samples, was once a thriving provincial capital. Saheth wide, only 32 samples, located 0.25 miles southwest of States Members of residence. The excavations in the area have given us Maheth learned that ancient Maheth a very wealthy city crowded. Saheth, though smaller, but more famous for where Buddha stopped to edification, and left many of his residence floor, monasteries, stupas; so most of the monks, tourists have had to visit Saheth to worship.

The relics on display that brought the Mauryan era signs until the year starts decline of Buddhism in India 12th century AD. Here, we see a tower built from the most ancient 3rd century BC, contains relics and a Buddha statue carved at the beginning of the first century AD under the reign of Bala. Buddha head statues now on display at this museum in Calcutta India. Kumaradevi queen, wife of King Govinda Chandra was the last-sponsored financial construction funds restored Vihara Member States in 1128-29.

Buddhism is now in decline many places in India and Sravasti, a famous glorious history of Buddhism in India, has been heel devastating Muslim armies burned to the ground.

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Friday Sanctuary:
Sankasya

M ot other sacred sites related to the life of the Buddha is Sankasya, where Buddha perform miracles on the 33rd heaven to earth instructive sermon His mother was Queen Maya and Devas. Buddha preached Abhidharmakosa treatise on offer Brahma. This event happened after the Buddha at Sravasti compete miracle.

Sankasya, also known as Sankisa or Sanisa Basantapur, Farrukhabad district of Utta Pradesh. This is known locally authentic thanks to inscriptions engraved Ashoka on an elephant statue marking this holy land.

Not only there are only two to Fa and Xuanzang Sankasya shrine to worship, but there are many other Chinese monks visited this place - but the documents they leave is no longer sufficient evidence better to verify this place. The village is now in the sanctuary situated on a hill, high and wide of 41 sets of 1,500 square meters size. That way the 0:25 mile south on a tower ordered by Devi hòang construction logistics.Scattered around this hill is the crumbled pile of rubble and the ruins left by the gate, cross-arm, beams, etc. These remains have not enough data for us to determine the history of the shrine Sankasya .

Elephant statue by casting false Ashoka is the most important monument marking Sankasya sites and excavations in the future hopefully will give us many more interesting things about Sankasya.

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Saturday mecca: 
Rajagriha

R ajagriha, the capital of the kingdom of Magadha powerful, it can be said is well known in the history of Buddhism for many reasons. Not only is the place where the Buddha Rajagriha stopped several times in his life to practice their religion, but this is also the place where Devadatta (Devadatta), cousin of the Buddha, was plotting to kill him several times . Moreover, in this capital, in action on the hill Vaibhara Sattapanni, Congress set the First Kiet was held here under the chairmanship of Mr. Advantages Ms. Li (Upali) and Ananda (Ananda). The main points of the teachings and precepts of Buddhism are raised in this episode Kiết congress. So Rajagriha has become a famous landmark and important in the establishment and development of the Buddhist Sangha.

Is a famous ancient city, Rajagriha now a town in Patna district of Bihar origin, surrounded the rolling mountain hills. Rajagriha also called Vaibhara, Vipula, Ratna, Chatha, Udayagiri and Sonagiri. At the foot of the hills to the north of the old town is Rajagriha kingdom Ajatasatru (Ajatasatru), the The King (Bimbisara). After the reign Ajatasatru, Prince Udayin throne and moved the capital to another place and Kusumapura life's next king moved the capital back to Kalasola Pataliputra, thus gradually lost Rajagriha important role of it is in the kingdom. However, although there are many variables and downs in politics and religion, Rajagriha always be mentioned in the history of Buddhism in India and other religious history.

The ruins of the ancient city remains little Rajagriha. Through these monuments and inscriptions crumble, the archaeologists believe that this place was once the site of many religious living differently. Even dynamic Sattapanni where Buddhism compiled Congress First, also blurred traces. According to the classic and historical, dynamic Sattapanni, located on the northern slopes and scientist Baibhara Stein was correct when he said that the position of this cave is located north on a very large piece of land with many small caves. A particularly significant architecture, Jarasandha Ki Baithak, Vaibhara eastern hillside, there are large and small cellar unequal, has been described as Germany's hermitage Mahakasyapa (Mahakasyapa), the presiding Kiết congress th Episode I. later, these caves are the abode of the hermit Jainism (Jainism) a time.

Gridhrakutta mountain hermitage is a practice of the Buddha, is located close to the city Rajagriha and according to some historical facts as well as the local population living in this region, the eastern hills Sonbhandar action can Vaibhara virgin gold mine here.

Rajagriha, now an attractive landscape of domestic and foreign tourists to visit, not only as landmarks in the history of Buddhism, but also a place with many tops and healing hot springs resorts.

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Eighth Sanctuary:
Vaisali (Ve Xa Ly)

T follower of Buddhism flourished, Vaisali, the city of mighty Lichchhavi kingdom, the cradle of the culture of Buddhist philosophy.

Buddha had been stopped 3 times du His theory where this city. Here the Buddha had received a bowl of honey offered by the monkeys and this is also the territory where the Buddha declared three more months he would enter Nirvana Infinite Balance. Moreover, Vaisali also where Buddhism compiled Second Congress more than 100 years after the death Bhagavan. For followers of Jainism, Vaisali is also a mecca for the Lord Mahavira, the 14th guru of life Jainism was born.

Vaisali is a city located in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar. In Gupta, Vaisali is a bustling metropolis prosperity. Business travel, shipping, trade busiest ports. The shops, banks, offices, open around the clock.Grain depots, silk, etc. of the palace are overflowing. Vaisali, at that time, helped Gupta a firm stance on the political arena until the Mauryan dynasty, Vaisali remains an important capital.

Two to Fa and Xuanzang to worship this shrine. According to Xuanzang, Vaisali only size 10 wide, 12 square miles. Vaisali around countless towers, stone monuments do not know what that tells muscle man.But time has ruthlessly obliterated monuments and just left him in the Kolhua, 2 miles northwest of the city of Raja Ka Garh Bisal, a lion statuary pillar above the ground 22.

This pillar looks similar lion pillar of Ashoka builds wrong but no autographs or inscriptions for us to define this pillar of Ashoka both times. Near the stone pillar, to the south, with a small lake, which legend that it was a puddle that every 2,000 years ago, monkeys were trained to take water to drink every day offered to the Buddha. Therefore, this lake is called Rama-Kund or Markata-Hraka, which means "lake of apes." Northwest, a ground of a temple remains. This ancient temple is wrong Ashoka masonry kilns and a stupa built by King Asoka signs left on pristine land a rich and important.

Time has faded and how much down remnants of temples, stupas, Buddhist holy places but always looking to the hometown of the Buddhist.

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The Important Places

T rong Buddhist era development and prosperity, in addition to the holy places related to the life of the Buddha, the important landmarks in the history of Buddhism in India like Sanchi, Nalanda also contributed to the deposit hòang of Dharma.

The monastery, Vihara in Gandhara, Taxila, Purushapura, West Pakistan, East Pakistan are Buddhist cultural center. Besides the aesthetics and unique architecture, the Buddhist cultural center also is where he derived the masterpiece of Buddhist create philosophical debate lively literary epic excited; Typical is the Sanchi Buddhist center, Nalanda, Ellora Ajanta and.

These places, according to the law of impermanence of all things that variability displaced. The monument is not enough left over to bring the light shines golden past of these places. However, despite fade in history, important sites are still attractive enough scholars, monks, Buddhists detect footsteps several times on the remote domain to retrieve a little repercussion heyday of Indian Buddhism.

Sanchi

S Anchi is one of the important landmarks of the history of Buddhism in India. This is no little places related to the life of Buddha, but Sanchi is a center of Buddhist culture is well known and prosperous heyday of Buddhism. According to historical lore and literature of Buddhism, Sanchi is the convergence of the artistic elite of India, and can say, Sanchi is a work of architecture, the most beautiful sculptures of Indian country.

According lieuTich use Lan, Asoka has married the daughter of a wealthy merchant and born to be a prince named Mahinda. Prince Mahinda is a devout Buddhist, and so was the King Father and love Hoang form.When Ashoka old, he wanted to take his two sons and his daughter via Ceylon evangelized, and Sanchi tower was built on the hill Vidisa neighborhood, when Prince Mahinda stop and rest on Ceylon road labored through Buddhism.

Although the document is correct or not, the inscriptions, the tower itself in Sanchi are marked time of Asoka and people also believe that only Ashoka, the great royal benefactors including enough financial strength to grow Sanchi into a Buddhist cultural center and popular prosperity.

Most of the towers are self at Sanchi is located on a hill surrounded by a solid stone wall in the 10th century AD. These towers, inscriptions are stamped from the 3rd century BC to 12th century AD, from the high Sanchi stupa 50 feet and a diameter of 100 feet cupola Sanchi is the largest tower to the smallest tower height not exceeding 01 feet, then the big and small order this tower hill giving a mighty standing tall.

House at Sanchi stupa built by bricks time of Asoka, including high stone pillars solid runs around the stupa, and the main entrance of the tower was built and carved a full dark virtuosity unique aesthetic as shown next. Two pillars stand touching the original Sanskrit texts of old. 2 elephant head carved column supports 3 bar, with room space station elephant, lion, texts, etc. represents the literary life of the period philosophy Dharma, Buddhist statues India. Four 4-port surface of the tower consists of one large and three small port port. The other three small port construction and major ports like carved with the image of elephants, lions, male and female, horses, etc. represented in the mythology of the life and teachings of Bhagavan. The theory of cultural mythology Buddha's life depicted in the Jataka Bon The Indian artisans are summarized sculpture carved on the wall of the city gates and towers. Noteworthy is the image of Ashoka carved out of a port city, scene depicting Emperor Asoka visited Bodhi worship in Bodhgaya.Pictures Ashoka at Sanchi is the only image carved by the artist and the subject of the King carved in memory of the great merits of a benefactor of Buddhism wholeheartedly support the work of preaching Dharma.

These works of art are reflected religious zeal of the local god Sanchi. They've cost a lot and it takes many years to complete the work of this beautiful architecture. Each engraved lines, and touch, each stroke carried within it the soul loves art, devotion, dedication and appreciation of the artist. The work of this artist was not for the sake of identity, status, so they relaxed mind, peace oriented heart and soul to art. Thus, the works are exudes a vitality makes viewers feel deeply shaken as living in the light Dao Vang liberation.

Among the towers themselves, there are 3 towers are people most attention.

The first tower is the 3rd tower, located northeast of the house Stupa, although the tower is the smallest but the tower model. In the room relics, General Cunningham had discovered the relics of Sariputra and the Great Moggallana, two disciples of the Buddha. The two are very popular. Sariputra is the "Wisdom First."He Maudgalyayana is "the First Unseen." The relics of the Buddha's two disciples brought the archaeological team of England, exhibited at the Museum of London, and then bring returns in the worship at Sanchi Stupa No. 3 this. In ancient times, this tower No.3 often been dug excavation.

2nd tower, located on the western hillside. This tower has no relics, no major ports, but also retain some of the belongings of the artist to forget the old days, and this material belongings helps people know more than 2500 ago years, the artist has painted statues How touching. The sculpture features of this tower seem more advanced architecture of the Great Tower.

The last small tower near the western foothills where relics of Kasyapa. Out of this special, special towers also with the pillars, the first column, wall carved pictures incredibly unique craftsmanship.

Many small towers scattered around the Great Stupa found. In it, they dig a lot of debris of statues, inscriptions, etc. In Sonari few miles from Sanchi, many relics are found. In Satdhara, three miles away, we again find the relics of Sariputra in two small towers, like the relics found in the Sanchi towers. There are many towers in the Bhojpur district, Andher areas that are faint imprint can not help us to identify the tower built in the reign of Asoka or after the first century AD.

Among the Freedom Tower, notably Ashoka pillar with stone lion statue where 4 back to back, near the main gate of Sanchi Stupa south. On the first pillar, with the words engraved declared a "No separation, sabotage Sangha, will be severely punished" Asoka. In addition, Temple No. 17, No. 18 built in about the 7th century to the 12th period AD, the Buddhist statues, stone pillars, carved walls also contribute to your fine works at Sanchi.

The tower at Sanchi was self-preservation, restored very carefully and skillfully by artists, sculptors and scholars archaeologists. Who has restored most of the excavations was Sir John Marshall, the former general director of the National Archaeological Institute of India. He renovation, repair, restore monuments and visiting Sanchi can imagine returning the golden past of the Dharma with the majestic towers majestically a corner of the sky.

Ellora Ajanta and

H one significant landmarks Ajanta and Ellora is again located in the Maharashtra region. In a narrow valley is magnificent Ajanta caves with ruins of temples and monasteries.

From the natural stone, the artist has shaped, carved into Buddha, Bodhisattvas or the artwork is extremely sophisticated. The walls, stone pillars, ceilings are carved up so delicately marked outstanding Buddhist art spanning 800 years and does not have a monument in India can be compared with those masterpieces present.

The Ellora caves are excavated and found on a rocky plateau is vast. Unlike Ajanta, Ellora represents the synthesis of the 3 wallpaper art major religions in India. These are: Buddhism, Brahmanism, Jainism and.Kailasa temple famous Brahmanism is the best representative of the art world with the ceilings, corridors art design, the walls spirit alive through the stroke carved sculpture, the paintings graphic images according to the legend, all the monuments which are shaped from the rocks that out, making the temple in Ellora caves famous more famous.

The caves of Ajanta century marked the end of an era before God, and in chronological order, Ajanta has contributed to the development of art, fine art, sculpture, construction feats. Cave No. 9 and No. 10 is the oldest cave is located deep inside the caves of Ajanta range. Since the dynamic range of this stone to the cave during the 19th and 26th, one sees countless images, carved Buddha statues in many ways set khacnhau graphics. The objects, pictures painted Buddha sitting cross-legged in meditation or in stance Zhuan Falun. The ancient artisans gave all artistic heart and reverence to worship Bhagavan over brushstrokes and their carvings.

16th Cave, 17, and 02 are the most important caves. 16th and 17 caves were built in 500 AD and the cave 1st and 2nd was built a century later. This beautiful caves by carved stone pillars and the cool of the large corridors. But the glorious splendor of Ajanta rather due to the huge number of paintings. The famous painter painted according to the economic life of the Buddha integrated Bon Bon Sanh and added that the pictures portray the Buddha, Bodhisattvas and Brahma.

Among the ceilings set in Ellora caves, 12 caves along the ceiling set under the south are Buddhist legends, outside the cave are styled Brahmanism and Jainism. The Ajanta and Ellora monument usually has the footprints of scholars, archaeologists and artists to admire and learn rather than tourists, because the cave is located deep in the forest and mountain above. However, Ellora Ajanta and remain listed on the list of famous scenic spots in India.

Nalanda

T u Nalanda Institute occupies a very important position in the history of modern Buddhism. According to tradition, the Buddha visited Nalanda several times monasteries and historic monastery could marked the reign of King Asoka. However, the excavations also prove insufficient time to build this monastery and the evidence such as inscriptions, imprints, few surviving relics coincided with some historical references, the Nalanda monastery prosperity and celebrities from the 5th century until the late 12th century AD. It is here, the famous Chinese monk, Tran Huyen Trang, came in a few times. He has recorded many facts and diagrams of many different architectures of Nalanda Monastery, a monastery is also the academy can accommodate more than 10,000 containers annually monks practice here to practice, studying classics and debate. Zang Xuanzang He also noted the support offered by King Harsha and many kings of successive dynasties. He Yi Jing (I Tsing), a Chinese monk, also visited Nalanda monastery and the monks recorded residence at Nalanda was the support of more than 200 supporters surrounded the village and under the financial support from many kings.

Nalanda is to go into the world of Buddhist history because it was the guru Silabhadra, Atisa Dipankara Santarakshita and has a practice and contributing to glorify Nalanda Institute study.

The crumbling ruins of Nalanda has led tourists to look to daze regret for a famous Buddhist monastery for a while, now only a few ruins of the sanctuary, and increased room tower. View of the surviving monuments which also tells us is past, the tower and the shrine occupies a length from north to south, the monks the monks inhabit the hillsides stretching from east to west of the few big hills. Although now Nalanda has blight, but for us to imagine the bustling scene, crowded prosperity of the living tens of thousands of monks centuries ago.

Tower 3 is a monumental architecture located in the middle of the southwest hillside and surrounded by numerous small towers. The first tower is just a small tower, but the major construction was gradually expanded. Stupa was built now grown bigger to 7 times, each built to widen and carved sculpture more aesthetic, more strange. Square foot tower is still under the architecture of the first tower, but rebuilt until the 5th, the artisans have carved hand painted 4 more brick tower with huge pieces carved Buddhist texts on the orally, in writing in the 6th century AD.

North of this house is the sequence stupa monastery building was renovated several times revised. Here visitors still find traces of many shrines, small towers, etc. At a nearby museum, a lot of relics, fragments of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are exhibited. These monuments are found in the excavations Nalanda monastery.

The literature on inscriptions found in Nalanda nor less. It found the inscription in bronze, stone, brick and seals, the pen itself terracotta. The brick inscriptions engraved with texts or teachings Twelve Causes and Conditions and the mandala mantra all nuns, these inscriptions are to be preserved carefully storing and exhibited at the Museum of Archaeology in India.

Nalanda is still famous thanks to the support of many supporters kings, royal as the king Narasimhagupta, Kumaragupta II, Vainyagupta and Vishnugupta royal dynasty of Gupta dynasty Sarvavarman and Avantivarman Maukhari, Bhaskaravarman of Kamarupa, Harshvardhana Kanauj and lots of other monarchs generation has consistently sponsored donations Nalanda monastery during the centuries. They also found an engraved stone inscriptions of King Yasovarman royal name of Kanauj, and a bronze inscriptions with the name of Pala king as king Dharmapala line, Devapala king, king of the Sailendra dynasty Balaputradeva. In life line Pala kings, king Mahipala funding is the last work of the Nalanda monastery renovated with the contributions of monks Vipulasrimitra.

Catechism of Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism is the teaching of high increases in Nalanda, but later the influence of Tantric Buddhism had spread to the clergy, and the mysterious mix of Esoteric Brahmanism teachers make academic background Buddhist teachings have adverse change, is not correct. Later, because of the divisive conflict within the Sangha, Islam has assumed occasion invasion and destruction of the famous landmarks of Buddhism, and a true religion, the philosophy of the famed Buddha Shakyamuni Muni has been faded over time, blur traces righteous Buddha hometown.

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Epilogue:

P Symphony is a major religion in Asia. Through many vicissitudes change in history, Buddhists also take advantage of many other religions wrong mix heresy on the right path.

However, the reason for tiret Four, Twelve Causes and Conditions, Prajna, Nirvana has always stood calm and bright in the sky academic religious and sacred places remain forever a place for fountain liberation of Buddhists around the world.END=NAM MO AMITABHA BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH GIAC TAM.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN AMITABHA PURELAND=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.1/12/2016.