List of Buddhist temples in India

This is a list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas in India for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by location.

Andhra Pradesh

Bavikonda stupas, Andhra Pradesh

Stupas at Bojjannakonda in Andhra Pradesh

Buddhist Monastery Remnants, Ramatheertham, Andhra Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh


Name	Location	Note
Bomdila Monastery	Bomdila
Golden Pagoda	Namsai
Rigyalling Monastery	Tawang
Tawang Monastery	Tawang
Tawang Taktshang Monastery	Tawang
Urgelling Monastery	Tawang	Birthplace of 6th Dalai Lama

Bihar


Name	Location	Note
Mahabodhi Temple	Bodh Gaya	Place where Gautama Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment Bodh Gaya is considered to be the holiest site in Buddhism
Nalanda	Nalanda	Was a renowned Mahavihara considered by historians to be the world's first residential university
Odantapuri	Bihar Sharif	Was considered the 2nd oldest Mahavihara after Nalanda
Vikramashila	Bhagalpur	Was one of the three most important Mahavihara along with Nalanda and Odantapuri
Vishwa Shanti Stupa	Rajgir	One of the Peace Pagodas

Goa

Buddhist caves exist in following places in Goa:

Arambol (Harahara)
Bandora (Bandivataka)
Margao (Mathagrama)
Rivona (Rishivana)

Buddha images have been found in several places, and some temples, some are still in worship and are considered now as Hindu gods. Monasteries used to exist in many places, and it can be seen from the names of the modern villages. For example, Viharas have been found in modern Divachali or ancient Dipakavishaya, Lamgaon or ancient Lamagrama and many other places.

Himachal Pradesh

Gandhola Monastery, Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh

Key Monastery, Spiti, Himachal Pradesh

Tabo Monastery, Spiti, Himachal Pradesh

Karnataka


Name	Location	Image	Note
Namdroling Monastery	Mysore

Kerala

Karumadikkuttan

Ladakh

Dzongkhul Monastery

Madhya Pradesh

Sanchi

Maharashtra

Deekshabhoomi, Buddhism revival place in India

Ajanta Caves

Manipur

Buddhist Temple Moreh

Odisha


Name	Location	Image	Note
Lalitgiri Mahastupa	Cuttack
Marichi Temple
Padmasambhava Mahavihara	Gajapati
Pushpagiri Vihara	Jajpur
Ratnagiri Mahavihara	Jajpur
Shanti Stupa, Dhauli	Bhubaneswar
Udayagiri Stupa	Jajpur

Sikkim

Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

Uttar Pradesh

Chaukhandi Stupa
Dhamek Stupa
Jetavana, Sravasti
Kushinagar
Parinirvana Stupa: Death (Nirvana) place of Gautama Buddha.
Sankissa
Sarnath
Varanasi

West Bengal

Bauddha Dharmankur Sabha, Kolkata

Darjeeling district

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