Buddhism Holy places

the mahabodhi temple important buddhist pilgrimage site.

the buddha said have identified 4 sites worthy of pilgrimage buddhists, saying produce feeling of spiritual urgency. these are:

bodh gaya, india, important religious site , place of pilgrimage, mahabodhi temple houses believed bodhi tree buddha realized enlightenment , buddhahood.
kushinagar, india, buddha attained parinirvana after death.
lumbini, nepal, queen maya gave birth prince siddhartha gautama.
sarnath, india, deer park buddha first taught dhamma after realizing enlightenment.

in later commentarial tradition, 4 more sites added make 8 great places, places miraculous event reported have occurred:

sravasti: place of twin miracle, showing supernatural abilities in performance of miracles. sravasti place buddha spent largest amount of time, being major city in ancient india.
rajgir: place of subduing of nalagiri, angry elephant, through friendliness. rajgir major city of ancient india.
sankassa: place of descending earth tusita heaven (after stay of 3 months teaching mother abhidhamma).
vaishali: place of receiving offering of honey monkey. vaishali capital of vajjian republic of ancient india.

there various other locations in india , nepal associated buddha, , there holy sites located throughout asia each buddhist tradition, instance in afghanistan, cambodia, china, india, indonesia, japan, laos, myanmar, nepal, sri lanka, south korea , thailand. lhasa in tibet contains many culturally significant tibetan buddhist sites such potala palace, jokhang temple , norbulingka palaces.