Dharmic religions List of religious sites

1 dharmic religions

1.1 buddhism

1.1.1 shugendō


1.2 hinduism
1.3 jainism
1.4 sikhism

dharmic religions

buddhism


purported birthplace of buddha in lumbini, nepal, holy shrine many non-buddhists



the bodhi tree @ mahabodhi temple in india. tree propagated sri maha bodhi, in turn propagated original bodhi tree @ location.

lumbini buddhist pilgrimage site in rupandehi district of nepal. place where, according buddhist tradition, queen maya gave birth siddhartha gautama in 563 bce. lumbini 1 of many magnets pilgrimage sprang in places pivotal life of buddha.

bodh gaya, in state of bihar in india, considered many adherents of buddhism holy site. gautama, achieved enlightenment time around 528 bce, became buddha , founded buddhism. buddha said have attained enlightenment while sitting under peepal tree, called bodhi tree, located in bodhgaya. @ site of purported enlightenment mahabodhi temple stands. every year, many buddhists make pilgrimages on world visit , meditate @ temple.

shugendō

pilgrims ascend steps leading entrance of sanzan gosaiden temple in 2006, @ summit of mount haguro.

shugendō small, syncretic, highly esoteric , ascetic sect or sub-sect of buddhism (mostly related to, , considered distinct branch of tendai , shingon schools) combining elements of zen, taoism, koshintō, japanese folk animism , shamanism. faith traditionally believed have been founded śramaṇa , mystic-sorcerer en no gyōja in 7th or 8th century. in same manner religion of shintō, shugendō largely relegated japan.

the lay practitioners , monks of shugendō, called shugenja or yamabushi respectively, venerate mountains both spiritual areas and, along nature whole, natural maṇḍalas .

adherents of shugendō consider collective 3 mountains of dewa (consisting of mount haguro, mount gassan, , mount yudono), located in remote dewa province of japan, sacred of places. 3 mountains sacred in shintō.

hinduism

situated on banks of river ganges, varanasi attracts millions of hindu pilgrims every year.



the vysakha pilgrimage of kottiyoor, pilgrimage in hills of western ghats in kerala commemorating daksha yaga

the indian cities of varanasi, ayodhya, mathura, haridwar, kanchipuram, ujjain , dwarka said major pilgrim cities in hinduism; stated in vedas. of these varanasi, uttar pradesh considered holiest ancient site , considered many sacred place of pilgrimage hindus irrespective of denomination.

shaivas in south india, tamil nadu, consider chidambaram heart of world , temple of temples. although temples referred kovil, holy city of chidambaram true kovil. recitations of thirumurai (12 holy scriptures of shaivism) begin , end phrase thirucchittrambalam (the auspicious holy of holies: chidambaram). vaishnavites on other hand consider sri rangam holiest city , refer earthly vaikunta.

the garbha griha (literally womb-house or womb-chamber), shrine inside temple complex main deity installed in area in separate building inside complex, sacred site within temple complex.

the garbha griha contains murti (idol or icon), primary focus of prayer. in temples spire or vimana, chamber placed directly underneath it, , 2 them form main vertical axis of temple. these may understood represent axis of world through mount meru. garbha griha on main horizontal axis of temple east-west axis. in temples there cross-axis, garbha griha @ intersection. tirumala venkateswara temple hindu temple in hill town of tirumala, near tirupati in chittoor district of andhra pradesh. around 600 km (370 mi) hyderabad, 138 km (86 mi) chennai , 291 km (181 mi) bangalore.

the tirumala hill 853m above sea level , 10.33 square miles (27 km2) in area. comprises 7 peaks, representing 7 heads of adisesha, earning name seshachalam. 7 peaks called seshadri, neeladri, garudadri, anjanadri, vrushabhadri, narayanadri, , venkatadri. temple on venkatadri (also known venkatachala or venkata hill), seventh peak, , known temple of 7 hills . presiding deity of temple lord venkateswara, form of hindu god vishnu. venkateswara known other names: balaji, govinda, , srinivasa. temple lies on southern banks of sri swami pushkarini, holy water tank. temple complex comprises traditional temple building, number of modern queue , pilgrim lodging sites.

the temple richest pilgrimage center, after padmanabhaswamy temple in thiruvananthapuram, kerala, of faith (at more inr 50,000 crore) , most-visited place of worship in world. temple visited 50,000 100,000 pilgrims daily (30 40 million people annually on average), while on special occasions , festivals, annual brahmotsavam, number of pilgrims shoots 500,000, making most-visited holy place in world.

there yearly pilgrimage gatherings such kumbh mela pilgrimage(3 year or 12), shabarimala pilgrimage, kottiyoor vysakha pilgrimage in thousands of people gather in period of year pilfrimage.

jainism

jain temples @ parasnath shikharji hills - view

the palitana temples on mount shatrunjaya, located city of palitana, in bhavnagar district, gujarat, india considered 1 of holiest places jains. jains believes visit group of temples essential once in lifetime achieve nirvana or salvation, hajj muslims.

shikharji or Śrī sammed Śikharjī (श्री सम्मेद शिखरजी), known parasnath hill, located in giridih district in jharkhand, india, major jain pilgrimage destination , 1 of sacred place jains in world. according jain belief, twenty of twenty-four tirthankaras (teachers of jains) attained moksha (nirvana) place. parasnath hill, height of 1,350 metres (4,430 ft)), highest mountain in state of jharkhand. number of tirthankars attained nirvana @ shri sammet shikharji 20. each of them there shrine on hill.

the hill known parasnath, name derived parshva, 23rd tirthankara attained nirvana there. present temple not old, although idol in main temple ancient. sanskrit inscriptions @ foot of images indicate installed in temple in 1678 ad.

archaeologists believe of existing temple edifices on parasnath hill date 1765 ad although place of greater antiquity. present edifices replace older edifices, demolished. jain temples pulled down , re-built.

sikhism

harmandir sahib

harmandir sahib, or darbar sahib (also known golden temple), culturally important shrine in sikhism, considered spiritual , cultural centre of sikhs. located in amritsar, punjab, india. 1 of oldest sikh gurdwaras. located in city of amritsar, india, established guru ram das, fourth guru of sikhs , city built around shrine, known guru di nagri meaning city of sikh guru. made white marble keep ground cool , pleasant. later laid real gold provided emperor of sikh empire, maharaja ranjit singh.

another significant place village of nankana sahib in pakistan, birthplace of guru nanak, founder of sikhism. each of nankana sahib s gurdwaras associated different events in guru nanak dev s life. town remains important site of pilgrimage sikhs worldwide. punjab province of pakistan location of many important religious , historical sites sikhs, including place of martyrdom of fifth sikh guru, guru arjan dev. many other important sikh shrines located in punjab state of india other parts in india.