Assandh
Located in, Assandh has more than 2000-year-old Buddhist Stupa in India.
Elevated on an earthen platform, the brick stupa is 25-metre high and 75
metre wide. Erected by the Kushans, Assandh Stupa can be considered as the
tallest in India.
Chaneti Stupa
Situated in Yamuna Nagar, Chaneti Stupa is a round mound of 8 meters in
height. According to a learned Chinese pilgrim, Hiuen Tsang, the stupa was
built by Buddhist Emperor Ashoka to spread the religion’s reach.
Kurukshetra
Though it is believed that the traces of Buddha’s footprints are Bihar
and Uttar Pradesh, recent excavations have revealed that Haryana also hosts
many Buddhist heritage sites. One such city is Kurukshetra where the
upholder of peace - Lord Buddha himself came and preached peace and
compassion to the people in the past.
Buddhist Stupa and 1300 year monastery relics on the eastern boundary wall
Kurukshetra University campus provide the city a distinct Buddhist
character.
Sugh - Srughna Monastery
Sugh Village in Yamuna Nagar hosts Srughna Monastery where Buddha himself
stayed once. Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang accounts also narrate the glory
of this site as a highly evolved place where five Hinayana monasteries
flourished with around 1000 monks.
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