There are various types of places where Buddha stayed. The most important kind are those monasteries which were given for his (or the

Sangha Sangha is a Sanskrit word used in many Indian languages, including Pali meaning "association", "assembly", "company" or "community"; Sangha is often used as a surname across these languages. It was historically used in a political context t ...

's) use. Also, sometimes he was invited to stay in someone's garden or house, or he just stayed in the wilderness (a forest without owner). All these places are located in the

Gangetic Plain The Indo-Gangetic Plain, also known as the North Indian River Plain, is a fertile plain encompassing northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, including most of northern and eastern India, around half of Pakistan, virtually all of Bangla ...

(located in Northern India and Southern Nepal).

Monasteries

Owned by the Sangha. Originally offered to

Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in L ...

and/or the

Savatthi Shravasti ( sa, श्रावस्ती, translit=Śrāvastī; pi, 𑀲𑀸𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻, translit=Sāvatthī) is a city and district headquarter of Shravasti district in Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. It was the capital of the anc ...

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Jetavana Jetavana (Jethawanaramaya or Weluwanaramaya ''buddhist literature'') was one of the most famous of the Buddhist monasteries or viharas in India (present-day Uttar Pradesh). It was the second vihara donated to Gautama Buddha after the Venuvan ...

. The following huts were used by Buddha: Gandhakuti, Kosambakuti * Pubbarama. Migaramatupasada * Rajakarama Rajagaha: * Veluvana: Kalandakanivapa * Jivakambavana * Gijjhakata

Kosambi Kosambi (Pali) or Kaushambi (Sanskrit) was an important city in ancient India. It was the capital of the Vatsa kingdom, one of the sixteen mahajanapadas. It was located on the Yamuna River about southwest of its confluence with the Ganges a ...

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Kukkutarama Kukkutarama was a Buddhist monastery in Pataliputra in eastern India, which is famous as the location of various "Discourses at the Kukkutarama Monastery", and for the eponymous "Kukkutarama sutra". Kukkutarama was also a Buddhist in Kosambi. C ...

* Ghositarama * Pavarika-ambavana * Badarikarama Vesali: * Kutagarasala * Ambavana

Kapilavatthu Kapilavastu was an ancient city in the north of the Indian subcontinent which was the capital of the clan ''gaṇasaṅgha'' or "republic" of the Shakyas in the late Iron Age, around the 6th and 5th centuries BC. King Śuddhodana and Queen M� ...

: * Nigrodharama Saketa: * Kalakarama

Gardens

Buddha used to stay there as a guest in someone's garden or forest

: * Udakavana Nalanda: * Pavarika's mango grove Thullakotthika: * Koravya's Migacira Park Kammassadhamma: * The fire-hut of a

brahmin Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers (gur ...

of the

Bharadvaja Bharadvaja ( sa, भरद्वाज, IAST: ; also spelled Bharadwaja) was one of the revered Vedic sages (maharishi) in Ancient India. He was a renowned scholar, economist, grammarian and physician. He is one of the Saptarishis (seven great ...

-clan.

A wilderness area

These places had no owner, and generally nobody lived there.

Bodhgaya Bodh Gaya is a religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple Complex in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is famous as it is the place where Gautama Buddha is said to have attained Enlightenment ( ...

: - Mahabodhi tree and surroundings

Benares Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ), and Kashi.) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. * * * * The city has a syncretic tra ...

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Isipatana Sarnath (Hindustani pronunciation: aːɾnaːtʰ also referred to as Sarangnath, Isipatana, Rishipattana, Migadaya, or Mrigadava) is a place located northeast of Varanasi, near the confluence of the Ganges and the Varuna rivers in Uttar Pr ...

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Sarnath Sarnath (Hindustani pronunciation: aːɾnaːtʰ also referred to as Sarangnath, Isipatana, Rishipattana, Migadaya, or Mrigadava) is a place located northeast of Varanasi, near the confluence of the Ganges and the Varuna rivers in Uttar Pr ...

) Gaya: - Gayasisa hill

: - Andhavana

: - Simsapavana Campa: - Grove of Champaka-trees Parileyyaka: - Rakkhitavanasanda: Bhaddasala tree Saketa: - Anjanavana Vesali: - Beluvagama village

Mathura Mathura () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located approximately north of Agra, and south-east of Delhi; about from the town of Vrindavan, and from Govardhan. ...

: - Gundavana And many other places...

Status not (yet) sure

Mithila Mithila may refer to: Places * Mithilā, a synonym for the ancient Videha state ** Mithilā (ancient city), the ancient capital city of Videha * Mithila (region), a cultural region (historical and contemporary), now divided between India and Nepal ...

: * Makhadeva ambavana Alavi:Mentioned in "Alavaka Sutta" in the

Sutta Nipata The ' () is a Buddhist scripture, a sutta collection in the Khuddaka Nikaya, part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism. Sections The ''Sutta Nipāta'' is divided into five sections: Uraga Vagga ("The Chapter on the Serpent") Cūla Vagg ...

* Aggalava Cetiya (shrine) Pataligama: *

Bhaddiya: * Jatiyavana

Kajangala Kajangala ( bn, কজঙ্গল), refers to a territory located near Rajmahal in ancient times, in eastern part of India.Majumdar, Dr. R.C., ''History of Ancient Bengal'', First published 1971, Reprint 2005, p. 64, Tulshi Prakashani, Kolkata ...

: * Veluvana * Mukheluvana Kimbila: * Veluvana Rajagaha (Other places): * Sítavana * Pipphaliguha (Pipphali cave) * Udumbarikáráma * Moranivápa: Paribbájakáráma * Tapodarama * Vediyagiri: Indasálaguhá * Sattapanniguhá * Latthivana * Maddakucchi * Supatitthacetiya * Pásánakacetiya * Sappasondikapabbhára * the pond Sumágadhá. Vesali: * Pátikáráma * Válikárám * Udena cetiya * Gotamaka cetiya * Sattambaka cetiya * Bahuputta cetiya * Sárandada cetiya * Kapinayha cetiya

Sources and References

''Sutras in the

Buddhist Canon Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...

often begin with a statement of location, as in this arbitrary example from the "Parābhava Sutta" from the

:'For more detailed references, try checking the Wikipedia article (if it exists) for the specific location.'' {{Buddhism topics Gautama Buddha Buddhist pilgrimage sites

Monasteries

Gardens

A wilderness area

Status not (yet) sure

See also

Sources and References