Buddhism in India

Ancient rock-cut caves adorned with Buddhist inscriptions and sculptures.

A complex of ancient Buddhist rock-cut caves with a large, well preserved prayer hall.

These hilltop ruins of a forgotten Buddhist monastery flourished in Antiquity from trade with the Roman Empire.

At this unique temple in Darjeeling, Hindu and Buddhist practices co-exist harmoniously.

The art and tradition of Tibetan costumes are preserved through these dolls made by Buddhist monks.

Outside a hilltop monastery in India, a monument to a 20th-century Russian mystic.

The octagonal tower at this important Buddhist site was added many years after the temple's initial construction.

A bulky, ancient stupa marks the site of Siddhartha Gautama's seminal Buddhist teaching.

Nineteen ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves can be found on the outskirts of Mumbai.

This overlooked Japanese Buddhist temple is a respite from the bustle of Kolkata.

This abandoned palace and the stupas around it conceal beautiful Buddhist frescoes, statues, and silk paintings.

This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

Miraculous vase predicts the future at this Tibetan Buddhist site in the Himalayas.