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The Eight Holy Places (Wyl. gnas chen brgyad; Skt. aṣṭhamahāsthāna) are the eight most important places related to life of the Buddha. They are,

  1. Lumbini garden, Kapilavastu
  2. Bodhgaya
  3. Sarnath, Deer Park
  4. Jetavana, Shravasti
  5. Sankisa
  6. Rajagriha
  7. Vaishali
  8. Kushinagara

Further Reading

  • Jeremy Russell, The Eight Places of Buddhist Pilgrimage. New Delhi: Mahayana Publications. 1981.