Similar World Heritage Sites in the World
Buddhist Heritage
Sources: UNESCO World Heritage Centre(WHC)
Sources: UNESCO World Heritage Centre(WHC)
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Associated with Buddhism (49 Sites)
- Nepal (2 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Kathmandu Valley
![Kathmandu Valley](/images/eng/sub02/usan_nepal_01.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1979
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅲ), (ⅵ), (ⅳ)
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- Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha
![Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha](/images/eng/sub02/usan_nepal_02.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1997
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅲ)(ⅵ)
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- Afghanistan (1 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
![Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley](/images/eng/sub02/usan_afghanistan_01.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 2003
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ), (ⅵ)
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- Pakistan (2 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Taxila
![Taxila](/images/eng/sub02/usan_pakistan_01.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1980
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅲ), (ⅵ)
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- Buddhist Ruins at Takht-i-Bahi and Neighboring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol
![Buddhist Ruins at Takht-i-Bahi and Neighboring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol](/images/eng/sub02/usan_pakistan_02.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1980
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅳ)
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- India (4 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Ajanta Caves
![Ajanta Caves](/images/eng/sub02/usan_india_01.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1983
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅵ)
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- Ellora Caves
![Ellora Caves](/images/eng/sub02/usan_india_02.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1983
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅲ), (ⅵ)
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- Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
![Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi](/images/eng/sub02/usan_india_03.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1989
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ), (ⅵ)
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- Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
![Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya](/images/eng/sub02/usan_india_04.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 2002
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ), (ⅵ)
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- Sri Lanka (4 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Sacred City of Anuradhapura
![Sacred City of Anuradhapura](/images/eng/sub02/usan_srilanka_01.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1982
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅵ)
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- Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
![Ancient City of Polonnaruwa](/images/eng/sub02/usan_srilanka_02.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1982
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ)
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- Sacred city of Kandy
![Sacred city of Kandy](/images/eng/sub02/usan_srilanka_03.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1988
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅳ), (ⅵ)
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- Golden Temple of Dambulla
![Golden Temple of Dambulla](/images/eng/sub02/usan_srilanka_04.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1991
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅵ)
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- Bangladesh (1 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur
![Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur](/images/eng/sub02/usan_bangladesh_01.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1985
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅵ)
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- Myanmar (1 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Pyu Ancient Cities
![Pyu Ancient Cities](/images/eng/sub02/usan_myanmar_01.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 2014
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ)
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- Indonesia (2 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Borobudur Temple Compounds
![Borobudur Temple Compounds](/images/eng/sub02/usan_indonesia_01.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1991
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅵ)
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- Prambanan Temple Compounds
![Prambanan Temple Compounds](/images/eng/sub02/usan_indonesia_02.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1991
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅳ)
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- Thailand (2 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Historic Town of Sukhotai and Associated Historic Towns
![- Historic Town of Sukhotai and Associated Historic Towns](/images/eng/sub02/usan_tai_01.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1991
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅲ)
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- Historic City of Ayutthaya
![Historic City of Ayutthaya](/images/eng/sub02/usan_tai_02.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1991
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅲ)
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- Cambodia (1 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Angkor
![Angkor](/images/eng/sub02/usan_cambodia_01.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1992
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ)
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- Laos (1 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Town of Luang Prabang
![Town of Luang Prabang](/images/eng/sub02/usan_laos_01.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1995
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅳ), (ⅴ)
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- China (16 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Mogao Caves
![Mogao Caves](/images/eng/sub02/usan_china_01.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1987
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ), (ⅴ), (ⅵ)
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- Mount Taishan
![Mount Taishan](/images/eng/sub02/usan_china_02.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1987
- · Category of site: Mixed site
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ), (ⅴ), (ⅵ), (ⅶ)
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- Mount Huangshan
![Mount Huangshan](/images/eng/sub02/usan_china_03.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1990
- · Category of site: Mixed site
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅶ), (ⅹ)
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- Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa
![Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa](/images/eng/sub02/usan_china_04.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1994
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅳ), (ⅵ)
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- Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
![Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde](/images/eng/sub02/usan_china_05.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1994
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅳ)
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- Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
![- Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area](/images/eng/sub02/usan_china_06.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1996
- · Category of site: Mixed site
- · Criteria: (ⅳ), (ⅵ), (ⅹ)
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- Lushan National Park
![Lushan National Park](/images/eng/sub02/usan_china_07.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1996
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ), (ⅵ)
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- Ancient City of Ping Yao
![Ancient City of Ping Yao](/images/eng/sub02/usan_china_08.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1997
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ)
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- Longmen Grottoes
![Longmen Grottoes](/images/eng/sub02/usan_china_09.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 2000
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅲ)
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- Ungang Grottoes
![Ungang Grottoes](/images/eng/sub02/usan_china_10.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 2001
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ)
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- Mount Wutai
![Mount Wutai](/images/eng/sub02/usan_china_11.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 2009
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ), (ⅵ)
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- Historic Monuments of Dengfeng, in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”
![The Centre of Heaven and Earth](/images/eng/sub02/usan_china_12.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 2010
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅲ), (ⅵ)
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- Dazu Rock Carvings
![Dazu Rock Carvings](/images/eng/sub02/usan_china_13.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1999
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅲ)
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- West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou
![West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou](/images/eng/sub02/usan_china_14.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 2011
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅵ)
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- Site of Xanadu
![Site of Xanadu](/images/eng/sub02/usan_china_16.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 2012
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ), (ⅵ)
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- Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
![Silk Roads](/images/eng/sub02/usan_china_15.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 2014
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ii), (iii), (v), (vi)
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- Japan (7 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
![Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area](/images/eng/sub02/usan_japan_01.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1993
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅳ), (ⅴ)
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- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
![Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)](/images/eng/sub02/usan_japan_02.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1994
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅳ)
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- Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
![Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama](/images/eng/sub02/usan_japan_03.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1995
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅳ), (ⅴ)
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- Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
![Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara](/images/eng/sub02/usan_japan_04.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1998
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ), (ⅵ)
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- Shrines and Temples of Nikko
![Shrines and Temples of Nikko](/images/eng/sub02/usan_japan_05.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1999
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅳ), (ⅵ)
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- Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
![Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range](/images/eng/sub02/usan_japan_06.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 2004
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ), (ⅵ)
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- Hiraizumi Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
![Hiraizumi Temples](/images/eng/sub02/usan_japan_07.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 2011
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ii), (vi)
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- Mongolia (2 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape
![Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape](/images/eng/sub02/usan_mongolia_01.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 2004
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ)
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- Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape
![Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape](/images/eng/sub02/usan_mongolia_02.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 2015
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅳ), (ⅵ)
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- Vietnam (4 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- My Son Sanctuary
![My Son Sanctuary](/images/eng/sub02/usan_vietnam_01.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 1999
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ)
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- Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long – Hanoi
![Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long – Hanoi](/images/eng/sub02/usan_vietnam_02.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 2010
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅵ)
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- Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
![Citadel of the Ho Dynasty](/images/eng/sub02/usan_vietnam_03.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 2011
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅳ)
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- Trang An Landscape Complex
![Trang An Landscape Complex](/images/eng/sub02/usan_vietnam_04.gif)
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- · Year of Inscription: 2014
- · Category of site: Nature
- · Criteria: (ⅴ), (ⅶ), (ⅷ)
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Sources: UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Cultural Heritage Administration