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

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- · Year of Inscription: 1979
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅲ), (ⅵ), (ⅳ)

- Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha

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- · Year of Inscription: 1997
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅲ)(ⅵ)

- Afghanistan (1 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley

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- · Year of Inscription: 2003
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ), (ⅵ)

- Pakistan (2 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Taxila

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- · Year of Inscription: 1980
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅲ), (ⅵ)

- Buddhist Ruins at Takht-i-Bahi and Neighboring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol

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- · Year of Inscription: 1980
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅳ)

- India (4 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Ajanta Caves

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- · Year of Inscription: 1983
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅵ)

- Ellora Caves

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- · Year of Inscription: 1983
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅲ), (ⅵ)

- Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi

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- · Year of Inscription: 1989
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ), (ⅵ)

- Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya

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- · Year of Inscription: 2002
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ), (ⅵ)

- Sri Lanka (4 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Sacred City of Anuradhapura

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- · Year of Inscription: 1982
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅵ)

- Ancient City of Polonnaruwa

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- · Year of Inscription: 1982
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ)

- Sacred city of Kandy

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- · Year of Inscription: 1988
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅳ), (ⅵ)

- Golden Temple of Dambulla

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- · Year of Inscription: 1991
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅵ)

- Bangladesh (1 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur

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- · Year of Inscription: 1985
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅵ)

- Myanmar (1 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Pyu Ancient Cities

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- · Year of Inscription: 2014
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ)

- Indonesia (2 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Borobudur Temple Compounds

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- · Year of Inscription: 1991
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅵ)

- Prambanan Temple Compounds

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- · Year of Inscription: 1991
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅳ)

- Thailand (2 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Historic Town of Sukhotai and Associated Historic Towns

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- · Year of Inscription: 1991
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅲ)

- Historic City of Ayutthaya

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- · Year of Inscription: 1991
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅲ)

- Cambodia (1 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Angkor

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- · Year of Inscription: 1992
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ)

- Laos (1 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Town of Luang Prabang

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- · Year of Inscription: 1995
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅳ), (ⅴ)

- China (16 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Mogao Caves

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- · Year of Inscription: 1987
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ), (ⅴ), (ⅵ)

- Mount Taishan

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- · Year of Inscription: 1987
- · Category of site: Mixed site
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ), (ⅴ), (ⅵ), (ⅶ)

- Mount Huangshan

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- · Year of Inscription: 1990
- · Category of site: Mixed site
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅶ), (ⅹ)

- Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa

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- · Year of Inscription: 1994
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅳ), (ⅵ)

- Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde

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- · Year of Inscription: 1994
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅳ)

- Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area

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- · Year of Inscription: 1996
- · Category of site: Mixed site
- · Criteria: (ⅳ), (ⅵ), (ⅹ)

- Lushan National Park

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- · Year of Inscription: 1996
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ), (ⅵ)

- Ancient City of Ping Yao

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- · Year of Inscription: 1997
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ)

- Longmen Grottoes

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- · Year of Inscription: 2000
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅲ)

- Ungang Grottoes

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- · Year of Inscription: 2001
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ)

- Mount Wutai

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- · Year of Inscription: 2009
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ), (ⅵ)

- Historic Monuments of Dengfeng, in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”

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- · Year of Inscription: 2010
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅲ), (ⅵ)

- Dazu Rock Carvings

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- · Year of Inscription: 1999
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅲ)

- West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou

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- · Year of Inscription: 2011
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅵ)

- Site of Xanadu

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- · Year of Inscription: 2012
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ), (ⅵ)

- Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor

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- · Year of Inscription: 2014
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ii), (iii), (v), (vi)

- Japan (7 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area

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- · Year of Inscription: 1993
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅱ), (ⅳ), (ⅴ)

- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)

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- · Year of Inscription: 1994
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅳ)

- Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama

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- · Year of Inscription: 1995
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅳ), (ⅴ)

- Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara

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- · Year of Inscription: 1998
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ), (ⅵ)

- Shrines and Temples of Nikko

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- · Year of Inscription: 1999
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅰ), (ⅳ), (ⅵ)

- Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

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- · Year of Inscription: 2004
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ), (ⅵ)

- Hiraizumi Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land

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- · Year of Inscription: 2011
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ii), (vi)

- Mongolia (2 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape

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- · Year of Inscription: 2004
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅳ)

- Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape

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- · Year of Inscription: 2015
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅳ), (ⅵ)

- Vietnam (4 Buddhist Cultural Heritage Sites)
- My Son Sanctuary

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- · Year of Inscription: 1999
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ)

- Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long – Hanoi

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- · Year of Inscription: 2010
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅲ), (ⅵ)

- Citadel of the Ho Dynasty

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- · Year of Inscription: 2011
- · Category of site: Cultural
- · Criteria: (ⅱ), (ⅳ)

- Trang An Landscape Complex

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- · Year of Inscription: 2014
- · Category of site: Nature
- · Criteria: (ⅴ), (ⅶ), (ⅷ)

Sources: UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Cultural Heritage Administration