八大灵塔

The eight great "spirit", or sacred stūpas erected at

(1) Kapilavastu, Buddha's birthplace;

(2) Magadha, where he was first enlightened;

(3) the deer-park Benares, where he first preached;

(4) Jetavana, where he revealed his supernatural powers;

(5) Kanyākubja (Kanauj), where he descended from Indra's heavens;

(6) Rājagṛha, where Devadatta was destroyed and the Saṅgha purifed;

(7) Vaiśāli, where he announced his speedy nirvana;

(8) Kuśinagara, where he entered nirvāṇa. There is another slightly variant list.