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| The special stamp set “White Horse Temple” and Mahabodhi Temple Complex - joint issue China and India. | |
The special stamp set “White Horse Temple” and Mahabodhi Temple Complex is jointly issued by China and India. India and China are two ancient civilizations endowed with rich histories and cultural heritages. Buddhism played a central role in initiating the movement of people and ideas between the two countries. Many Chinese scholars visited India in the first millennium to study Buddhism and other subjects and also to collect Sanskrit documents with many of them spending a decade or more in India. Many Indian scholars went to China and worked there between the first century and the eleventh century. They were engaged in a variety of pursuits including Indians in China translating Sanskrit documents into Chinese, mostly Buddhist writings.
The Mahabodhi Temple is a Buddhist temple in Bodh Gaya, the location where Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, is said to have attained enlightenment. Bodh Gaya is located about 96 km from Patna, Bihar.
White Horse Temple is, according to tradition, the first Buddhist temple in China, established in 68 AD under the patronage of Emperor Ming in the Eastern Han capital Luoyang. The site is located just outside the walls of the ancient Eastern Han capital, some 12–13 kilometres east of Luoyang in Henan Province. The temple was named the White Horse Temple in memory of the white horse which carried back the Buddhist sutras and Buddhist figures on its back.
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| Issued Country | China |
| Issued Year | 2008 |
| Category | Buddhist Architect World Heritage |
| Type | Commemorative/Special Stamps |