Wat Promwachirayan

Wat Promwachirayan, also known as Wat Thai of MN, is a Thai Buddhist temple located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. …

Famous TEMPLES

A temple is a building which is used for spiritual rituals and activities, such as prayer and ritual offerings. Religions …

Giant Wild Goose Pagoda

The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda is a Buddhist pagoda located in southern Xi’an, Shaanxi, China. When originally built in 652 AD, during the early Tang …

Shushan Temple

Shushan Temple, located in Huwan town of Jinxi county in China’s southeastern Jiangxi Province, was originally built as a royal …

Jinshan Temple

Founded over 1000 years ago during the Tang Dynasty, Jinshan Temple is notable for being the most ancient Buddhist temple …

Memorial Sites of Wang Anshi, Part 1

1. Wang Anshi Memorial Park Located in Fuzhou’s Linchuan District, this small park is free to wander through; however, you …

Caoshan Baoji Buddhist Temple

Caoshan Baoji Buddhist Temple, located in Yihuang County of China’s Jiangxi Province, was built in the Tang Dynasty (AD 870 …

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum

Constructed in 2007, the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum complex, located in the Chinatown district of Singapore, was built to house …

Longhua Temple

First built in 242 AD during the Three Kingdoms Period (220–280), Shanghai’s Longhua Temple is a Buddhist temple dedicated to …

Manfeilong Pagodas

The Manfeilong Pagodas, despite their name, are actually two stupa complexes situated in the Xishuangbanna region of China’s southwestern Yunnan …

Nanputuo Temple

Nanputuo Temple (South Putuo Temple) is a famous Buddhist temple dating from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) in Xiamen, China. The Temple was …

Kaifu Temple

Located in Chinese city of Changsha in Hunan Province, Kaifu Temple is a large Buddhist temple belonging to the Yangqi sect of …

Lushan

Lushan, or Mount Lu, in the north of China’s Jiangxi province, is one of the country’s most famous mountains, bordered …

Leshan Giant Buddha

The Leshan Giant Buddha is a 233-foot tall statue built in the 8th century during the Tang Dynasty. It is …

Labrang Monastery

Founded in 1709, the Labrang Monastery is situated at the strategic intersection of two major Asian cultures—Tibetan and Mongolian. It is …

Bulguksa Temple

Bulguksa Temple (Temple of the Buddha Land) is located in Gyeongju, South Korea and serves as a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. …

Hsi Lai Temple

Hsi Lai Temple is a mountain monastery in Hacienda Heights of Los Angeles County, California, and is affiliated with Fo Guang …

Seokguram Grotto

The Seokguram Grotto, part of the Bulguksa temple complex in Kyongju, is a famous hermitage (or religious retreat) which was classified as …

Longmen Grottoes

The Longmen Grottoes (literally, Dragon’s Gate Grottoes) are located 7.5 miles south of present-day Luòyáng in Hénán province, China. Housing as many as …

Seoraksan

Seoraksan is the highest mountain in the Taebaek mountain range in eastern South Korea, often considered the backbone of the Korean peninsula. It is located …