Sunday, November 16, 2008

The Most Wonderful 10 Temples in The World

Wat Rong Khun in Chiang Mai, Thailand is unlike any Buddhist temples in the world.



Tiger's Nest Monastery, perched precariously on the edge of a 3,000-feet-high cliff in Paro Valley, is one of the holiest places in Bhutan



The Harmandir Sahib (meaning The Abode of God ) or simply the Golden Temple [wiki] in Punjab, India is the most sacred shrine of Sikhism.






Temple of Heaven is a Taoist temple in Beijing, the capital of China. The temple was constructed in 14th century by Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty






The Temple of Srirangam ( Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple [wiki]), in the Indian city of Tiruchirapalli (or Trichy), is the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world.





No one knows exactly when the Shwedagon Paya [wiki] (or Pagoda) in Myanmar was built - legend has it that it is 2,500 years old though archaeologists estimate that it was built between the 6th and 10th century.
In the 19th century, Dutch occupiers of Indonesia found a massive ancient ruin deep in the jungles of Java. What they discovered was the complex of Borobudur, a gigantic structure built with nearly 2 million cubic feet (55,000 m³) of stones. The temple has nearly 2,700 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.
Chion-in Temple was built in 1234 CE to honor the founder of Jodo (Pure Land) Buddhism, a priest named Honen, who fasted to death in the very spot.
Last but definitely not least is the largest temple in history and the inspiration to countless novels and action movies of Hollywood: Ankor Wat.

3 comments:

AutumnLuis said...

breathtaking....

Eilu said...

those are beautiful. The one i liked the most is the one that is in indonesia i think, the one that has green around. Greetings =)

blogger said...

Thnx :)