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    Cambodia Buddhism
    Come to the land of culture, tradition and Buddhist principles. Come to the kingdom of Cambodia. This is one land which will surely give you all the pleasures of being in a land of the most fascinating Buddisht experiences. If you want toe explore the Buddisht sites in the reign of Cambodia then surely it is not a chance that you should miss. So go ahead and enjoy this land of Cambodian pleasures and enhance your Buddhist knowledge here in the Cambodian kingdom. Buddhism here in Cambodia goes back to the time of King Rudravarman who ruled here sometime in the 5thcentury. He was the king of the Funan dynasty .Funan was the first state which represented the Cambodian state. It is said that King Rudravarman is said that to have claimed that his ancestors had a long hair relic of Lord Buddha which they worship. During the time of the  [...]
    Posted at March 21st, 2012 in Buddhist Temples
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    Pak Ou Caves, Laos
    The Pak Ou Caves have been visited by the Lao People since more than a thousand years. The caves are located at the banks of the River Mekong. The people are thought to have been worshipping a river spirit in the ancient times. After the spread of Buddhism throughout Southeast Asia, the caves became an important center for Buddhist pilgrims. If you happen to be on a holiday in Laos, make sure you take a visit here. On stepping foot in the caves, you will be surprised by a spectacular sight – the caves are adorned with thousands of statues of Buddha, large, small, mid sized – there are statues all over. Tham Ting – the lower cave . . . Tham Ting is the lower cave, and this is open to the air. The cave can be reached by climbing for a bit from the banks of the river. The good visibility in the caves makes the wonders of  [...]
    Posted at June 29th, 2011 in Buddhist Temples
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    Bodhgaya Temple – The Road to Enlightenment
    Bodhgaya is one of Buddhism’s most significant pilgrimage locations. The town has a notable position in connection with the origin of Buddhism and Gautam Buddha himself. It was here that Buddha is believed to have attained Nirvana or enlightenment. This is situated within the Mahabodhi temple complex. Bodhgaya was known previously as Bodhimanda, the literal meaning of which is “the ground beneath the Bodhi tree”. There are other names such as Uruvela, Sambodhi, Mahabodhi and Vajrasana also used to refer to this site. Along with Lumbini, Sarnath and Kashinagar, Bodhgaya is one of the four sites in India that are most important in connection to Buddhism. The UNESCO declared the Mahabodhi temple site a world heritage site in 2005. The History of Bodhgaya . . . The history of Bodhgaya is interesting. The Gautam Siddhartha, heir  [...]
    Posted at June 8th, 2011 in Buddhist Temples
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    Sacred and unique Buddhist Scriptures at Haeinsa
    Haeinsa is a famous Buddhist temple which is located on the Gaya Mountain in the Gyeongsang province in South Korea. This temple literally means ‘reflections of a smooth sea’. This temple was founded in the ninth century and it was then rebuilt again in the nineteenth century.  This place is best known for its copy of the sacred Buddhist scripture, the Tripitaka Koreana. The suneung and the Ljeong monks first settled here in Haeinsa in the year eight hundred and two. These monks came here from china.  The name, ‘reflection of a smooth sea; was taken from the Buddhist sutra that compares Buddha’s wisdom to a calm sea. Hence when the mind is free from all the wants and worries of the world then you will be able to attain incomparable calmness. This is the ideal state in which the awareness of your existence is clearly reflected. The  [...]
    Posted at August 11th, 2010 in Buddhist Temples
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    Spirit Houses, so that you don’t get spooked !!
    Need to unwind and grow spiritually all at the same time ?Let us look at the happy people in Bangkok; where the locals here are quite superstitious and strikingly spiritual. Though almost the entire population here are Buddhists, yet the supernatural inclinations are rooted in Hinduism and Animism even. Therefore, most Thai people have many deeply rooted beliefs in ‘Nagas’ – water snakes, local spirits, tree nymphs, ghosts, land gods and many other deities ! Because of these beliefs, when a new house or a building is built here; people believe that the ghosts lose their homes or resting places and get angry. When this happens; the people involved get cursed and get accident prone. And keep experiencing bad events!Hence, to calm the spirits down, the Thais build spirit house so that the wandering angered spirits can  [...]
    Posted at June 28th, 2010 in Buddhist Temples
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    Jokhang Temple
    Jokhang Temple (‘Dazhao Si’ or ‘House of the Lord’) is the holiest site of Tibetan Buddhists and is located at Barkhor Square in Lhasa. It is also known as ‘Tsuklakang’. Every year, scores of Tibetan pilgrims and foreign tourists pay visit to this attractive tourism destination in Tibet. The temple is four-storied tall and is spread over an area of 25,000 square meters. Temple: The temple exterior is decorated with deer and wheel motifs, the early symbols of Buddhism representing Lord Buddha’s first sermon. The interior of the temple is dark and features labyrinth of chapels dedicated to various gods and bodhisattvas. Although the temple has been rebuilt at various junction of time, its original elements remain the same. The Newari door frames, columns and finials date back to the 7th and 8th centuries AD. History: Jokhang  [...]
    Posted at April 12th, 2010 in Buddhist Temples
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    Boudhanath Stupa
    Boudhanath Stupa (also called Boudha, Boudhanath, Bodhnath or the Khâsa Caitya) is one of the holiest Buddhist sites located on the eastern outskirts of Kathmandu, the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal. It is in fact the largest stupa in Nepal and the holiest Tibetan Buddhist temple outside Tibet. Boudhanath Stupa is called Khâsti by Newars and Bauddha or Bodh-nâth by the modern speakers of Nepali. The culture in and around the stupa  remains Himalayan with a strong presence of Tibetans and Sherpas, and this can be found from several restaurants selling Tibetan food like momos and thukpa. History: Some says Boudhanath was founded by the Nepalese Licchavi king Úivadeva while others opine its origin dating back to King Mânadeva (464-505 CE). Tibetan sources claim a mound on the site was excavated in the late 15th or  [...]
    Posted at April 9th, 2010 in Buddhist Temples
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    Wat Pho Bangkok
    Wat Pho (official name: Wat Phra Chetuphon Vimolmangklararm Rajwaramahaviharn), Temple of Reclining Buddha, is the oldest and the biggest temple of Lord Buddha in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. It is located in Phra Nakhon district in Bangkok. It has great many number of Buddha images (more than any other temple in Bangkok) and also houses the largest statue of Buddha in Thailand. History: Wat Pho Bangkok was constructed as a restoration of an earlier temple on the same site called Wat Phodaram. The work began in 1788 and the temple was restored and extended during the reign of King Rama III of Chakri Dynasty. During this time, plaques inscribed with medical texts were set up around the temple. In 1962 a school for traditional Thai medicine and massage was established here (such a centre was there even before the founding of  [...]
    Posted at April 9th, 2010 in Buddhist Temples
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    Swayambhunath Stupa
    Swayambhunath Stupa (also Money Temple) is a famous Buddhist shrine located on a hill top at the western edge of Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, the small Hindu nation on the lap of the Himalayas. The all-staring Buddha eyes staring out from the top of the stupa has become a quintessential symbol of Nepal throughout the world. Legend: Swayambhunath Temple was founded about 2,000 years ago. It is held that Kathmandu Valley was filled with a lake and a single lotus grew at its centre. When boddhisatva manjusri drained the lake with a slash of sword, the lotus settled on the hill top and magically transformed itself in to a stupa (hence the name Self-Created or Swayambhu Stupa). History: The earliest written record of the Swayambunath Stupa’s dates back to a 5th-century stone inscription, although historians are the view that there  [...]
    Posted at April 8th, 2010 in Buddhist Temples
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