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Spring Temple Buddha - Tallest statue in China
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The Spring Temple Buddha is a statue depicting Vairocana Buddha located in the Zhaocun township of Lushan County, Henan, China. The statue was completed in 2002.
At 128 m (420 ft), which includes a 20 m (66 ft) lotus throne, it is the tallest statue in the world.[1] When the 25 m (82 ft) pedestal/building it is placed upon is taken into account, the monument has a total height of 153 m (502 ft). As of October 2008, the hill on which the statue stands is being reshaped to form two further pedestals, the upper one being 15 m tall. The total height of the monument is now said to be 208 m.

Angkor Wat
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Dhammakaya Cetiya
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This temple is quite vast and more than one dome has been built by now (the Google photo looks to be several years old). The surface of the UFO is ringed with seats for thousands of monks to sit and lead the meditation of tens of thousands of its cult members housed in dozens of massive open-air meditation pavilions surrounding each UFO. The gold Buddha image contained inside the UFO, under the central gold bubble, is wholly alien looking: willowy, amorphous, unearthly. The temple is open to the public, but access inside the UFO is not. You need a car to drive around the grounds, still under construction, but much further developed than in this Google pic. There are many bizarre sculptures on the grounds, including a giant fiber optic fountain made from gigantic forks and spoons outside the monk's feeding hall.

Birthplace of Buddha
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Bouddha Stupa
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Look closely and you can see followers circling the Stupa in a strictly clockwise direction

Borobudur
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The brown blob at the center is Borobudur, the largest Buddhist monument in Asia: a cosmic mountain of stone covered in intricate stone carvings reminiscent of those at Angkor Wat. It is designed as a spiraling path for pilgrims, beginning at the base (now covered with earth to brace the pyramid) where scenes of the everyday give way to episodes from Buddha's life as you ascend. At the summit -- the purity of paradise is represented by increasingly simpler geometric shapes. All of this magnificence in a setting of lush jungle and multiple steaming volcanos! Climb to the top for a sunrise you will never forget.

Temple of Heaven
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The Temple was built in 1420 A.D. during the Ming Dynasty to offer sacrifice to Heaven. As Chinese emperors called themselves "The Son of Heaven" ,they dared not to build their own dwelling,"Forbidden City" bigger than a dwelling for Heaven.
The Temple of Heaven is enclosed with a long wall. The northern part within the wall is semicircular symbolizing the heavens and the southern part is square symbolizing the earth. The northern part is higher than the southern part. This design shows that the heaven is high and the earth is low and the design reflected an ancient Chinese thought of "The heaven is round and the earth is square". (travelchinaguide.com)

Kyaiktiyo Pagoda
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Kyaiktiyo Pagoda is a well-known Buddhist pilgrimage site in Mon State, Myanmar. It is a small pagoda (7.3 metres (24 ft)) built on the top of a granite boulder covered with gold leaves pasted on by devotees. According to legend, the Golden Rock itself is precariously perched on a strand of the Buddha's hair. The rock seems to defy gravity, as it perpetually appears to be on the verge of rolling down the hill. The rock and the pagoda are at the top of Mt. Kyaiktiyo. It is the third most important Buddhist pilgrimage site in Burma after the Shwedagon Pagoda and the Mahamuni Pagoda. A glimpse of the "gravity defying" Golden Rock is believed to be enough of an inspiration for any person to turn to Buddhism.

Great Buddha of Kamakura
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Sendai Daikannon
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By: kaiken.
A Kannon statue, 100 meters high

Om Mani Padme Hum / Xianggelila / Shangrila
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"Om Mani Padme Hum" (Tibetan) is Avalokiteshvara's mantra.
"香格里拉" (Xianggelila, Shangrila) is a county name.

Win Sein Taw Ya reclining Buddha
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By: zeke7.
About 170m in length (making it one of the largest such in the world). Its partially finished hollow interior can be toured and is filled with rooms containing various statuary. Located at Yadana Taung, 20km south of Mawlamyine (Moulmein) in Myanmar (Burma).

Sule Pagoda
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is a pagoda located on a roundabout in downtown Yangon, Myanmar. Prior to land reclaimation, the pagoda lay on an island on the Hlaing River. During British occupation, downtown Yangon was restructured, with Sule Pagoda in its centre. - Wikipedia

Main Temple of the Tzu-Chi Organization
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Suoi Tien Park Buddhist-themed amusement park
Vietnam's Suoi Tien Park is a Buddhist-themed amusement park. In addition to a giant splash park and various thrill rides, the "amusement park" features Heaven Palace, the Park's vision of eternal life for people who manage to escape the torments of hell after years of gambling, adultery, and taking drugs. If hell isn't enough to scare you straight, the park also features "Bat cave with innumerable bats, and an air bike suspended over a crocodile farm.

Ushiku Daibutsu (Buddha statue)
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By: kaiken.
The world's tallest Buddha statue (120 meters high)

Monkey Temple (Stupa at Swayanabath)-Kathmandu, Nepal
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Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion Temple)
Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion Temple) is the common nickname of the Rokuonji (Deer Garden Temple) temple in Kyoto, Japan. The building was originally built in 1397 to serve as a retirement villa for Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. It was his son who converted the building into a Zen temple of the Rinzai school. The temple was burned down several times during the Onin War.
The temple's best known feature is the Golden Pavilion (kinkaku) in its garden. The entire pavilion except the basement floor is covered with pure gold leaf, making the temple extremely valuable. The pavilion functions as a shariden, housing relics of the Buddha. On the roof of the pavilion is a golden fenghuang or "Chinese phoenix" (hôô).
In 1950, the temple was burned down by a mentally disturbed monk; a fictionalized version of the events is at the center of Yukio Mishima's 1956 book The Temple of the Golden Pavilion. The present structure dates from 1955.

Mingun Paya
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Originally planned to be 150m high, only the 72m-wide brick base was completed before King Bodawpaya, who ordered its construction in 1790, died in 1819 and further work was abandoned. An 1838 earthquake created a dramatic crack in its sides.
Just to the north of the paya hangs the Mingun Bell, said to be the world's largest uncracked, 5m wide at the base and about 4m high. Visitors are welcome to stand inside it while someone on the outside gives it a bonk or two.
Other Buddhist temples and shrines dot the area. Reachable by a short boat ride up the Irrawaddy from Mandalay, 10km away.

Palace of Peace and Harmony Lama Temple
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Empty Niche of the Great Buddha, Bamiyan Cliff
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By: AlbinoFlea.
From whc.unesco.org:
Bamiyan Cliff is located on the north side of the valley, and
includes the two colossal niches that contained the large
standing Buddha figures (55m and 38m), dating from 3rd to
5th century CE, one of the them the tallest in the world.
They were destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001. In
16th century CE, the site is reported to have contained
some 12,000 caves, forming a large ensemble of Buddhist
monasteries, chapels and sanctuaries, along the foothills of
the valley. A preliminary geophysical exploration in 2002
has indicated the presence of ancient roads and wall
structures. In several of the caves and niches, often linked
with communicating galleries, there are remains of wall
paintings. There are also remains of seated Buddha figures.

Laykyun Setkyar reclining Buddha

Mongolian message
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Hsi Lai Temple
Hsi Lai Temple encompasses 15 acres and a floor area of 102,432 square feet. The temple's Ming (1268-1644 C. E.) and Ching (1644-1911 C.E.) dynasty architecture is faithful to the traditional style of buildings, gardens and statuary of traditional ancient Chinese monasteries. The ten-year planning and construction was completed in 1988. Hsi Lai means "coming to the West" and signifies the dedication of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order to spread the teachings of the Buddha to those in the West. The International Buddhist Progress Society, a nonprofit organization, is the chartered name for the temple. The organization's headquarters is in Taiwan.

Guanyin Statue of Hainan - 9th tallest statue in the world
The Guanyin Statue of Hainan, also known as Guan Yin of the South Sea of Sanya, is a 108 metre tall statue of the bodhisattva Guan Yin, sited on the south coast of China's island province Hainan in the Nanshan Culture Tourism Zone near the Nanshan Temple west of Sanya. The statue has three aspects; one side faces inland and the other two face the South China Sea, to represent blessing and protection by Guan Yin of China and the whole world. One aspect depicts Guan Yin cradling a sutra in the left hand and gesturing the Vitarka Mudra with the right, the second with her palms crossed, holding a string of prayer beads, and the third holding a lotus. The mantra Om mani padme hum is written in Tibetan script around each aspects' halo. This is currently the fourth tallest statue in the world.
The statue took six years to build and was enshrined on April 24, 2005, with the participation of 108 eminent monks from various Buddhist groups in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Mainland China, and tens of thousands of pilgrims. The delegation also included monks from the Theravada and Vajrayana traditions.

Echo Compound and Celestial Voice Platform, Temple of Heaven
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The smaller circular compound at top is an echo chamber enabling someone standing at the east side to whisper to someone standing at the west side. The large terraced circles below, within the walled square is where the Emporer would stand to communicate with the gods. You can, too! Stand in the very center on top of a small raised stone and your voice is amplified and mysteriously enchanced. Other echo effects take place on the various levels of the terrace. Located in central Beijing. There was supposed to be a corresponding celestial temple mirrored somewhere opposite on the feng shui grid of the city, but I can't find any trace of it.

Om Ah Ra Pa Tsa Na Dhih / Sumtseling Monastery
"Om Ah Ra Pa Tsa Na Dhih" (Tibetan) is Manjushri's mantra.
"松赞林寺" is Sumtseling Monastery.

Shwedagon Paya
The most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese

'Om Mani Padme Hum' on the Tongtian River
'Om Mani Padme Hum' (Tibetan) is Avalokiteshvara's mantra.

Fo Guang Shan International Buddhist Order headquarters

Mahabodhi Temple
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The Mahabodhi Temple Complex is one of the four holy sites related to the life of the Lord Buddha, and particularly to the attainment of Enlightenment. The first temple was built by Emperor Asoka in the 3rd century B.C., and the present temple dates from the 5th or 6th centuries. It is one of the earliest Buddhist temples built entirely in brick, still standing in India, from the late Gupta period.

Awaji Kannon (World Peace Daikannon)
A Kannon statue, 100 meters high

Buddhist Temple in former porn theater
"The Mahayana Buddhist Temple provides a tranquil refuge from the hustle, bustle and chaotic sidewalk marketplace (fish heads, knock-off designer handbags) that is NYC's Chinatown. Located next door to one of Chinatown's other major pilgrimage sites, The Fung Wah Bus ticket office, the temple is housed in a boxy building that formerly hosted The Rosemary, a porno theater that ended its racy run in the mid '90s."

Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera
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By: adrbr.
The buddhist temple Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera (音羽山 清水寺, Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera?) is a Unesco World Heritage listed site in the Eastern Kyoto region of Higashiyama and is one of the best known sights of the city.
The temple dates back to 798, but the present buildings were constructed in 1633. The temple takes its name from the waterfall within the complex, which runs off the nearby hills. Kiyomizu (清水) means pure water, clear water or limpid water. It is notable for its vast veranda, supported by hundreds of pillars, that juts out over the hillside and offers impressive views of the city. The popular expression "to jump off the stage at Kiyomizu" (「清水の舞台から飛び降りる」) is the Japanese equivalent of the English expression "to take the plunge". This refers to an Edo period tradition that held that, if one were to survive jumping from the stage, one's wish would be granted.

Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
DonMartini (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: DonMartini.
On a hill overlooking the plain and about 40 km from Bhopal, the site of Sanchi comprises a group of Buddhist monuments (monolithic pillars, palaces, temples and monasteries) all in different states of conservation most of which date back to the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. It is the oldest Buddhist sanctuary in existence and was a major Buddhist centre in India until the 12th century A.D.

Empty Niche of the Small Buddha, Bamiyan Cliff
AlbinoFlea (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: AlbinoFlea.
From whc.unesco.org:
Bamiyan Cliff is located on the north side of the valley, and
includes the two colossal niches that contained the large
standing Buddha figures (55m and 38m), dating from 3rd to
5th century CE, one of the them the tallest in the world.
They were destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001. In
16th century CE, the site is reported to have contained
some 12,000 caves, forming a large ensemble of Buddhist
monasteries, chapels and sanctuaries, along the foothills of
the valley. A preliminary geophysical exploration in 2002
has indicated the presence of ancient roads and wall
structures. In several of the caves and niches, often linked
with communicating galleries, there are remains of wall
paintings. There are also remains of seated Buddha figures.

Amitabha Buddha
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By: adrbr.

Wat Phra Sri Mahatat
A gorgeous 12th century temple complex boasting numerous prangs and chedis in both Sukhothai and Ayuttaya styles.

Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha)

Samye Monastery
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The first Buddhist monastery in Tibet, established in the 8th century AD. On the banks of the Brahmaputra (Tsangpo in Tibetan) river.
The low satellite-photo resolution available for this area is unfortunate: Samye's overall design is a mandala, with its central temple representing Mount Meru, and the temples arranged concentrically around it representing the oceans & continents that surround Meru in Buddhist cosmology. At the center of the main temple is a pole the that represents the center of the universe.

Headquarters of 'Adidam' (aka: "The Mountain Of Attention")
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By: hw4x.
The Mountain Of Attention is the primary Ruchira Sannyasin Sanctuary in the United States. It was the first Sanctuary Empowered by Adi Da (in 1974), and the principal site of His Teaching Work from 1974 to the early 1980's. (still active.)

Buddha of Hyderabad

Migjid Janraisig Süm
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The main temple of the Gandantegchinleng Monastery.

Kamakura Daibutsu (Great Buddha of Kamakura)
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/12783/

Wat Phra Kaeo - Emerald Buddha Temple
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Ngoc Son Temple
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Choijin Lama Temple
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By: kkeps.
Actually a group of four temples originally occupied by the Choijin Lama Livsankhaidav, the brother of the ruler Bogd Khan, who was the state oracle at the same time. The complex was begun in 1904 and completed in 1908. In 1938 the Stalinist government converted the complex into a museum.

Kyaikkasan Pagoda
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Mahinda College
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Featured in a Detour in Leg 9 of The Amazing Race 6

Guang Ming Temple
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Kanheri Caves
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The PL Peace Tower
The PL Peace Tower is 180 metres (590 feet) in height, and was built in 1970.

Bakcheon Simwonsa Temple
North Korean national treasure No.21.
The Bogwangjeon (main building of the temple) is a building rebuilt in 1368.

Kuthodaw Pagoda
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Kuthodaw Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa, located in Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar), that contains the world's largest book. It lies at the foot of Mandalay Hill and was built during the reign of King Mindon. The stupa itself, which is gilded above its terraces, is 188 feet (57 m) high, and is modelled after the Shwezigon Pagoda at Nyaung-U near Bagan. In the grounds of the pagoda are 729 kyauksa gu or stone-inscription caves, each containing a marble slab inscribed on both sides with a page of text from the Tipitaka, the entire Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism.

Tōdai-ji - The Largest Wooden Building in the World
Tōdai-ji is a Buddhist temple complex located in the city of Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall , the largest wooden building in the world, houses the world's largest statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese simply as Daibutsu. The temple also serves as the Japanese headquarters of the Kegon school of Buddhism. The temple is a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site as "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara", together with seven other sites including temples, shrines and places in the city of Nara. Sika deer, regarded as messengers of the gods in the Shinto religion, roam the grounds freely.

Gangaramaya Temple
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Sware Taw Myat Zedi
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By: jbottero.
I found this pagoda in Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), but I can't find any info on it. My map names it as "Sware Taw Myat Zedi", but Goole revials nothing by that name... Obviously it's a pagoda of some kind.

Tōshōdai-ji Temple
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Wat Phra Yai Pattaya (Big Buddha Hill)
Mike1989 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Mike1989.
Wat Phra Yai (Big Buddha Hill) is an attractive place in Pattaya. There is a huge image of Buddha at the top of the hill, so visitors can notice it from a distant location.

Wat Phnom
Wat Phnom is one of the most important pagodas in Phnom Penh. Built in 1373,it stands at 27 metres and is the tallest religious structure in the city. Built on an artificial hill by the wealthy widow Daun Chi Penh after a great flood washed statues of Buddha downstream, it has since been renovated. There have been many additions to the original shrines over the centuries. The largest stupa houses the ashes of King Ponhea Yat and it is the center of city celebration for the Cambodian New Year, and Pchum Benh.

Five-story pagoda of Tō-ji Temple
Tō-ji (東寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect.
The pagoda is the tallest wooden tower (54.8m) in Japan rebuilt in 1644. It has been designated as a national treasure of Japan in 1952.

Oakland Buddha

Nanzen-ji
Nanzen-ji (南禅寺, Nanzen-ji), or Zuiryusan Nanzen-ji, formerly Zenrin-ji (禅林寺), is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Emperor Kameyama established it in 1291 on the site of his previous detached palace. Nanzen-ji is one of the Five Great Zen Temples of Kyoto. It is also the headquarters of the Nanzen-ji branch of Rinzai Zen. A notable abbot of the monastery was Zenkei Shibayama, who provided a popular commentary on the Mumonkan.

Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy)

Tō-ji
Tō-ji (東寺, Tō-ji) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect in Kyoto, Japan. Its name means East Temple, and it once had a partner, Sai-ji (West Temple). They stood alongside the Rashomon, the gate to the Heian capital. It is formally known as Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji (教王護国寺, Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji) which indicates that it previously functioned as a temple providing protection for the nation. Tō-ji is located in Minami-ku near the intersection of Ōmiya Street and Kujō Street, southwest of Kyoto Station.
Although often associated with the famous priest Kōbō Daishi (Kūkai), Tō-ji was established in 796 A.D., two years after the capital moved to Heian-kyō. Kūkai was put in charge of Tō-ji in 823 A.D. by order of Emperor Saga. Its principal image is of Yakushi Nyorai, the healing Buddha.

Inside view of the Tengboche Monastery
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By: Mike1989.
Tengboche Monastery (or Thyangboche Monastery), also known as Dawa Choling Gompa, located in the Tengboche village in Khumjung in the Khumbu region of eastern Nepal is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Sherpa community. Situated at 3,867 metres (12,687 ft), the monastery is the largest gompa in the Khumbu region of Nepal. The monastery was built in 1916 by Lama Gulu with strong links to its mother monastery known as the Rongbuk Monastery in Tibet. However, in 1934, it was destroyed by an earthquake and was subsequently rebuilt. In 1989, it was destroyed for a second time by a fire and then rebuilt with the help of volunteers and international assistance.
Tengboche monastery located amidst the Sagarmatha National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage Site of "outstanding universal value”), is draped with a panoramic view of the Himalayan Mountains, including the well known peaks of Tawache, Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, and Thamserku.

Dambulla cave temple

Odiyan
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By: hw4x.
This is where the 'vice' Dalai Lama lives. Also, houses the original Buddhist documents/artifacts remove from Tibet.
Interesting reading here:
12 story, gold-leafed structures.
3 underground levels.
No Public Access.
Subtle security solutions.

Giant Buddha of Leshan
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By: DonMartini.
The Giant Buddha of Leshan (aka Dafo) is the tallest stone Buddha statue in the world. It was carved out of a cliff face by an 8th-century monk in southern Szechuan province, near the city of Leshan.
The Giant Buddha lies at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers. It faces the sacred Mount Emei (with which it shares its World Heritage status), with the rivers flowing below his feet.
Construction on the Giant Buddha began in 713 AD. It was the idea of a Chinese monk named Haitong, who hoped that the Buddha would calm the turbulent waters that plagued the shipping vessels travelling down the river.
When funding for the project was threatened, he is said to have gouged out his own eyes to show his piety and sincerity. The massive construction project was finally completed by his disciples 90 years later.
The construction resulted in so much stone being removed from the cliff face and deposited into the river below that the currents were altered by the statue, making the waters safe for passing ships as the monk had hoped. There are still some vicious currents where the three rivers meet - but none that threaten the tourist ferries.
The "Mount Emei Scenic Area with Leshan Giant Buddha" was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
Unfortunately it's hard to see the Buddha with Google Maps...

Rinpung Dzong

Shinmei Torii
A torii is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the profane to the sacred (see Sacred-profane dichotomy). The presence of a torii at the entrance is usually the simplest way to identify Shinto shrines, and a small torii icon represents them on Japanese road maps. They are however a common sight at Japanese Buddhist temples too, where they stand at the entrance of the temple's own shrine, called chinjusha (鎮守社, tutelary god shrine?) and usually very small.

Amarbayasgalant Monastery
The Amarbayasgalant Monastery (Mongolian: Амарбаясгалант хийд, Mongolian script: Amurbayasqulangtu keyid) or "monastery of tranquil felicity", once one of the three largest Buddhist centres in Mongolia is located near the Selenge River in the Iven Valley, at the foot of Mount Büren-Khaan in Baruunbüren sum (district) of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia. The architectural design belongs to G. Zanabazar and the monastery itself was built to honour the memory of him. Looking for a site for building, the exploratory group met two boys, Amur and Bayasqulangtu, playing in a steppe, and decided to build the future monastery at that site and name the monastery after those children.

Wat Traimit - Temple of the Golden Buddha
Wat Traimit or Wat Trimit (วัดไตรมิตรวิทยารามวรวิหาร) is known for its giant Buddha image made from solid gold weigh about 5.5 tons. The gold was hidden under plaster for centuries until rediscovery in 1954.

Chion'in Temple
Chion'in Temple (知恩院) in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan is the headquarters of the Jodo Shu (Pure Land Sect) founded by Hōnen (1133-1212), who proclaimed that sentient beings are reborn in Amida Buddha's Western Paradise (Pure Land) by reciting the nembutsu, Amida Buddha's name.

Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram
Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram (Thai: วัดเบญจมบพิตรดุสิตวนารามราชวรวิหาร) is a buddhist temple (wat) in the Dusit district of Bangkok, Thailand. Also known as the marble temple, it is one of Bangkok's most beautiful temples and a major tourist attraction.

Jokhang Temple

Sendai Daikannon

Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery is a Buddhist temple in Shatin, Hong Kong. It is located at 220 Pai Tau Village, Shatin.
In 1951, Venerable Yuet Kai founded the Monastery. The construction was finished in 1957.
The Main Temple and the Pagoda of the Monastery are graded as Grade III Historic Buildings due to their historic significance.
The monastery, which is occupying over 8 hectares, is made up of 2 groups of architectural structures at lower and higher levels respectively. There is a pagoda, a hall, 2 pavilions and a tower in the architectural structure at the lower level. There are four halls in another structure at the higher level.
The five halls in the monastery are used to house the statues of Buddhas.

Sensō-ji Temple
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Hsi Lai Temple
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By: Mike1989.
Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple (Chinese: 佛光山西來寺; pinyin: Fóguāngshān Xīlái Sì) is a traditional Chinese Buddhist mountain monastery in the United States, one of the largest of its kind in the North American continent. It is located on the foothill region of Hacienda Heights, California, a suburb of Los Angeles County. The name "Hsi Lai" means Coming West in the sense of the "Great Buddhadharma Coming West."

Mahamuni Paya
Houses the revered Mahamuni Buddha, seized in 1784 from Mrauk U in Rakhaing State (near current-day Bangladesh) by King Bodawpaya and carried to Mandalay. Cast in bronze, the 4m-high statue is continually being covered in gold leaf (by men only), reportedly now 15cm thick.

Buddhist statue that survived Hiroshima atomic bomb
"Fifteen feet tall, made of bronze, this statue of Buddhist teacher Shinran Shonin shows him wearing a big peasant hat and holding a wood staff. There are many, similar statues of Shonin around the world, but this one stood only 1.5 miles from the center of the nuclear blast that leveled Hiroshima in 1945. It's survival -- unscathed, from all appearances -- was regarded as miraculous at the time.
Ten years afterward, a Japanese industrialist took the statue and shipped it to New York City, where it was erected outside of a storefront Buddhist temple on Manhattan's posh Upper West Side. It's still there today. According to its plaque, the bombproof Buddhist serves as "a testimonial to the atomic bomb devastation and a symbol of lasting hope for world peace," although not many people know about it. "

Yagenbori Fudoin Temple
Tokyo branch temple of Kawasaki Daishi Temple (Buddhism)

Sanjūsangen-dō
Sanjūsangendō (三十三間堂, Sanjūsangendō) is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama District of Kyoto, Japan. Officially known as "Rengeō-in" (蓮華王院), or Hall of the Lotus King, Sanjusangendo belongs to and is run by the Myoho-in temple, a part of the Tendai school of Buddhism. The temple name literally means Hall with thirty three spaces between columns, describing the architecture of the long main hall of the temple.

Chan Nguyen Meditation Center
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Memorial Chorten
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By: romulusnr.
The Memorial Chorten dominates the skyline of Thimphu. This Chorten is dedicated to the Third Druk Gyalpo(King), Jigme Dorji Wangchuck after his sudden death while travelling abroad. A great amount of renovation is taking place for the 2008 celebrations to mark the Century of the Monarchy in Bhutan. - Wikipedia

Buddha Tooth Relic temple
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That Dam
The That Dam is a large stupa in Vientiane, Laos. Many Laotians believe it is inhabited by a seven headed nāga who tried to protect them from the armies of Siam, who invaded in 1827. It is also known as the Black Stupa, the English translation of the Lao name That Dam.

Drepung Monastery
The largest of all Tibetan monasteries and one of the 'great three' Gelukpa university monasteries of Tibet

EKO-Haus
Japanese cultural center and buddhist temple in Germany.

Great Sacred Hall of Risshō Kōsei Kai
Risshō Kōsei Kai (立正佼成会) is a Japanese Buddhist lay movement founded in 1938 by Nikkyo Niwano and Myoko Naganuma.

Peace Pagoda
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By: skyeye.
The New England Peace Pagoda was the first of its kind in the United States.

Bhaisajyaguru of the Nihon-Ji Temple
Bhaiṣajyaguru is typically depicted seated, wearing the three robes of a Buddhist monk, holding a lapis-colored jar of medicine nectar in his left hand and the right hand resting on his right knee, holding the stem of the Aruna fruit or Myrobalan between thumb and forefinger. In the sutra, he is also described by his aura of lapis lazuli-colored light. He is also depicted standing on a Northern Wei stele from approximately 500 AD now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accompanied by his two attendants, Surya prabha and Chandra prabha. Within the halo are depicted the Seven Bhaiṣajyaguru Buddhas and seven apsaras.

Statue of Kun Iam Ecumenical Center
romulusnr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: romulusnr.
This is the Goddess of Mercy, Kun Iam, most popular of all Buddhist deities, protector of children, bringer of prosperity.The statue stands atop a dome in the shape of a lotus flower, beneath which is an ecumenical centre for China's three predominant philosophies, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.

Tokyo Bay Kannon
A Kannon statue, 57 meters high

Ushiku Daibutsu (Buddha statue)

Simtokha Dzong
Simtokha Dzong is a small dzong, located about 3 miles south of the Bhutanese capital of Thimphu. Built in 1629 by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, who unified Bhutan, the dzong is the first of its kind built in Bhutan. An important historical monument and former Buddhist monastery, today it houses one of the premier Dzongkha language learning institutes. It recently underwent renovation.

Jyekundo Gompa (Jiegu Monastery)
A monastery of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism

Mogao Caves

He Hua Temple
Dania (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Dania.
Amsterdam's China Town is home to a Chinese Buddhist temple called Fo Guang Shan He Hua (or the Zeedijk Tempel, after its location)
He Hua means "lotus flower," a prominent Buddhist symbol of enlightenment because it grows from the mud yet its petals bloom pristinely above it all. Fo Guang Shan is the Buddhist sect to which the temple belongs.