Top 9 Beautiful Temples of the World

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Taktshang


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Taktshang is the most famous of monasteries in

Bhutan. It hangs on a cliff at 3,120 metres (10,200

feet), some 700 meters (2,300 feet) above thebottom of Paro valley, some 10 km from the district

town of Paro. Famous visitors include Shabdrung

Ngawang Namgyal in the 17th century and

Milarepa. The name means Tigers nest, thelegend being that Padmasambhava (Guru

Rinpoche) flew there on the back of a tiger. The

monastery includes seven temples which can all

be visited. The monastery suffered several blazesand is a recent restoration. Climbing to the

monastery is on foot or mule.


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Wat Rong Khun


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Wat Rong Khun is a contemporary unconventional buddhist

temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand. It was designed by

Chalermchai Kositpipat. Construction began in 1998 and isexpected to end in 2008. Wat Rong Khun is different from

any other temple in Thailand, as its ubosot (Pali: uposatha;

consecrated assembly hall) is designed in white color with

some use of white glass. The white color stands for LordBuddhas purity; the white glass stands for Lord Buddhas

wisdom that shines brightly all over the Earth and the

Universe.


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Prambanan


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Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple compound

in Central Java in Indonesia, located

approximately 18 km east of Yogyakarta. Thetemple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is

one of the largest Hindu temples in south-east

Asia. It is characterised by its tall and pointed

architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture,and by the 47m high central building inside a large

complex of individual temples.


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Shwedagon Pagoda


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The Shwedagon Pagoda also known as the

Golden Pagoda, is a 98-metre (approx. 321.5 feet)

gilded stupa located in Yangon, Burma. Thepagoda lies to the west of Kandawgyi Lake, on

Singuttara Hill, thus dominating the skyline of the

city. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the

Burmese with relics of the past four Buddhasenshrined within, namely the staff of Kakusandha,

the water filter of Konagamana, a piece of the robe

of Kassapa and eight hairs of Gautama, the

historical Buddha.


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Temple of Heaven


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The Temple of Heaven, literally the Altar of

Heaven is a complex of Taoist buildings

situated in southeastern urban Beijing, in

Xuanwu District. The complex was visited by

the Emperors of the Ming and Qing

dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer toHeaven for good harvest. It is regarded as a

Taoist temple, although Chinese Heaven

worship, especially by the reigning monarchof the day, pre-dates Taoism.


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Chion-in


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Chionin Temple in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto,

Japan is the headquarters of the Jodo Shu

(Pure Land Sect) founded by Honen (1133-

1212), who proclaimed that sentient beings

are reborn in Amida Buddhas Western

Paradise (Pure Land) by reciting thenembutsu, Amida Buddhas name.The vast

compounds of Chion-in include the site

where Honen settled to disseminate histeachings and the site where he died.


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Harmandir Sahib


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Sri Harmandir Sahib or Darbar Sahib, informally

referred to as The Golden Temple or Temple of

God, is culturally the most significant place ofworship of the Sikhs and one of the oldest Sikh

gurdwaras. It is located in the city of Amritsar,

which was established by Guru Ram Das, the

fourth guru of the Sikhs and the city that it was

built in, is also due to the shrine, known as Guru

Di Nagri meaning city of the Sikh Guru.


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Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple

(Srirangam)


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The temple occupies an area of 156 acres

(6,31,000 m) with a perimeter of 1,116m (10,710

feet) making it the largest temple in India and one

of the largest religious complexes in the world. In

fact, Srirangam temple can be easily termed as the

largest functioning Hindu temple in the world

(Angkor Wat being the largest non-functioningtemple). The temple is enclosed by 7 concentric

walls with a total length of 32,592 feet or over six

miles. These walls are enclosed by 21 Gopurams

(Towers). Among the marvels of the temple is ahall of 1000 pillars (actually 953).


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Angkor Wat


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Angkor Wat (or Angkor Vat), is a temple complex

at Angkor, Cambodia, built for King Suryavarman II

in the early 12th century as his state temple andcapital city. As the best-preserved temple at the

site, it is the only one to have remained a

significant religious centre since its foundation first

Hindu, dedicated to Vishnu, then Buddhist. Thetemple is the epitome of the high classical style of

Khmer architecture. It has become a symbol of

Cambodia, appearing on its national flag, and it is

the countrys prime attraction for visitors.

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