Must See Monasteries in Asia
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Wat Benchamabophit Dusit Wanaram Ratchaworawihan
Made out of Italian white marble, the temple was designed by Prince Naris, the half-brother of King Rama V, for King Chulalongkorn, who had…
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Wat Maha That Yuwarat Rangsarit Ratchaworamahawihan
One of the ten royal temples of the highest class was originally built to house the relics of Buddha.
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Po Lin Monastery
Established in 1906, the monastery houses three statues of Buddha. Each statue represents a different life of Buddha - the past one, the…
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Shimogamo-jinga Shrine
Shimogamo Shrine is an important Shinto sanctuary in the Shimogamo district of Kyoto city's Sakyō ward. Its formal name is Kamo-mioya-jinja.
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Wat Bowon Niwet Ratchaworawihan
Come and marvel at the walls of this Royal Buddhist temple that nowadays enclose a Buddhist university.
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Horyu-ji Temple
Hōryū-ji is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
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Chi Lin Nunnery
Originally built in 1934, this Buddhist complex was redesigned in the 1990s according to the Tang dynasty style.
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Sviyazhsk Assumption Monastery
The Sviyazhsk Assumption Monastery in Sviyazhsk, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia is a male Russian Orthodox monastery, included in UNESCO…
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Ivolginsky datsan "Khambyn Sume"
Ivolginsky Datsan is the center of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia.
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Spaso-Evfimiyev Monastery
The Saviour Monastery of St. Euthymius is a monastery in Suzdal, Russia, founded in 1352.
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Haghartsin Monastery
Haghartsin is a 13th-century monastery located near the town of Dilijan in the Tavush Province of Armenia.
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Sevanavank
Sevanavank is a monastic complex located on a peninsula at the northwestern shore of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, not…
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Dormition Abbey
Abbey of the Dormition is a Catholic abbey belonging to the Benedictine Order in Jerusalem, on Mount Zion, just outside the walls of the…
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Deir al-Quruntal, Monastery of the Temptation
The Monastery of the Temptation is a Greek Orthodox monastery located in Jericho, Palestine.
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Aceldama (Field of blood)
Akeldama is the Aramaic name for a place in Jerusalem associated with Judas Iscariot, one of the original twelve apostles of Jesus.
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Vorotnavank
Vorotnavank is a monastic complex located along a ridge overlooking the Vorotan gorge, between the villages of Vaghatin and Vorotan, about…
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Ghum Monastery
Old Ghoom Monastery is the popular name of Yiga Choeling. The monastery belongs to the Gelukpa or the Yellow Hat sect and is known for its…
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Belogorskij St. Nicholas Monastery
Belogorsky Convent is a priory in Perm Krai, Russia. Located 85 km south of Perm and 50 km from Kungur, on Belaya Gora.
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Jufuku-ji
Kikokuzan Kongō Jufuku Zenji, usually known as Jufuku-ji, is a temple of the Kenchō-ji branch of the Rinzai sect and the oldest Zen temple…
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Sri Ramakrishna Temple
Belur Math is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda, the chief disciple of…
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