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Bangkok, Thailand
This is a small section of the wall of a chedi or stupa at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. We were told that the buildings of this complex were made in the Cambodian Buddhist style.
pagode Thien Minh, temple bouddhique de Sainte Foy-lès-Lyon
dans le quartier de la Gravière, au 51 rue de Cuzieu
Wikipedia: Wat Phra Kaew is one of the oldest and most revered Buddhist temples in Chiang Rai. It is unclear when the temple was founded. The temple was originally called Wat Pa Ya or Wat Pa Yea (Thai: วัดป่าเยี้ยะ, meaning the Temple in the Golden Bamboo Forest), as it was surrounded by a dense yellow bamboo grove locally known as Yeah or Yah. In 1434 the temple's octagonal Chedi (Pagoda) was struck by lightning and it fell apart to reveal a Buddha covered with stucco inside. The Buddha was then placed in the abbot's residence, who later noticed that stucco on the nose had flaked off, revealing a green figure inside. The abbot removed all the stucco and found a Buddha image made of a green semi-precious stone, which became known as Phra Kaew Morakot or the Emerald Buddha. "Emerald" here simply means "green colored" in Thai. The temple has been thus called Wat Phra Kaew after this holy Buddha image ever since.
In 1990, a new Phra Kaew Marakot image was commissioned and carved in China out of Canadian jade in honor of Somdej Phra Srinagarindra, the Princess Mother's ninetieth birthday. The image is an intentionally close but not exact replica of the Phra Kaew Marakot in Bangkok; it is 48.3 cm wide across the lap and at 65.9 cm high, it is just 0.1 cm shorter than the original. The new image is called Phra Yok Chiang Rai (Chiang Rai Jade Buddha) and is housed in Haw Phra Yok. A dedication ceremony was held in Bangkok on 20 September 1991 (B.E. 2534) and the image was installed with a grand procession at Wat Phra Kaew, Chiang Rai on 19 October of the same year.
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A Buddhist mural on a brick wall in Boston's Chinatown, containing the Buddha, Lao-Tso (on the Buddha's right), Confucius (on the Buddha's right), the yin-yang symbol, and the four dragons of Chinese folklore.
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A boat ride on the Irrawaddy river will take you to Mingun. This is a must see in the Mandalay area. From the beginning this is an amazing adventure. Getting to one's boat crossing the bows of several others and hanging onto hands and bamboo poles offered by boatmen is an exhilarating start. Once on board the ride is peaceful and the views pastoral. From the pier you can either walk to the Paya or take an ox cart marked as taxi. The Paya is a Buddhist temple. As we arrived at Mingun the enormity of the temple becomes apparent, but until you are standing next to it it is hard to comprehend. The Mingun Pagoda is a massive unfinished pagoda built at the end of the 18th century, that was meant to be the largest pagoda in the country. This unfinished behemoth was supposed to be seen from a distance to demonstrate the kings power, but alas it was never finished. Two large earthquakes did considerable damage to the Mingun Pagoda. During the 1838 earthquake the heads of the giant Chinthes broke off and rolled into the Irrawaddy river. The Hsinbyume Pagoda, also called the Myatheindan Pagoda, lies in the north of the town of Mingun, very close to the stupa of Mingun Pahtodawgyi. The pagoda, which is snow white in color, resembles the description of Mount Meru which is a Buddhist, mythological mountain. The architecture of the pagoda deviates significantly from the Burmese model of pagodas. This is truly worth a half day, just to get out of the city.
Arrived at the Mingun Pier you can either walk to the Paya or take an ox cart marked as taxi. The friendly old driver showed us around and took us to Mingun Pagoda, The Pondaw Pagodam, The Mingun bell and Hsinbyume Pagoda. The white Hsinbyume Pagoda can only be entered by bare feet. This large pagoda on the northern side of Mingun built in 1816. The pagoda was badly damaged by an earthquake in 1836 and was restored by King Mindon in 1874.
De Irrawaddy of Ayeyarwady is de belangrijkste rivier van Myanmar. Met een lengte van ruim 2170 kilometer is het ook één van de grootste rivieren van Zuidoost-Azië. De rivier stroomt van noord naar zuid door Myanmar, vanaf het gebergte van de Himalaya naar de Andamanse Zee, waar de rivier een 300 kilometer brede rivierdelta vormt. De rivier wordt ook wel de Road to Mandalay genoemd. Al ongeveer 1200 jaar vormt de rivier de levensader van het land. Vele steden, waaronder een van de voormalig hoofdsteden van Myanmar, Mandalay, zijn aan de rivier gelegen. Veel van deze steden zijn nog steeds voor het grootste deel van hun handel afhankelijk van de rivier. Naast dit belang voor de scheepvaart is de Irrawady ook een belangrijke visgrond voor de bevolking. Ook zijn duizenden hectaren landbouwgrond in de nabijheid van de rivier afhankelijk van het rivierwater voor irrigatie van de gewassen Een relaxte bootreis van ruim een uur brengt je vanuit Mandalay in Mingun. Bij de pier namen we de lokale taxi een ossenkar! De vriendelijke "chauffeur" bracht ons naar alle bezienswaardigheden. Zoals de plaats waar ’s werelds grootste tempel had moeten staan. De plotselinge dood van koning Bodawpaya in 1819 maakte echter een abrupt einde aan de Birmese bouwlust. Een aardbeving in 1838 bracht nog meer onheil. Ondanks alle onheilstijdingen is het schouwspel vanaf de boot op Mingun Paya nog immer bijzonder indrukwekkend te noemen. Dit bouwwerk, door zo’n twintigduizend slaven gemaakt, is na de dood van de toenmalige koning nooit afgemaakt door zijn 122 kinderen. De grootste koperen bel ter wereld kreeg na de aardbeving een nieuw onderdak. De bel is vier meter hoog en heeft een omtrek van vijf meter. De grote witte Hsinbyume Pagoda aan de noordelijke kant van Mingun is gebouwd in 1816. De pagode werd zwaar beschadigd door een aardbeving in 1836 en werd gerestaureerd door koning Mindon in 1874.
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Daishō-in or Daisyō-in is a historic Japanese temple complex with many temples and statues on Mount Misen, the holy mountain on the island of Miyajima, off the coast of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan. It is the 14th temple in the Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage and famous for the maple trees and their autumn colors. It is also called "Suishō-ji". Including Mt. Misen, Daishō-in is within the World Heritage Area of Itsukushima Shrine.
In this temple there is a flame which is said to have been burning since its foundation, for more than 1200 years.
The 14th Dalai Lama visited Itsukushima to celebrate the 1200th-year of Daishō-in from 3 to 8 November 2006
Here is a not very good photo of the Five-Storied Pagoda of Sensoji Temple (showing four stories only), one of the most famous in Japan.
In 942, Taira-no-Kinmasa built the Five-storied Pagoda and the Main Hall of Senso-ji Temple. The pagoda met with destruction and fire several times during its history and burned to the ground in World War II. It was rebuilt in 1973 with a steel frame and reinforced concrete and is now 48m high (53m from the ground up). Relics of the Buddha received from Sri Lanka in 1966 are enshrined on the top floor.
Senso-ji:
Early in the morning on March 18, 628, when the capital of Japan was in Asuka, in what is now a part of Nara Prefecture, Hinokuma Hamanari and his brother Takenari were fishing in the Sumida River. Bringing in their net, they were surprised to see that it held one statue . When Haji no Nakatomo, village headman of what is now Asakusa, realized what they had was a statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva (Sho Kanzeon Bosatsu),Kannon called usually.he devoted himself to Buddhism. He remade his house into a temple soon and devoted the rest of his life to worship and holding memorial services for this Kannon.
In 645, a Buddhist priest named Shokai came to this region and built a hall for the Kannon. Following a revelation he received in a dream, Shokai decided to hide the statue from view. Since that time, it has remained never unveiled.
Asakusa at the time was a small fishing village located in an estuary of Tokyo Bay in the vast wilderness of the area known as Musashino. It grew and flourished as people arrived in increasing numbers to worship. When Ennin (794-864), head priest of Enryaku-ji (the main temple of the Tendai School of Buddhism) visited Senso-ji in the mid-ninth century, he created a statue identical to the main image (absolutely Hibutsu) so that it could be shown rarely to the public.
During the Kamakura Period (1185-1333), the Shoguns demonstrated great devotion to Senso-ji. Gradually, other prominent figures, including military leaders and literati, followed their example, and the temple’s importance increased. In 1590 Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first Tokugawa Shogun, designated Senso-ji as the temple where prayers of the shogunate would be offered. After that the successive Tokugawa Shoguns had often visited Senso-ji and the belief in Kannnon of the Senso-ji had spread among common people during the Edo Period(1603-1867).
As from the end of the 18th century through the 19th century Edo city developed into the largest population city in the world , the culture specific to Edo flowered and Asakusa had become the cultural center in Edo.
In the modern times Asakusa has been the popular culture center such as theater,movie,music and vaudeville.
Senso-ji is the oldest temple in Tokyo and also called Asakusa Kannon because it houses the Kannon, It is known throughout Japan. This important center of worship draws 30 million visitors every year.
Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo