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The temple of Wat Phra That Doi Suthep is certainly one of the most important temples in Chiang Mai, as well as one of the most revered among all Thais. The giant Chedi (seen here), covered with gold, is the dominant sight inside. It contains the Buddha relics. Wat Prathat Doi Suthep dates back from the fourteenth century.
The whole Chiang Mai set can be viewed here.
Borobudur temple in Jogjakarta at sunrise. Located at the Java Island, it is the world's largest Buddhist temple. Now it is a UNESCO heritage and the most visited tourist attraction in Indonesia.
Extract from UNESCO
"This famous Buddhist temple, dating from the 8th and 9th centuries, is located in central Java. It was built in three tiers: a pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, the trunk of a cone with three circular platforms and, at the top, a monumental stupa. The walls and balustrades are decorated with fine low reliefs, covering a total surface area of 2,500 m2. Around the circular platforms are 72 openwork stupas, each containing a statue of the Buddha. The monument was restored with UNESCO's help in the 1970s."
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What is Theravada Buddhism?
Theravada (pronounced — more or less — "terra-VAH-dah"), the "Doctrine of the Elders," is the school of Buddhism that draws its scriptural inspiration from the Tipitaka, or Pali canon, which scholars generally agree contains the earliest surviving record of the Buddha's teachings.For many centuries, Theravada has been the predominant religion of continental Southeast Asia (Thailand, Myanmar/Burma, Cambodia, and Laos) and Sri Lanka. Today Theravada Buddhists number well over 100 million worldwide. In recent decades Theravada has begun to take root in the West.
Information provided by www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bullitt/theravada.html.
The Minoan culture was the earliest advanced civilization in Europe. The very oldest findings from this excavation site on Crete date back up to the 7th millennium (6600 - 6900) BC.
The Temple of Heaven , Beijing , China.
Constructed in 1420 ,this glorious, visually arresting building is widely regarded as the pinnacle of Ming design. For five centuries it was at the very heart of imperial ceremony. This is actually the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests & is 38 m high.
To admire the ornate detail click on the image.
Apparently Mussenden Temple is one of Ireland's most photographed places. This structure was built around 1783 and modelled on the Temple of Vesta in Italy by the architect Michael Shanahan. Mussenden Temple is located on the Mussenden Road, Castlerock, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Waterfall Temple 瀑布寺
By Daniel Arrhakis / 大仁得 赤竜 / 丹尼尔·红龙 (2023)
With the music : Japanese Ancient Music
Etenraku Imayo 《Hito ha》 Guqin solo: Qiuyue
from Uragami Gyokudo 1791 (1)
(1) Uragami Gyokudo 1745-1820 - Japanese musician, painter, poet and calligrapher. In his lifetime, he was best known as a player of the Chinese seven-string zither, the guqin, but people came to appreciate his paintings after his death. His Snow Sifted Through Frozen Clouds (凍雪篩雲図 tōunshisetsuzu) is recognized as a National Treasure.
A Creative Asian/ Japanese inspired moody mystic dreaming poetic composition in the Art Style of Hiroshi Senju using NightCafe Studio's Online Artificial Intelligence Art Generator, stock images and images of mine.
Art Collage, digital painting processes and textured layered techniques.
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Chinese temple along Nakorn Nayok road. I have such a great admiration for Chinese tasteful in arts and colourful decorations.
The Kappe Chennigaraya Temple was built by the Queen Shantala Devi in 1117 AD in the Chennikeshava temple complex at Belur.
Temples d'Angkor (Siem Reap - Cambodge)
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Double temple. The Southern half dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, while the northern half is dedicated to Horus. Built during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180–47 BC
I have taken this shot before but wanted to go back and catch it at a different time of the year. The previous shot I had taken in the Autumn and some of the leaves in the Trees had started to turn orange and brown and the temple was well hidden by long grass in the foreground. In this shot the trees are Green and the grass directly in front of me had been trodden down more to reveal the temple more. My favourite bit of the photo is the tree in the foreground - I really like it angles inwards and leads the eye into the photo. This was a very bright sunny day so I needed to find somewhere where the light wasn't too harsh so I settled for the shelter of the trees. The shadows from the trees and the bright sky above the temple was still a challenge as were the large amount of other tourists who kept walking into the scene - perseverance won out eventually.
There is a legend that Javanese people always told about this temple. The legend, a Prince named Bandung Bondowoso loved Roro Jonggrang. Not because of love, Jonggrang make a request; Bondowoso must build her a thousand temples in only one night. The Prince entered into meditation and conjured up a multitude of spirits from the earth. The request was fulfilled almost before Jonggrang ask villagers to pound a rice and make a big fire like atmosphere that form morning, attempting to make the prince and the spirits believe that the sun was about to rise. Fooled by the light and the sounds of morning time, the supernatural helpers fled back into the ground. But the prince was furious about the trick and in revenge he cursed Roro Jonggrang to stone. She became the last and the most beautiful of the thousand statues. Although the statue cannot be seen in this picture :P
I'm uploading this for Sim Jee Lee.