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First of all I have to say that I love Asian temples,
Meditation, Concentration and not
only because is a place that You Find the God < That Is inside You >
but Also Because Religion Is represents every culture in
every country. If you are in a temple and you look around
then you can see and
feel all the hopes, taboos, thinking and a lot more of a Nation. As
I have The New Age Travel Site, temples play an important
role for our movies, and because of this we hade the opportunity to
see many of them in all Asia, so this is the reason that I
take the decision of make this page, and for my opinion is better to
start with the biggest temples complex.
1)
Myanmar - Bagan
 Bagan was the capital of
Ancient Myanmar, and is the main tourist destination of the
country. Nyaung is a modern market town and administrative
centre, is the favorite home base for
travelers who visit
Bagan.
Located 15 minutes from
Airport and situated on the eastern bank of the Ayeyarwaddy River,
about 193 km south of Mandalay. Myanmar Bagan is the most fascinating
place for visitors and you arrange your
sightseeing Tour by Car, Horse Cart or on your own on a
Bicycle. We choose the classic way of Horse Cart. Old Pagan
It was the focus of a network of high roads by means of which its
rulers could command a large region of fertile plains and could
dominate other major Myanmar dynastic cities.
Bagan was founded in 849 A.D. by King
Pyinbya, on the banks of the vast
Ayeyarwady river. King Anawrahta accomplished another noble
deed for the country: he introduced
Tharavada Buddhism into Myanmar with the help of Shin Arahan
a missionary monk from Thaton. It was Buddhism that influenced the
rulers of Bagan
Dynasty to build innumerable pagodas and temples in and around the
city. The city became one of the most important centres of Buddhist
learning.
Comparisons to
Angkor Wat are probably inevitable,
but Bagan is a very different place. In Angkor there are less
than 50 monuments, at Bagan are more than 2,000 temples still
standing.
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2) Cambodia -
Angkor
Wat
 The
country that today is call Cambodia is only a small piece from the
great empire that Khmers build, they was control the biggest part of
Indochina. From the start of the 13 century the empire composed in
them kingdom the Cambodia, the south Vietnam, the Lao and the
Thailand. From the time of Javararman the second an till the middle
of the 15 century the empire was famous with the name kingdom of
Camboujia or kingdom of Founan, the name Camboujia is come from the
Indian Brahman Cambou the English word Cambodia is coming from his
name. A lot of people in Cambodia they believe that all the roots of
Siam is coming from the Khmers. Angkor is one of the most
mysterious historical place on earth for many years was forgotten in
the ice of the west civilization. France rulers was the first
westerns that they explore Angkor and they was listening legends and
stories for temples that the was living Gods and Giants the most of
the colonials they not believe the local people when they talk about
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3)
Thailand -
Ayutthaya
 The ancient city of Ayutthaya
was the Thai capital for 417 years. Many ancient ruins and art works
can been see in the city that was found in 1350 by the king U-Thong.
In the second half of the 16 century, foreigners begin to come to
the kingdom and grow in number this foreigners were traders the king
grad permission to the Japanese as well as other nationalities to
settle, that time was 800 to 3.000.000 Japanese reported to been
living in Ayutthaya.
Ayutthaya today is the most visited historical park in The
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4) Myanmar
- Shwedagon Pagoda
 Shwedagon, is the Mother of all
Pagodas in Myanmar, is the landmark of Rangoon, and dominates the shape of
the city. Shwedagon means the golden pagoda. Towering to a height of 326
feet on Theingottara Hill
and The base is
surrounded by 64 small pagodas. It is believed to have been built
nearly 2600 years ago, that is, during the Buddha's life time,
According to the legend
Tappussa and Ballika two Burmese merchants that they travel
around the world, led a caravan of bullock-carts to India and there
they came across the Buddha who had just come out seven weeks of
meditation and recently attained His Enlightenment he was sitting
under a tree felling the need of food. The two brothers offered
honey balls to Buddha and received in return eight strands of
the latter's hair. After The two brothers returned from the journey
they enshrined the 3 hairs in stupa which is now the great
Shwedagon Pagoda. It is believed in Myanmar that the hill
upon which the Shwedagon Pagoda
stands was not haphazardly chosen
Tappussa and Ballika but was,
in fact, the site where the 3 Buddha’s preceding the Buddha Gotama
in this world cycle themselves deposited relicts. Buddha Kakusandha
left something that nobody knows in Theingottara Hill,
Buddha Konagamana left his water filter and Buddha Kassapa a part of
his robe. Because of this Buddha Gotama requested Tappussa and Ballika to
enshrine his relics in this location.
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5)
Indonesia - Bali Mother Temple
 Pura
Besakih Temple is the biggest and
most important Hindu temple in Bali which the local
people call Mother Temple.
Is Over a thousand years old perched on the slopes of
Mount Agung, at a
lofty 1,000 meters. Named after the Dragon God believed to inhabit
the mountain, it's said to be the only temple
where a Hindu of any caste can worship. Pura
Besakih is most
fascinating at festival times, but it is grand and impressive
whenever you go there. It owns beautiful view from the top of
temple
area where we can see the wide nature panorama until to the ocean so
that's why this temple
is many visited by tourists from all over the world. There are 18
complexes of public temple.
Each has its own name. But the word of Besakih
as a temple
refers to the whole of temple
complex in the area. The three main temples dedicated to Shiva,
Brahma and Vishnu.
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6) Nepal -
Swayambhunath Stupa
 Is the most
ancient, higher and enigmatic stupa of all in Kathmandu valley,
Swayambunath is also called
as the Monkey Temple. The pilgrim's route is a steep stone staircase of more than 300 steps. was built in 250 B.C. Is located at 3
km west of Kathmandu city.
Swayambunath
stupa is listed under world
heritage sites by UNESCO. Swayambhu, means 'Self-Created, this is a legend of a miraculous
lotus, planted by a past Buddha, the lotus mysteriously radiated a
brilliant light that covered Kathmandu valley at once.
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7) Vietnam -
Cao Dai Religion
Temple
 The story of
Cao Dai is starts in 1919 when Ngo Van Chieu one obscure civil server of the France colony that was widely read in both Eastern and Western religion
is resave a message from a superior spirit. The different with other religions is that
Cao Dai was not founded by a man like Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism but rather by God (Dai Dao) himself. That time Chieu was laying on his hammock when a huge eye appeared in front of him. It shined like the sun and was surrounded by a halo the spirit have told him that in the future of his religion he must constraint to the
DAO that means the way, in the middle of 1921 the spirit is return and give a name to him self the name is
Cao Dai hi gate, revealing.
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8)
Hong Kong - Po Lin Monastery
 The Po Lin Monastery
is located
on western
Lantau island and above Lantau's central
mountain range.
Is the islands
best known attraction
known as the 'Buddhist Kingdom in the South, and it is one of
the well-established Buddhist monasteries in
Hong Kong. Serving as a Buddhist retreat, this monastery was
originally built by three monks in 1920 with only a shrine dedicated
to Buddha. The main building at the monastery is the temple and many
monks gradually settled there. Outside of Po Lin monastery the Tian Tan Buddha is a large bronze
statue. Also known as the Giant Buddha, it is the world's tallest
outdoor seated bronze Buddha. is 34 meters high and weights 250
tons. It symbolizes the harmonious relationship between man and
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9) India - Jama Masjid Mosque
 The majestic
Jama Masjid is a masterpiece of architecture, It lies opposite the Red Fort. The Jama Masjid
mosque was begun in 1650 A.D. by the Mughal emperor Shah
Jahan to compliment his palace at the Red Fort and Completed
in 1658, this Mosque has three gateways, Four angle towers and two
40 m. high minarets in the typical Mughal style. It is the
country's largest mosque, where thousands of Muslims offer prayers. When you enter the mosque
take precaution to take off your shoes and make sure that you are
properly dressed before entering.
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10) Malaysia - Kek Lok Si Temple
 The famous temple kek lok si, that is
build in the end of a hill, near the village Ayer Hitam. Is one of the most great Sights to see on
Penang and is one of the finest
Buddhist temples in South-east Asia.
The temple was begun in 1890 and from all
appearances, construction really hasn't ever stopped.
Is include a lot of pagodas and a small temples, is a mix style of
creation of Burmese, Chinese and Thai people. The statue is Kouan
Jin the Got of mercy. Pam pom thang is one of the greatest Pagodas here, inside the
temple you can also eat for free a
vegetarian meal.
Kek lok si is also called the temple with the 1000s Buddha's
or the paradise temple, is also a wall the wall of destiny and the
monk is stick to the wall the wishes from the faithful people. Near
the wall is a library in this books is all the knowledge and the
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11) China - Temple Of
Heaven
 Is the first of the five
sacrificial temples in Beijing is located south of Beijing city. It
was first built in 1420, along with the construction of the
Forbidden City. Is the largest
extant sacrificial temple in China. The whole complex, is
provides a harmonious atmosphere for sacrificial ceremony as if
heaven and earth are integrated into one. In side the temple I meet
Leen that she was also holidays in
Beijing and she was happy to show me around. She tell me that the Construction of the
Temple of Heaven was begin in the year 1406 during the reign of the
Ming Emperor Yongle. It took 14 years to complete. The Temple is
divided by two enclosed walls into inner part and outer part.
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12) Bahrain - Al-Khamis mosque
 Al-Khamis mosque is one of
the oldest surviving mosques in the region, located in Sh.
Salman Road, is the island's largest
mosque. The traditional Islamic detail is sympathetically combined with
modern construction techniques. The building also houses the Religious Institute for Islamic Affairs. The original site and foundations are believed to date back to the late 7th century AD.
The
mosque was officially
opened on 2 of June in 1988. The two minarets are each 70 meters tall. It is an notable architectural landmark,
and is also plays a very important role in the life of the people of Bahrain.
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