List of Buddhist temples

Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas sorted by location.

Australia

Australian Capital Territory

Sri Lanka Dhamma Vihara of Canberra (SLDVAC), a Buddhist Association established in 2007
Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery,( Sri Lankan)

Victoria

Bodhivana Monastery
Linh Son Buddhist Temple
Tara Institute
Quang Duc Monastery
Hoa Nghiem Buddhist Temple
Bright Moon Buddhist Society
Quang Minh Buddhist Temple

Bangladesh

Buddha Dhatu Jadi
Somapura Mahavihara (ancient monastery)

Brazil

Bhutan

Bumthang

Kurjey Lhakhang - one of Bhutan's most sacred temples - image of Guru Rinopche enshrined in rock.
Jambey Lhakhang
Lhodrak Kharchhu Monastery - a large Nyingma Buddhist college

Paro

Rinpung Dzong
Paro Taktsang (Tiger's Nest) - perched on a 1,200 meter cliff, this is one of Bhutan's most spectacular monasteries.
Kichu Lhakang

Punakha

Pungtang Dechen Photrang Dzong- constructed by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1637-38 it is the head monastery of the Southern Drukpa Kagyu school.

Phobjika

Gangteng Gonpa

Thimphu

Chagri Monastery

Cambodia

Cameroon

Azi, Yaoundé
Sombo Zendo, Eseka Village, Cameroon

Canada

Ontario

Quebec

Wat de Nancy

Chile

Templo Budista Fo Guang Shan de Chile

China

List of Buddhist Architecture in China

Anhui

Huacheng Temple

Beijing

Fujian

Guangdong

Nanhua Temple
Temple of the Six Banyan Trees
Temple of Bright Filial Piety (Guangxiao Si)

Hebei

Henan

Fragrant Mountain Temple at Longmen Grottoes
Iron Pagoda
Shaolin Temple The only Buddhist temple to mix martial arts with Zen Buddhism
Songyue Pagoda
Youguo Temple
White Horse Temple
Daxiangguo Temple

Hubei

Guiyuan Temple

Jiangsu

Tian Ning Pagoda (天宁宝塔), Changzhou, the tallest pagoda in the world. Height: 153.8 metres (505 feet).
Qixia Temple
Linggu Temple
Jiming Temple
Hanshan Temple
Huqiu Tower

Jiangxi

Donglin Temple

Shaanxi

The holy temple

Shanxi

Shandong

Shanghai

Sichuan

Bao'en Temple

Tibet (Xizang)

Yunnan

Zhejiang

Ghana

Maha Bodhi Society of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
Soka Gakkai International
Senmyo-zan Hokkei-Ji Temple

India

Andhra Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Tawang Monastery

Bihar

Goa

Buddhist caves exists in following places in Goa^[1]:

Bandora (Bandivataka)
Kudne (Kundivataka)
Arambol (Harahara)
Rivona (Rishivana)

Aquem or Aake in Madgao (Mathagrama)

Buddha idols have been found in several places,and some temples,some are still in worship and are considered now as Hindu gods. Monasteries used to exist in many places,and it can be seen from the names of the modern villages.For example,Viharas have been found in modern Divachali or ancient Dipakavishaya ,Lamgaon or ancient Lamagrama' and many other places.

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu & Kashmir

Karnataka

Kerala

Koickalethu Buddhist Temple
Buddha idol at Mavelikkara

Madhya Pradesh

Maharahstra

Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

Chudamani Vihara

Uttar Pradesh

West Bengal

Darjeeling district
- Bhutia Busty Monastery, Darjeeling
- Ghum Monastery, Darjeeling
- Mag-Dhog Yolmowa Monastery, Darjeeling
- Tharpa Choling Monastery, Kalimpong
- Zang Dhok Palri Phodang, Kalimpong
Mahabodhi Temple, Mahabodhi Society
Japanese Pagoda
Thai Temple
Burmese Temple

Indonesia

Jakarta

Aceh

North Sumatera

Vihara Gunung Timur Jl. Hang Tuah - Medan
Vihara Dewi Mazu, Jl.Pandu - Medan
Vihara Dewa Kwan Te Kong, Jl. Irian Barat - Medan
Vihara Dewi Kwan Im, Jl. Durian - Medan
Vihara Borobudur, sebelah Hotel Danau Toba - Medan
Vihara Siong Te Kong, Jl. Jurung - Medan
Vihara Siong Te Kong, Pasar III, Sunggal - Medan
Pagoda Temple, Jl. Raya Pancur Batu-Brastagi - Medan
Vihara Dharma Batama Graha Prapat, Jl. Bangun Dolok Kec. Girsang Sipangan Bolon, Danau Toba

South Sumatera

Central Java

Yogyakarta

West Java

Candi Batu Jaya

East Java

Kalimantan

Vihara Cikung - Singkawang

Bali

Vihara dharma ratna

Riau

Vihara Buddhayana Batam – Batam, Kepulauan Riau

see Candi of Indonesia

Japan

See also: Buddhist temples in Japan

Osaka

Kabusan-ji

Fukui

Eihei-ji

Gifu

Hyōgo

Kanagawa

Kyoto

Adashino Nembutsu-ji
Byōdō-in
Chion-in (Head temple of the Jodo Shu Buddhist sect)
Daitoku-ji
Enryaku-ji (Temple complex on a mountain northeast of the city)
Ginkaku-ji (Temple of the Silver Pavilion)
Higashi-Honganji (One of two head temples of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist sect)
Kinkaku-ji (Rokuonji, Deer Garden Temple, Temple of the Golden Pavilion)
Kiyomizu-dera
Mampuku-ji (Ōbaku temple at Uji)
Myoshin-ji
Nishi-Honganji (One of two head temples of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist sect)
Nanzen-ji
Ninna-ji
Ryoan-ji
Saihō-ji
Sanjusangendo
Tenryū-ji (major temple of the Rinzai school)
To-ji

Nara

Shizuoka

Taiseki-ji

Tokyo

Gokoku-ji
Kan'ei-ji
Sensō-ji
Zuishō-ji (Ōbaku temple at Shirokane, Edo)
Zenyōmitsu-ji

Kenya

Karma Thegsum Choling, Nairobi, Kenya
Theravada Buddhist Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Korea

See also: Korean Buddhist temples

Seoul

Gyeonggi

Gangwon

North Chungcheong

South Chungcheong

North Gyeongsang

South Gyeongsang

Ssanggyesa
Tongdosa (one of the Three Jewel Temples)
Haeinsa (one of the Three Jewel Temples)
Busan
Beomeosa

North Jeolla

North Pyeongan

Pohyonsa

South Jeolla

Songgwangsa (one of the Three Jewel Temples)
Hwaeomsa

Daejeon

Musangsa

Jeju

Gwaneumsa

Laos

Pha That Luang, Vientiane

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur

Jenjarom

Dong Chan Temple [3] (马来西亚佛光山东禅寺)

Malacca

Cheng Hoon Teng

Penang

Kek Lok Si Temple （槟城极乐寺）
Dhammikarama Burmese Temple, Burmah Lane
Wat Chaiya Mangkalaram, Burmah Lane
Kuan Yin Temple
Snake Temple
Than Siang Temple [4] （檀香寺）
Beow Hiang Lim Temple [5] （妙香林寺）
Tow Boo Kong Temple, Butterworth [6]

Ipoh

Sam Poh Tong Temple (三宝洞)
Ipoh Perak Tong temple (怡保霹靂洞佛寺)

Taiping

Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary

Kuching

Wong Kung Sien Sze Temple

Kota Kinabalu

Puh Toh Tze Temple （亚庇普陀寺）

Sandakan

Puu Jih Shih Buddhist Temple （山打根普济寺）

Tawau

Pu Zhao Temple （斗湖普照寺）

Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar

Ovorkhangai

Arkhangai

Zaya Gegeenii Khuree

Bayankhongor

Dornogobi

Demchogiin Khiid

Gobi-Altai

Khurhree Goliin Datsan

Khentii

Palden Preveng Khiid

Selenge

Tuv

Sardgiin Khiid (Ribo-Gejai-Gandang-Shedrubling)

Myanmar

Yangon Division

Yangon (Rangoon)

Botahtaung Pagoda
Chauk-htat-gyi Buddha Temple
Gaba Aye Pagoda (World Peace Pagoda)
Ko-htat-gyi Buddha Temple
Kyauktawgyi Buddha Temple
Melamu Temple
Maha Wizaya Pagoda (Maha Vihara Pagoda)
Nga-htat-gyi Buddha Temple
Shwedagon Pagoda
Sule Pagoda

Mandalay Division

Amarapura

Kyauktawgyi Pagoda
Pahtodawgyi Pagoda

Bagan (Pagan)

Mandalay

Atumashi Monastery
Kuthodaw Pagoda
Kyauktawgyi Buddha Temple
Mahamuni Buddha
Sandamuni Pagoda
Shwenandaw Monastery

Mingun

Hsinbyume Pagoda
Mingun Pagoda

Sagaing

Kaunghmudaw Pagoda

Rakhine State

Bago Division

Bago

Pyay

Mon State

Kyaiktiyo Pagoda

Shan State

Nepal

Kathmandu District

Lalitpur District

Ashok Stupa, Pulchowk
Ashok Stupa, Lagankhel
Bungmati
Shankerdev Samskarita Mayurvarna Mahavihara (Bhinche Baha)
Indradev Samskarita Jay Manohar Varma Mahavihara (Su Baha)
Baladhar Gupta SamskaritaBaladhar Gupta Mahavihara (Yachhu Bahal)
Divya diwakar SamskaritaShree Vaisyavarna Mahavihara (Guji Baha)
Shivadev Samskarita Rudravarna Mahavihara (Uku Bahal)
Balarcana Dev Samskarita Jyesthavarna Mahavihara (Tanga Bahal)
Mandeva Samskarita Chakravarna Mahavihara (Cuka Bahal)
Bhuvanakar Samskarita Dharmakirti Mahavihara (Ta Baha)
Laxmi Kalyan Varma SamskaritaRatnakar Mahavihara (Ha Bahal)
Bidhyadharsarma Samskarita Yashodharvarma Mahabihara (Bu Bahal)
Sri Vaccha Mahavihara (Si Baha)
Rudradev Gargagotra Varma Samskarita Dattanama Mahavihara (Dau Baha)
Bhaskerdev Samskarita Hiranyabarna Mahavihara (Kwa Bahal)
Guna Laxmi Varma Samskarita Guna Laxmi Mahavihara (Dhum Baha)
Surya Varma Samskarita Vajrakirti Mahavihara (Wam Baha)
Rudradev Nangapala Samskarita Jyotivarna Mahavihara (Jyo Baha)

Surkhet District

Kankre Bihar

Rasuwa District

Muktinath

Kapilbastu District

Lumbini

New Zealand

Fo Guang Shan Temple, Auckland, North Island
Dunedin Meditation Center^[7], Dunedin

Philippines

Cebu

Vihara Phu Sian See
Chu Un Temple (慈恩寺)

Davao

Lon Wa Buddhist Temple

Iloilo

Iloilo Fo Guang Yuen (怡朗佛光緣)

Manila

Temple of Ten Thousand Buddhas
I.B.P.S. Manila, Philippines (Fo Guang Shan Manila) (菲律賓馬尼拉佛光山)
Ongpin Fo Guang Yuen (王彬佛光緣)

Negros Occidental

Yuan Thong Temple (圓通寺), Bacolod City

Palawan

Vihara Van Phat

Singapore

Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Temple
Thekchen Choling Tibetan Buddhist Temple
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum^[8]

South Africa

Wat Buddha Johannesburg
Cape Town Meditation Centre

Bronkhorstspruit

Nan Hua

Sri Lanka

Anuradhapura

Atamasthana, Anuradhapura
Sri Maha Bodhiya, Anuradhapura
Lovamahapaya, Anuradhapura
Maha Viharaya, Anuradhapura
Mihinthale, Anuradhapura
Ruwanwelisaya, Anuradhapura
Mirisaveti Stupa, Anuradhapura
Isurumuniya, Anuradhapura
Thuparamaya, Anuradhapura
Lankarama, Anuradhapura
Jetavanarama, Anuradhapura
Abhayagiri Dagaba, Abhayagiriya, Anuradhapura
Kuttam Pokuna, Anuradhapura
Samadhi Statue, Anuradhapura
Veheragala Sirisangabo Rajamaha Viharaya Officiel Web Site,
Stupa at Veheragala

Sri Sarananda Pirivena, Anuradhapura
Vijithapura Rajamaha Viharaya, Vijithapura, Kalawewa
Auwkana Rajamaha Viharaya, Auwkana

Balapitiya

Kothduwa temple, Maduganga River

Dambulla

Dambulla cave temple, Dambulla

Kandy

Temple of the Tooth, Kandy

Kelaniya

Raja Maha Vihara, Kelaniya

Madampe

Senanayake Aramaya, Madampe

Panadura

Rankoth Viharaya, Panadura

Taiwan

Chung Tai Shan (中台山), Nantou, the tallest Buddhist temple in the world. Height: 136 metres (446 feet).^[2]
Dharma Drum Mountain (Fa Gu Shan) (法鼓山), international headquarters of Dharma Drum Mountain organization founded by Ven. Sheng-yen.
Mengjia Longshan Temple (龍山寺)
Fo Guang Shan (佛光山)

Tanzania

Tanzania Buddhist Temple and Meditation Center, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Thailand

See List of Buddhist temples in Thailand.

Bangkok

Chiang Mai

Chiang Rai

Kanchanaburi

Tiger Temple

Pathum Thani

Wat Phra Dhammakaya

Saraburi

Wat Tham Krabok

Phayao

Wat Nantarama

Phitsanulok

Europe

Denmark

England

Aruna Ratanagiri Buddhist Monastery (Harnham Buddhist Monastery), Northumberland (Thai)
Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, Hertfordshire (Thai)
Chithurst Buddhist Monastery (Cittaviveka), West Sussex (Thai)
Dhamma Nikethanaya International Buddhist Centre [9], Letchworth SG6 (Sri Lankan)
Dhammatalaka Peace Pagoda - Birmingham
Fo Guang Shan, Marylebone, London (Taiwanese)
Jamyang Buddhist Centre,The Old Courthouse, Kennington, London SE11 [10]
Kadampa Buddhist Temple, Ulverston
Kagyu Samye Dzong London Tibetan Buddhist Centre, Walworth, SE17 [11]
London Buddhist Vihara [12], Chiswick, London W4 (Sri Lankan)
Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery [13], Watford,London (Sri Lankan)
Nipponzan-Myōhōji Temple and Peace Pagoda at Willen, Milton Keynes (Japanese)
Padmaloka Buddhist Retreat Centre, Norfolk
Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey, Northumberland
Wat Buddhapadipa, Wimbledon, London (Thai)
Wat Charoenbhavana, Manchester (Thai)
Phra Dhammakaya London, Woking
Oxford international Meditation Centre,Oxford,England

France

Village des Pruniers; Plum Village
Kagyu-Dzong, Paris
Vajradhara-Ling and Temple for Peace, Aubry-le-Panthou, Normandy
Ganden Ling, Veneux-les-Sablons
Kagyu Rintchen Tcheu Ling, Montpellier
Thar Deu Ling, Chelles, Seine-et-Marne
Temple bouddhique Linh Son, Joinville-le-Pont, Île-de-France
Lerab Ling, Montpellier
Drukpa Plouray Plouray
Dashang Kagyu Ling, à Toulon-sur-Arroux en Saône-et-Loire
Karmaling à Arvillard, en Savoie
Dhagpo Kagyu Ling, Dordogne
Institut Vajra Yogini, Lavaur, Tarn
Temple Zen Soto Ho Sho Ji, Belvès Dordogne
Nalanda Monastery

Germany

Jōdo-Shinshū Buddhist Temple, Düsseldorf (Japanese)
Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery, (Theravada)
Wat Thai, Munich
Tibetisches Zentrum, Hamburg

Italy

Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa
Santacittarama Buddhist Monastery, Poggio Nativa (Thai)

Netherlands

He Hua (Lotus Flower) temple Amsterdam
The Buddharama Temple, Waalwijk, Netherlands

Scotland

Kagyu Samyé Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre

Slovenia

Buddhist Congregation Dharmaling

Sweden

Russia

List of Buddhist temples in Russia

Uganda

The Uganda Buddhist Centre, Kampala, Uganda

United States

Alaska

Arizona

Colorado

Connecticut

Phuoc Long Buddhist Temple, Bridgeport

California

District of Columbia

Watt Thai Washington DC

Georgia

Georgia Buddhist Vihara

Florida

Hawaii

Illinois

The Buddhist Temple of Chicago [14] (Chicago, Illinois)
Chicago Shaolin Temple [15] (Chicago, Illinois)
Dharma Drum Mountain ddmchicago.org
Daiyuzenji Rinzai Zen Temple (Chicago, Illinois)
International Buddhism Friendship Association; Chinese Chan Buddhist Temple in Chinatown, Chicago, Illinois
Ratanaram Buddhist Temple (Rockford, Illinois)
Shambhala Meditation Center of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Wat Buddhadhamma, Willow Brook, Illinois
Wat Dhammaram, Chicago, Illinois
Wat Phrasriratanamahadhatu, Chicago, Illinois

Indiana

Vihara Mon Buddhist, Fort Wayne

Kentucky

Furnace Mountain , Stanton, Kentucky
Lexington Nichiren Buddhist Temple, Lexington, Kentucky
Vietnamese Buddhist Temple, Bedford, Kentucky

Louisiana

New Orleans Zen Temple

Maine

Treetop Zen Cultural Center of Maine

offering residential and non residential Zen training www.treetopzencenter.org

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Zen Buddhist Temple, Ann Arbor
Jewel Heart, Ann Arbor
The Midwest Buddhist Meditation Center, Warren County, Missouri

Missouri

Wat Phrasriratanaram, Florissant, Missouri

Nebraska

Lotus Zen Temple^[3]

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

Blue Cliff Monastery
Chapin Mill Zen Retreat Center
Chua Thap Phuong
Chuang Yen Monastery
Karma Triyana Dharmachakra
Mahayana Temple South Cairo
Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery (Theravada)
Namgyal Monastery
New York Buddhist Vihara
Rochester Zen Center
The Tibet Center
Vajiradhammapadip Temple
Zen Center of Syracuse
Zen Mountain Monastery

North Carolina

Burmese Buddhist Monastery, 6612 Brass Rd,Jamestown, NC 27282, Ph:336-882-5012

Ohio

Ohio Buddhist Vihara, Cincinnati, OH

Oklahoma

Wat Chairatanaram, Oklahoma City, OK
Wat Lao Buddharam, Oklahoma City, OK

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Chua Bo De, Philadelphia
Zen Sanctuary of Pittsburgh, New Kensington, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Buddhist Center, Pittsburgh
Stillpoint Soto Zen Community, Pittsburgh
Tibetan Buddhist Center of Philadelphia
Mahayana Buddhist Center( Ananda) Yeagertown, PA
Mongkoltepmunee Temple, Bensalem, Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Providence Zen Center

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

American Bodhi Center, Hempstead, Texas
Austin Buddhist Vihara, Pflugerville, Texas
Buddhist Center of Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Foundation, USA Houston, Texas
Chua Buu Mon, Port Arthur
Chua Linh-Son Buddhist Temple, Austin, Texas
Chua Linh-Son Buddhist Temple, Houston, Texas
Chua Linh-Son Buddhist Temple S.W., Houston, Texas
Chua Linh-Son Buddhist Temple, Leander, Texas
Chung Tai Zen Center of Houston, Houston, Texas
Chung Tai International Retreat Center, Houston, Texas
Dao Quang Temple, Garland, Texas
Dawn Mountain, Houston, Texas
Dhamma Sahaya Society of America Jayavati Buddhist Vihara, Houston, Texas
Houston Buddhist Vihara, Houston, Texas
Houston Zen Community, Houston, Texas
Huong Dao Buddhist Temple, Hempstead, Texas
International Buddhist Progressive Society Fo Guang Shan Hsiang Yun Temple , Austin, Texas
International Buddhist Progressive Society Fo Guang Shan Chung Mei Temple, Stafford, Texas
Lien Hoa Buddhist Monastery, Irving, Texas
Phap Luan Buddhist Culture Center, Houston, Texas
Texas Buddhist Association Jade Buddha Temple, Houston, Texas
Texas Cambodian Buddhist Society , Houston, Texas
Theravada Dhamma Society of America, Austin, Texas
Thubet Rinchen Ling, Houston, Texas
Tu Bi Buddhist Temple, Cypress, Texas
Vietnam Buddhist Center, Sugar Land, Texas
Wat Ang Korchum Cambodian Temple, Houston, Texas
Wat Buddhavas of Houston, Houston, Texas
Wat Buddha Ratanram, Keller, Texas
Wat Buddhamahamunee Buddhist Meditation Center, Arlington, Texas
Wat Buddhananachat of Austin, Del Valle, Texas
Wat Khermararam Cambodian Buddhist Temple, Houston, Texas
Wat Pah Samarkki, Killeen, Texas
Wat Phouthasnankhy Lao, Houston, Texas
Wat pa Buddhayan, Sugar Land, Texas
Wat pa Sri Thanvorn, Houston, Texas^[5]

Utah

Kanzeon Zen Center, Salt Lake City
Wat Dhammagunaram, Salt Lake City

Vermont

Glen Ard Abbey, Saxtons River, Vermont

Virginia

Washington

Atammayatarama Buddhist Monastery, Woodinville, Washington.
Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Temple, Seattle
Seattle Buddhist Church, Seattle
Wat Lao Dhammacetiyaram, Seattle

Wisconsin

Deer Park Buddhist Center and Monastery, Oregon
Buddha Haksa Temple, Waukesha
Korinji Rinzai Zen Monastery

Vietnam

Bac Giang

Bo Da Temple

Bac Ninh

Lam Dong

Dong Nai

Buu Phong Temple

Quang Nam

Covered Bridge Temple

Hanoi

Hai Duong

Con Son Temple and Chi Linh Relics Complex

Ho Chi Minh City

Hue

Hung Yen

Chuong Temple

Ninh Binh

Nam Dinh

Pho Minh Temple

Quang Ninh

Thai Binh

Keo Temple

Soc Trang

Ma Toc Temple

Tien Giang

Vinh Trang Temple

References

^ "Dunedin Meditation Center". 2008-11-08.
^ "SkyscraperPage - Chung-Tai Buddhist Temple". 2008-11-08.
^ "Letchworth Dhamma Nikethanaya Buddhist Centre". 2008-11-08.
^ "Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum". 2010-03-15.
"The Council of Thai Bhikkhus in the USA". 2009.
"Buddhism Directory of Africa". 2010.

^ Larsen, Karin (1998). Faces of Goa: a journey through the history and cultural revolution of Goa and other communities influenced by the Portuguese. Gyan books. p. 507. ISBN 8121205840, 9788121205849. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)
^ SkyscraperPage - Chung-Tai Buddhist Temple^[1]
^ "Lotus Zen Temple". Retrieved 2010-01-03.
^ "Seabrook Buddhist Temple". Retrieved 2009-11-28.
^ [2]

External links

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[Goa-1] Larsen, Karin (1998). Faces of Goa: a journey through the history and cultural revolution of Goa and other communities influenced by the Portuguese. Gyan books. p. 507. ISBN 8121205840, 9788121205849. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)

[2] SkyscraperPage - Chung-Tai Buddhist Temple^[1]

[lotuszen-3] "Lotus Zen Temple". Retrieved 2010-01-03.

[seabrook-4] "Seabrook Buddhist Temple". Retrieved 2009-11-28.

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v t e Topics in Buddhism
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Foundations	Four Noble Truths Three Jewels Buddha Dharma Sangha Noble Eightfold Path Nirvana Middle Way
The Buddha	Tathāgata Birthday Four sights Eight Great Events Great Renunciation Physical characteristics Life of Buddha in art Footprint Relics Iconography in Laos and Thailand Films Miracles Family Suddhodāna (father) Māyā (mother) Mahapajapati Gotamī (aunt, adoptive mother) Yaśodharā (wife) Rāhula (son) Ānanda (cousin) Devadatta (cousin) Places where the Buddha stayed Buddha in world religions
Bodhisattvas	Avalokiteśvara Guanyin Mañjuśrī Mahāsthāmaprāpta Ākāśagarbha Kṣitigarbha Samantabhadra Vajrapāṇi Skanda Tārā Metteyya/Maitreya
Disciples	Kaundinya Assaji Sāriputta Mahamoggallāna Ānanda Mahākassapa Aṅgulimāla Anuruddha Mahākaccana Nanda Subhūti Puṇṇa Mantānīputta Upāli Mahapajapati Gotamī Khema Uppalavanna Asita Channa Yasa
Key concepts	Avidyā (Ignorance) Bardo Bodhicitta Buddha-nature Dhamma theory Dharma Enlightenment Five hindrances Indriya Karma Kleshas Mental factors Mindstream Parinirvana Pratītyasamutpāda Rebirth Saṃsāra Saṅkhāra Skandha Śūnyatā Taṇhā (Craving) Tathātā Ten Fetters Three marks of existence Anicca Dukkha Anattā Two truths doctrine
Cosmology	Ten spiritual realms Six Paths Deva realm Human realm Asura realm Hungry Ghost realm Animal realm Naraka Three planes of existence
Branches	Mahayana Zen Chinese Chan Japanese Zen Korean Seon Vietnamese Thiền Pure Land Tiantai Huayan Risshū Nichiren Madhyamaka Yogachara Vajrayana Tibetan Buddhism Chinese Esoteric Buddhism Shingon Dzogchen Theravada Navayana Early Buddhist schools Pre-sectarian Buddhism Basic points unifying Theravāda and Mahāyāna
Practices	Bhavana Bodhipakkhiyādhammā Brahmavihara Mettā Karuṇā Mudita Upekkha Buddhābhiṣeka Dāna Devotion Deity yoga Dhyāna Faith Five Strengths Iddhipada Meditation Mantras Kammaṭṭhāna Recollection Smarana Anapanasati Samatha-vipassanā (Vipassana movement) Shikantaza Zazen Tukdam Koan Ganana Mandala Tonglen Tantra Tertön Terma Merit Mindfulness Mindful Yoga Satipatthana Nekkhamma Nianfo Pāramitā Paritta Puja Offerings Prostration Music Refuge Sādhu Satya Sacca Seven Factors of Enlightenment Sati Dhamma vicaya Pīti Passaddhi Śīla Five precepts Eight precepts Bodhisattva vow Pratimokṣa Threefold Training Śīla Samadhi Prajñā Vīrya Four Right Exertions Twenty-two vows of Ambedkar
Nirvana	Bodhi Bodhisattva Buddhahood Pratyekabuddhayāna Four stages of awakening Sotāpanna Sakadagami Anāgāmi Arhat
Monasticism	Bhikkhu Bhikkhunī Śrāmaṇera Śrāmaṇerī Anagārika Ajahn Sayadaw Zen master Rōshi Lama Rinpoche Geshe Tulku Western tulku Kappiya Donchee Householder Upāsaka and Upāsikā Achar Śrāvaka Ten principal disciples Shaolin Monastery
Major figures	The Buddha Nagasena Aśvaghoṣa Nagarjuna Asanga Vasubandhu Kumārajīva Buddhaghosa Buddhapālita Dignāga Bodhidharma Zhiyi Emperor Wen of Sui Songtsen Gampo Xuanzang Shandao Padmasambhava Saraha Atiśa Naropa Karmapa Hōnen Shinran Dōgen Nichiren Shamarpa Dalai Lama Panchen Lama Ajahn Mun B. R. Ambedkar Ajahn Chah Thích Nhất Hạnh
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