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Maya Devi temple at Lumbini, Nepal was the birthplace of Buddha.
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya, India was the place of Buddha's Enlightenment.
Ancient Buddhist monasteries near Dhamekh Stupa Monument Site at Sarnath, India where Buddha delivered his first teaching.
The Parinirvana Temple with the Parinirvana Stupa at Kushinagar, India where Buddha attained Parinirvana after his death

This is a list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by location.

Australia

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

South Australia

Victoria

Western Australia

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Paro Taktsang (Tiger's Nest)

Bumthang

  • Kurjey Lhakhang - one of Bhutan's most sacred temples - image of Guru Rinopche enshrined in rock.

Paro

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

Punakha

Phobjika

Thimphu

Cambodia

Prasat Angkor Wat
Wat Preah Keo Morokot
Wat Phnom.

Angkor

Kampong Thom

Phnom Penh

Pursat

Canada

British Columbia

Monastère Bouddhiste de Tam Bao Son, Canton d'Harrington, Laurentides, Québec

Nova Scotia

Ontario

People's Republic of China

The Tianning Pagoda in Beijing, built around 1120.
The Putuo Zongcheng Temple in Hebei, represents a fusion of Chinese and Tibetan architectural style.
Chi Lin Nunnery in Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Tianning Temple (Changzhou) in Jiangsu - the tallest pagoda and the tallest wooden structure in the world.[1]
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an, Shaanxi province.
Donglin Temple (Shanghai).
Golden Temple (Chinese Buddhist) at the summit of Emei Shan, in Sichuan. Emei Shan is one of the Four Sacred Mountains of Chinese Buddhism.
The Three Pagodas of Chong Sheng Temple, Dali City, Yunnan.
See also: List of Buddhist architecture in China

Anhui

Beijing

Fujian

Guangdong

Hainan

Hebei

Henan

Hohhot

Hubei

Hong Kong

Jiangsu

Jiangxi

Ningxia

Quanzhou

Shaanxi

Shandong

Shanghai

Shanxi

Sichuan

Tibet Autonomous Region

The Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet.
The Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Tibet.
See also: List of Buddhist monasteries in Tibet

Yunnan

Zhejiang

Europe

The Pagode de Vincennes, originally the Cameroon Pavilion of the 1931 Paris Colonial Exposition.
Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa in Tuscany.
Das Buddhistische Haus in Berlin - the oldest Buddhist temple in Europe.
The main stupa at Samyé Ling monastery in Scotland
Ivolginsky Datsan in Buryatia, Russia.

Denmark

England

France

Germany

Hungary

Italy

The Netherlands

See also: Buddhism in the Netherlands

Poland

Scotland

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

India

Andhra Pradesh

Bavikonda stupas, Andhra Pradesh
Stupas at Bojjannakonda in Andhra Pradesh
Buddhist Monastery Remnants, Ramatheertham, Andhra Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Bihar

Goa

Main article: List of temples in Goa

Buddhist caves exist in following places in Goa:[citation needed]

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

Gandhola Monastery, Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh
Key Monastery, Spiti, Himachal Pradesh
Tabo Monastery, Spiti, Himachal Pradesh

Jammu and Kashmir

Karnataka

Kerala

Madhya Pradesh

Sanchi

Maharashtra

Deekshabhoomi, Buddhism revival place in India
Ajanta Caves

Orissa

Dhauli, Orissa
Ratnagiri (Orissa)

Sikkim

Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

Uttar Pradesh

West Bengal

Indonesia

See also: Candi of Indonesia
Borobudur, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Sewu
Candi Banyunibo located in a paddy field southeast of Ratu Boko

Sumatra

West Java

Central Java

East Java

Bali

Israel

Japan

Main article: Buddhist temples in Japan

Fukui

Eihei-ji in Eiheiji, Fukui

Fukuoka

Gifu

Hiroshima

Hyōgo

Iwate

Kagawa

Zentsū-ji (Kūkai's birthplace)

Kanagawa

Kyoto

Kinkaku-ji (Rinzai-Shōkoku-ji sect), the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, located in Kyoto. It was built in Muromachi period.
Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto, Kyoto
See also: List of Buddhist temples in Kyoto

Miyagi

Nagano

Nagasaki

Nara

Tōdai-ji's Daibutsu in Nara, Nara
Hōryū-ji in Ikaruga, Nara

Osaka

  • Shitennō-ji (the first Buddhist and oldest officially administered temple in Japan)

Saitama

Shiga

Konpon Chū-dō of Enryakuji in Ōtsu, Shiga

Shizuoka

Tochigi

Tokyo

Danjogaran of Mount Kōya

Toyama

Wakayama

Danjogaran of Mount Kōya

Yamagata

Yamaguchi

Yamanashi

Laos

Pha That Luang

Vientiane

Luang Phrabang

Malaysia

Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang.
Sri Lanka Buddhist Temple (from Lorong Timur), Sentul, Kuala Lumpur
Puu Jih Shih Temple, Sandakan, Sabah.

Kuala Lumpur

Malacca

Penang

Kelantan

Perak

Pahang

Sabah

Mongolia

Golden Temple at Gandan Monastery in Ulan Bator.
Main article: List of Buddhist temples in Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar

Övörkhangai

Selenge

Myanmar

Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon - the most revered pagoda in Myanmar.
Ancient pagodas are built in the Mon style, Bagan.
Dhammayangyi Temple - a pyramid-shaped Buddhist temple.
Shwenandaw Monastery in Mandalay.
Shwezigon Pagoda in Bagan.
Main article: Pagodas in Burma

Yangon Region

Yangon (Rangoon)

Mandalay Region

Bagan (Pagan)
Mandalay

Rakhine State

Bago Region

Bago
Pyay

Mon State

Shan State

Nepal

Boudhanath in Kathmandu, Nepal.
The Great Drigung Kagyud Lotus Stupa in Lumbini, Nepal

Kapilbastu District

Kathmandu District

Mustang District

Rupandehi District

  • Lumbini, birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha

New Zealand

Philippines

Seng Guan Temple

Baguio

  • Baguio Buddhist temple

Davao

Metro Manila

Russia

Singapore

Main article: Buddhism in Singapore
Modern architecture of the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum in Singapore.

South Africa

South Korea

See also: Korean Buddhist temples

Seoul

Bongeunsa
See also: List of Buddhist temples in Seoul

Gyeonggi

Gangwon

Naksansa

North Chungcheong

South Chungcheong

North Gyeongsang

South Gyeongsang

Haeinsa

North Jeolla

North Pyeongan

South Jeolla

Daejeon

Sri Lanka

Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy.
Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara in Kelaniya.
Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery in Polgahawela.
Dambulla Golden Cave Temple
Ruwanwelisaya
Mahiyangana Dagoba

Ampara

Anuradhapura

Badulla

Balapitiya

Colombo

Dambulla

Hambantota

Jaffna

Kandy

Kalutara

Kelaniya

Kurunegala

Madampe

Mahiyanganaya

Matale

Polgahawela

Polonnaruwa

Trincomalee

Taiwan

Fo Guang Shan Buddha Memorial Center, Taiwan.

Tanzania

Thailand

Wat Phra Kaew in Bangkok.
Wat Rong Khun in Chiang Rai.
Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai
The wihan of Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat, Phitsanulok
Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Pathum Thani Province.
Wat Traimit contains Golden Buddha - the world's largest solid gold statue.
Wat Phra Si Sanphet
Wat Chaiwatthanaram
See also: List of Buddhist temples in Thailand

Ayutthaya

Bangkok

Chiang Mai

Chiang Rai

Lampang

Lamphun

Kanchanaburi

Nakhon Si Thammarat

Pathum Thani

Phitsanulok

Phetchabun

Saraburi

Surat Thani

Ko Samui

Uganda

United States

Hsi Lai Temple (Chinese) in Hacienda Heights, California - the largest Buddhist temple in the United States.
Byodo-In Temple (Japanese) O'ahu, Hawaii.
Deer Park Monastery meditation hall (Vietnamese) in Escondido, California.
So Shim Sa Zen Center (Korean) in Plainfield, New Jersey.
Wat Boston Buddha Vararam (Thai) in Bedford, Massachusetts.
Shambhala Center (Tibetan) in Boulder, Colorado.
Kadampa Buddhist Temple in Seattle, Washington.
Wat Buddhavas of Houston (Thai) in Houston, Texas.
Daifukuji Soto Zen Mission (Japanese) in Honalo, Hawaii - on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Linh Quang Buddhist Center (Vietnamese) in Lincoln, Nebraska.
See also: Buddhist Churches of America

Arizona

California

See also: List of sanghas in Central Valley, California and List of sanghas in San Diego County, California

Colorado

Connecticut

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

See also: Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii

Illinois

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Nebraska

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

Rhode Island

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Washington

Wisconsin

Vietnam

One Pillar Pagoda in Hanoi
Perfume Pagoda in Hanoi
Dâu Pagoda in Bắc Ninh Province is the oldest Buddhist temple in Vietnam
Bái Đính Temple in Ninh Bình Province - the largest complex of Buddhist temples in Vietnam
Thiên Mụ Pagoda in Huế
Long Sơn Pagoda in Nha Trang
Vĩnh Nghiêm Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City

An Giang

Bắc Ninh

Bình Dương

Đà Lạt

Đồng Nai

Hà Nội

See also: List of Buddhist temples in Hanoi

Hồ Chí Minh City (Sài Gòn)

Huế

See also: Buddhist temples in Huế

Hưng Yên

Kiên Giang

Ninh Bình

Nam Định

Nha Trang

Phú Yên

Sóc Trăng

Thái Bình

Tiền Giang

Vũng Tàu

See also

Notes

  1. ^ China Daily. (April 30, 2007). World's Tallest Pagoda Inaugurated. Chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
  2. ^ "Convicted S'pore Buddhist monk Shi Ming Yi walks free after 6mths in jail". Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. ^ "SkyscraperPage - Chung-Tai Buddhist Temple". 2008-11-08.
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