Address Dhammayazika pagoda, Myanmar (Burma) Thuntekan, Bagan Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction Dhammayazika pagodaisLocated in a remote area of the Bagan plains is the magnificent Dhammayazika Pagoda. The pagoda was built by King Narapatisithu towards the end of the 12th century to enshrine a number of sacred Buddhist relics given to him by the King of […]
Category: Overseas Temples
Longmen Grottoes (Longmen Caves), China
Address Longmen Grottoes (Longmen Caves), China 13 Long Men Zhong Jie, Luolong District, Luoyang, Henan, China, 471023 Phone: +86 379 6598 0972 Moolavar Buddha Introduction The Longmen Grottoes are a series of Buddhist cave temples carved into the rock on the banks of the Yi River, south of the city of Luoyang, in Henan […]
Shwesandaw Pagoda Buddhist Stupa – Myanmar (Burma)
Address Shwesandaw Pagoda Buddhist Stupa – Myanmar (Burma) Old Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction The Shwesandaw Pagoda is a Buddhist pagoda located in Bagan, Myanmar. It is the tallest pagoda in Bagan, and contains a series of five terraces, topped with a cylindrical stupa, which has a bejeweled umbrella. The pagoda was built by King Anawrahta in 1057, and once contained terra cotta tiles depicting […]
Bagan Shinbinthalyaung Temple – Myanmar (Burma)
Address Bagan Shinbinthalyaung Temple – Myanmar (Burma) Old Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction The Shinbinthalyaung is a long, low, rectangular brick structure temple that houses the biggest reclining image of the Buddha in Bagan, a colossal 18-meter-long (60 feet) image of the 11th century. This temple is very unusual because it is […]
Candi Sumberawan (Buddhist stupa) – Indonesia
Address Candi Sumberawan (Buddhist stupa) – Indonesia Toyomarto village, Sumberawan sub district, Malang Regency, East Java, Indonesia 65153 Moolavar Buddha Introduction Sumberawan is a Buddhist stupa located in Toyomarto village, Sumberawan subdistrict, Malang Regency, East Java, Indonesia. The stupa is located in the highlands, on the southern slope of Mount Arjuno, surrounded by numerous springs. It is located about 6 kilometers north of Singhasari temple. The […]
Candi Jawi (Jawi Temple) – Indonesia
Address Candi Jawi (Jawi Temple) – Indonesia Candi Wates village, Kecamatan Prigen, Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia67157 Moolavar Shiva, Buddha Introduction Jawi temple (Candi Jawi, original name: Jajawa) is a syncretism Shiva–Buddhist candi (temple) dated from late 13th century Singhasari kingdom. The temple is located on the eastern slope of Mount Welirang, Candi Wates village, Kecamatan Prigen, Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia, approximately 31 kilometers west of Pasuruan city or 41 kilometers […]
Bima Temple, Indonesia
Address Bima Temple, Indonesia Dieng Kulon Village, Batur District, Banjarnegara Regency, Central Java Indonesia 53456 Moolavar Bima Introduction Bima Temple is one of the largest temple sites found in the Dieng Plateau area precisely in Dieng Kulon Village, Batur District, Banjarnegara Regency, Central Java. This temple is unique in that its shape is different […]
Barong Temple (Candi Barong), Indonesia
Address Barong Temple (Candi Barong), Indonesia Candisari hamlet, Bokoharjo village, Prambanan subdistrict, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia 55572 Moolavar Shiva Introduction Barong temple (Candi Barong) is a 9th-century Shiva Candi (temple) located approximately 800 meters east-southeast from Ratu Boko compound. The temple is located on a hill in Candisari hamlet, Bokoharjo village, Prambanan subdistrict, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The temple is named barong according to its kala‘s […]
Kidal Temple – Indonesia
Address Kidal Temple – Indonesia Rejokidal village, Tumpang district, Malang Regency, East Java 65156, Indonesia Moolavar Shiva Introduction Kidal (Candi Kidal) is built under the Singhasari dynasty. It is situated in the Rejokidal village in the Tumpang district of East Java, approximately 20 km east of Malang. The temple was built around 1248 and restored in the 1990s. The temple is dedicated […]
Jago Temple (Candi Jago) – Indonesia
Address Jago Temple (Candi Jago) – Indonesia Singhasari kingdom, East Java, Jawa Timur 65156, Indonesia Moolavar Shiva Introduction Jago temple (Candi Jago) is a 13th-century Shiva temple from the Singhasari kingdom in East Java, Indonesia, located about 22 km from Malang. The Nagarakretagama written in 14th century mentioned this temple, as Jajaghu (English: “majestic”), as one of the temples visited by King Hayam Wuruk during his royal tour across […]