Address Takht-i- Bahi Buddhist Monastery, Mazdoorabad, Takht Bhai, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Diety Buddha Introduction The ruins are located about 15 kilometres from Mardan in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province. The Buddhist monastery was founded in the 1st century CE, and was in use until the 7th century. The complex is regarded by archaeologists as being particularly […]
Category: Overseas Temples
Wat Maha That, Thailand
Address Wat Maha That Naresuan Rd, Tha Wasukri, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 13000, Thailand Diety Buddha Introduction Wat Maha That or the Monastery of the Great Relic is located on the city island in the central part of Ayutthaya in Tha Wasukri sub-district. The temple is situated on the corner […]
Bamiyan Budha, Bamyan
Address Buddhas of Bamiyan Bamyan Valley, Afghanistan Diety Gautama Buddha Introduction The two colossal Bamiyan Buddhas stood as arguably the most important archaeological site in Afghanistan for well over a thousand years. They were the largest standing Buddha figures in the world. Then, in a matter of days in the spring of 2001, members of […]
Mendut Buddhist Temple, Indonesia
Address Mendut Buddhist Temple, Jl. Mayor Kusen, Sumberrejo, Mendut, Mungkid, Magelang, Jawa Tengah 56501, Indonesia Diety Buddha Introduction Mendut is a ninth century Buddhist temple located in the village of Mendut , in the Mkelong Regency, Mungkit Subdivision of Central Java , Indonesia . The temple is located at a distance of 3 km east […]
Mahayana Buddhist Temple, Indonesia
Address Mahayana Buddhist Temple Jl. Badrawati, Kw. Candi Borobudur, Borobudur, Kec. Borobudur, Magelang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia Diety Mahayana Buddhist Introduction Borobudur, also transcribed Barabudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency, not far from the town of Muntilan, in Central Java, Indonesia. It is the world’s largest Buddhist temple. The temple consists of […]
Tilla Jogian Temple , Pakistan
Address Tilla Jogian Temple Salt Range mountains, Punjab, Pakistan Diety Guru Nanak Introduction Tilla Jogian is an abandoned Hindu temple and monastic complex located on the summit of the Tilla Jogian mountain in the Salt. Range of Pakistan’s Punjab province. The complex was the most important centre for Hindu jogis in Punjab prior to 1947, […]
Katas Raj Temples- Pakistan
Address Katas Raj Temples Kalar Kahar Road, Katas, Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan Diety Shiva Introduction The Shri Katas Raj Temples also known as Qila Katas, is a complex of several Hindu temples connected to one another by walkways. The temple complex surrounds a pond named Katas which is regarded as sacred by Hindus. The complex is […]
Koh Ker Lingam- 4 – Cambodia
Address Koh Ker Lingam- 4 – Koh Ker Temple Complex, Koh Ker, Kulen district, Cambodia Diety Shiva Introduction Koh Ker Temples Complex was once an ancient capital of Cambodia, located in Srayong Cheung village, Srayong commune, Kulen district, about 49 kilometers west of the provincial town. Koh Ker temples complex is a remote archaeological site […]
Koh Ker Lingam- 3- Cambodia
Address Koh Ker Lingam- 3- Koh Ker Temple Complex, Koh Ker, Kulen district, Cambodia Diety Shiva Introduction Koh Ker Temples Complex was once an ancient capital of Cambodia, located in Srayong Cheung village, Srayong commune, Kulen district, about 49 kilometers west of the provincial town. Koh Ker temples complex is a remote archaeological site in […]
Angkor Wat Temple
Address Angkor Wat temple Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia Angkor Wat Diety Vishnu Introduction Angkor wat,(“City/Capital of Temples”) is a temple complex in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world by land area, on a site measuring 162.6 hectares (1.626 km2; 402 acres) Originally constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu […]