List of Buddhist temples
This is a list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by location.
Australia
Australian Capital Territory
- Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery (Sri Lankan)
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Victoria
Western Australia
Bangladesh
Jetabana Buddhist Vihara, Chanpur, Mithapukur, Rangpur.
Bhutan
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
- Punakha Dzong - constructed by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1637-38 it is the head monastery of the Southern Drukpa Kagyu school.
Phobjika
Thimphu
Cambodia
Angkor
Kampong Thom
Phnom Penh
- Wat Botum
- Wat Ounalom
- Wat Moha Montrey
- Wat Phnom
- Wat Preah Keo (Silver Pagoda)
Pursat
Canada
British Columbia
- International Buddhist Temple, Richmond
- Ling Yen Mountain Temple
- Thrangu Monastery (Richmond, British Columbia)
Nova Scotia
Ontario
- Fo Guang Shan Temple, Toronto Toronto Branch, Mississauga
- Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery (Theravada)
- Toronto Zen Centre
- Zen Centre of Ottawa
Quebec
People's Republic of China
Anhui
Beijing
- Big Bell Temple (Juesheng Temple)
- Fayuan Temple
- Guanghua Temple
- Guangji Temple
- Jietai Temple
- Miaoying Temple
- Tanzhe Temple
- Temple of Azure Clouds
- Tianning Temple
- Wanshou Temple
- Yonghe Temple
- Yunju Temple
- Zhenjue Temple
- Zhihua Temple
Fujian
- Cao'an (originally, a Manichaean temple)
- Guanghua Temple
- Kaiyuan Temple
- Wanfu Temple
Guangdong
- Guangxiao Temple ("Temple of Bright Filial Piety")
- Hoi Tong Temple ("Ocean Banner Temple")
- Nanhua Temple
- Temple of the Six Banyan Trees
Hainan
Hebei
Henan
Hohhot
Hubei
Hong Kong
- Chi Lin Nunnery
- Kwan Kung Pavilion
- Po Lin Monastery
- Tsing Shan Monastery
- Tsz Shan Monastery
- Yuen Yuen Institute
Jiangsu
- Hanshan Temple
- Huqiu Tower
- Jiming Temple
- Linggu Temple
- Qixia Temple
- Tianning Temple (天宁宝塔), Changzhou, the tallest pagoda in the world. Height: 153.8 metres (505 ft).
Jiangxi
Ningxia
Quanzhou
Shaanxi
Shandong
Shanghai
Shanxi
Sichuan
Tibet Autonomous Region
- Ganden Monastery
- Jokhang
- Katok Monastery
- Khorzhak Monastery
- Menri Monastery
- Mindrolling Monastery
- Nechung
- Palpung Monastery
- Palyul
- Ralung Monastery
- Sakya Monastery
- Samding Monastery
- Samye
- Sera Monastery
- Shechen Monastery
- Simbiling Monastery
- Surmang
- Tashilhunpo Monastery
- Tsi Nesar
- Tsurphu Monastery
- Yerpa
Yunnan
Zhejiang
Europe
Denmark
England
- Aruna Ratanagiri Buddhist Monastery (Harnham Buddhist Monastery), Northumberland (Thai)
- Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, Hertfordshire (Thai)
- Chithurst Buddhist Monastery (Cittaviveka), West Sussex (Thai)
- London Fo Guang Shan Temple, Marylebone, London (Chinese)
- Kadampa Buddhist Temple, Ulverston
- Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery, Watford, London (Sri Lankan)
- Nipponzan-Myōhōji Temple and Peace Pagoda at Willen, Milton Keynes (Japanese)
- Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey, Northumberland
- Wat Buddhapadipa, Wimbledon, London (Thai)
- Wat Charoenbhavana, Manchester (Thai)
France
- Village des Pruniers; Plum Village
- Kagyu-Dzong, Paris
- Vajradhara-Ling and Temple for Peace, Aubry-le-Panthou, Normandy
- Lerab Ling, Montpellier
- Pagode de Vincennes, Bois de Vincennes
Germany
- Das Buddhistische Haus (engl.: the Buddhist house; oldest Buddhist temple in Europe)
- Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery, (Theravada)
Hungary
- Hungarian Shaolin Temple
- Wonkwangsa International Zen Temple, Esztergom, Kwan Um School of Zen, Korean tradition
Italy
- Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa
- Santacittarama Buddhist Monastery, Poggio Nativa (Thai)
The Netherlands
Poland
Scotland
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
India
Andhra Pradesh
- Amaravati
- Bavikonda
- Bojjannakonda
- Nagarjunakonda
- Pavurallakonda
- Phanigiri
- Ramatheertham
- Salihundam
- Thotlakonda
Arunachal Pradesh
Bihar
- Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
- Nalanda
- Rajgir
Goa
Buddhist caves exist in following places in Goa:
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
- Dhankar Gompa
- Gandhola Monastery
- Gemur Monastery
- Gozzangwa Monastery
- Kardang Monastery
- Key Monastery
- Kibber
- Kungri Monastery
- Lhalung Monastery
- Namgyal Monastery
- Rewalsar
- Shashur Monastery
- Tabo Monastery
- Tangyud Monastery
- Tayul Monastery
Jammu and Kashmir
- Dzongkhul Monastery
- Ladakh
- Alchi Monastery
- Bardan Monastery
- Basgo Monastery
- Chemrey Monastery
- Diskit Monastery
- Hanle Monastery
- Hemis Monastery
- Hundur Monastery
- Korzok Monastery
- Kursha Monastery
- Lamayuru Monastery
- Likir Monastery
- Lingshed Monastery
- Mashro Monastery
- Matho Monastery
- Mulbekh Monastery
- Namgyal Tsemo Monastery
- Phugtal Monastery
- Phyang Monastery
- Rangdum Monastery
- Rizong Monastery
- Sani Monastery
- Sankar Monastery
- Shey Monastery
- Spituk Monastery
- Stakna Monastery
- Stok Monastery
- Stongdey Monastery
- Sumda Chun
- Takthok Monastery
- Thikse Monastery
- Zangla Monastery
Karnataka
- Namdroling Monastery
- Buddha Vihara, Gulbarga
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
- Ajanta Caves
- Aurangabad Caves
- Bedse Caves
- Bhaja Caves
- Chaitya Bhoomi
- Deekshabhoomi
- Ellora Caves
- Ghorawadi Caves
- Jogeshwari Caves
- Kanheri Caves
- Karla Caves
- Mahakali Caves
- Pandavleni Caves
- Statue of Equality
- Vishwa Shanti Stupa, Wardha
Orissa
- Brahmani temple
- Dhauli
- Lalitgiri
- Marichi temple
- Puspagiri Mahavihara
- Ratnagiri (Orissa)
- Udayagiri (Orissa)
- Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves
Sikkim
- Dubdi Monastery
- Enchey Monastery
- Pemayangtse Monastery
- Phensang Monastery
- Phodang Monastery
- Ralang Monastery
- Rumtek Monastery
- Tashiding Monastery
- Tsuklakhang Palace
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
- Parinirvana Stupa : Death (Nirvana) place of Gautam Buddha.
- Chaukhandi Stupa
- Dhamek Stupa
- Jetavana, Sravasti
- Kushinagar
- Sarnath
- Varanasi
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
Indonesia
Sumatra
West Java
Central Java
- Candi Borobudur
- Candi Mendut
- Candi Pawon
- Candi Kalasan
- Candi Sari
- Candi Sewu
- Candi Banyunibo
- Candi Plaosan
East Java
Bali
Israel
Japan
Fukui
Fukuoka
Gifu
Hiroshima
Hyōgo
- Antai-ji
- Chōkō-ji
- Engyō-ji
- Hōrin-ji
- Hōun-ji
- Ichijō-ji
- Jōdo-ji in Ono
- Kakurin-ji in Kakogawa
- Sagami-ji
- Taisan-ji in Kobe
Iwate
Kagawa
Kanagawa
Kyoto
- Adashino Nembutsu-ji
- Byōdō-in
- Chion-in (Head temple of the Jodo Shu Buddhist sect)
- Daigo-ji
- Daikaku-ji
- Daitoku-ji
- Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji
- Ginkaku-ji (Temple of the Silver Pavilion)
- Higashi-Honganji (One of two head temples of the Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist sect)
- Kinkaku-ji (Rokuonji, Deer Garden Temple, Temple of the Golden Pavilion)
- Kiyomizu-dera
- Kōdai-ji
- Kōzan-ji
- Manpuku-ji (Ōbaku temple at Uji)
- Myōshin-ji
- Nishi-Honganji (One of two head temples of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist sect)
- Nanzen-ji
- Ninna-ji
- Ryōan-ji
- Saihō-ji
- Sanjūsangen-dō
- Tenryū-ji (major temple of the Rinzai school)
- Tōfuku-ji
- Tō-ji
Miyagi
Nagano
Nagasaki
Nara
- Asuka-dera
- Daian-ji
- Gangō-ji
- Hase-dera
- Hokke-ji
- Hōki-ji
- Hōryū-ji
- Kimpusen-ji
- Kōfuku-ji
- Ōminesan-ji
- Saidai-ji
- Murō-ji
- Shin-Yakushi-ji
- Taima-dera
- Tōdai-ji
- Tōshōdai-ji
- Yakushi-ji
Osaka
- Shitennō-ji (the first Buddhist and oldest officially administered temple in Japan)
Saitama
Shiga
- Eigen-ji
- Enryaku-ji (Temple complex on a mountain northeast of the city)
- Ishiyama-dera
- Mii-dera
Shizuoka
Tochigi
Tokyo
Toyama
Wakayama
- Chōhō-ji
- Fudarakusan-ji
- Jison-in
- Mount Kōya (Temple complex)
- Negoro-ji
- Seiganto-ji
Yamagata
Yamaguchi
Yamanashi
Laos
Vientiane
- Pha That Luang, Vientiane
- Wat Si Saket, Vientiane
- That Dam, Vientiane
Luang Phrabang
- Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Phrabang
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
- Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfields
- Sin Sze Si Ya Temple
- Thai Buddhist Chetawan Temple
- Thean Hou Temple
Malacca
- Cheng Hoon Teng (oldest Buddhist temple in Malaysia)
- Xiang Lin Si Temple
Penang
- Dhammikarama Burmese Temple
- Kek Lok Si Temple (槟城极乐寺)
- Mahindarama Buddhist Temple
- Nibbinda Forest Monastery (丛林道场)
- Wat Chaiyamangkalaram
Kelantan
Perak
Pahang
Sabah
Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar
Övörkhangai
Selenge
Myanmar
Yangon Region
- Yangon (Rangoon)
- Botahtaung Pagoda
- Kaba Aye Pagoda (World Peace Pagoda)
- Shwedagon Pagoda
- Sule Pagoda
Mandalay Region
- Bagan (Pagan)
- Ananda Temple
- Bupaya Pagoda
- Dhammayangyi Temple
- Dhammayazika Pagoda
- Gawdawpalin Temple
- Htilominlo Temple
- Lawkananda Pagoda
- Mahabodhi Temple
- Manuha Temple
- Mingalazedi Pagoda
- Payathonzu Temple
- Shwegugyi Temple
- Shwesandaw Pagoda
- Shwezigon Pagoda
- Sulamani Temple
- Tharabha Gate
- Thatbyinnyu Temple
Rakhine State
- Shite-thaung Temple
- Htukkanthein Temple
- Koe-thaung Temple
- Andaw-thein Ordination Hall
- Le-myet-hna Temple
Bago Region
- Shwethalyaung Buddha (Reclining Buddha)
- Shwemawdaw Pagoda
Mon State
Shan State
Nepal
Kapilbastu District
Kathmandu District
Mustang District
Rupandehi District
- Lumbini, birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha
New Zealand
Philippines
Metro Manila
- Seng Guan Temple
- IBPS Manila, Philippines (Fo Guang Shan Manila) (菲律賓馬尼拉佛光山)
- World Fellowship of Buddhists, Philippines (世界佛教徒联谊会)
- Ocean Sky Chan Monastery, Philippines (海天禅寺)
Davao
- Lon Wa Buddhist Temple, Philippines (隆華禪寺)
Russia
Singapore
- Aaloka Buddhist Center
- Amitabha Buddhist Centre
- Bodhiraja Buddhist Society
- Buddha of Medicine Welfare Society
- Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum
- Buddhist Library
- Burmese Buddhist Temple
- Cheng Beng Buddhist Society
- Dharma Drum Singapore
- Fo Guang Shan
- Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery[2]
- Hai Inn Temple
- Hua Giam Si
- Jin Long Si Temple
- Karma Kagyud Buddhist Centre
- Nyingma Kathok Buddhist Centre
- Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Temple
- Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple
- Kwan Yin Chan Lin
- Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist Association (Singapore)
- Palelai Buddhist Temple
- Poh Ern Shih Temple
- Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple
- Siong Lim Temple
- Sri Lankaramaya Buddhist Temple
- Thekchen Choling Tibetan Buddhist Temple
- Thian Hock Keng
- Ti-Sarana Buddhist Association
- Tzu Chi Singapore
- Vipassana Meditation Centre
- Wat Ananda Metyarama Thai Buddhist Temple
South Africa
South Korea
Seoul
Gyeonggi
Gangwon
North Chungcheong
South Chungcheong
North Gyeongsang
- Bunhwangsa
- Donghwasa
- Bulguksa (including Seokguram)
- Hwangnyongsa
- Jikjisa
South Gyeongsang
- Ssanggyesa
- Tongdosa (one of the Three Jewel Temples)
- Haeinsa (one of the Three Jewel Temples)
- Busan
- Beomeosa
North Jeolla
North Pyeongan
South Jeolla
- Songgwangsa (one of the Three Jewel Temples)
- Hwaeomsa
Daejeon
Sri Lanka
Ampara
- Magul Maha Viharaya, Lahugala
- Muhudu Maha Viharaya, Pottuvil
Anuradhapura
- Atamasthana
- Sri Maha Bodhiya
- Lovamahapaya
- Ruwanwelisaya
- Mirisaveti Stupa
- Isurumuniya
- Thuparamaya
- Lankarama
- Jetavanarama
- Abhayagiriya
- Samadhi Statue
- Sela Cetiya
Badulla
Balapitiya
Colombo
- Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya, Bellanwila
- Buddhist Cultural Centre, Dehiwala
- Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo
Dambulla
Hambantota
Jaffna
Kandy
- Devanapatissa Vipassana International Meditation Centre
- Temple of the Tooth [Sri Dalada Maligawa]
Kalutara
- Asokaramaya Buddhist Temple
- Sri Bodhirukkharama Buddhist Temple of Handapangoda
Kelaniya
Kurunegala
Madampe
Mahiyanganaya
Matale
Polgahawela
Polonnaruwa
Trincomalee
Taiwan
- Chung Tai Shan (中台山), Nantou, the tallest Buddhist temple in the world. Height: 136 metres (446 ft).[3]
- Dharma Drum Mountain (Fa Gu Shan) (法鼓山), international headquarters of Dharma Drum Mountain organization
- Mengjia Longshan Temple (龍山寺)
- Fo Guang Shan (佛光山)
Tanzania
Thailand
Bangkok
- Wat Benchamabophit (marble temple)
- Wat Suthat, with Giant Swing
- Wat Ratchanadda
- Wat Phra Kaew
- Wat Pho
- Wat Arun
- Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen
Chiang Mai
- Wat Aranyawiwake
- Wat Chedi Liem
- Wat Chedi Luang
- Wat Chiang Man
- Wat Doi Mae Pang
- Wat Phra Singh
- Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep
- Wat Umong
Chiang Rai
Kanchanaburi
Nakhon Si Thammarat
Pathum Thani
Phetchabun
Saraburi
Surat Thani
Ko Samui
- Wat Phra Yai (Big Buddha)
- Wat Khunaram (Temple of the Mummy Monk)
- Wat Lamai
- Wat Plai Laem (Guanyin temple)
Phitsanulok
- Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahatat Woramahawihan
- Wat Nang Phaya
- Wat Ratchaburana, Phitsanulok
- Wat Sam Ruen
- Wat Grong Greng Rin
- Wat Laemphrathat
Uganda
United States
Arizona
California
- Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery, Redwood Valley
- Berkeley Zen Center, Berkeley
- City Of Ten Thousand Buddhas, Talmage
- Deer Park Monastery, Escondido
- Hartford Street Zen Center, San Francisco
- Hazy Moon Zen Center, Los Angeles
- Hsi Lai Temple, Hacienda Heights
- Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
- Mount Baldy Zen Center, Mount San Antonio
- Pao Fa Temple, Irvine
- Pacific Zen Institute, Santa Rosa
- San Fran Dhammaram Temple, San Francisco
- San Francisco Zen Center, San Francisco
- Shasta Abbey, Mount Shasta
- Sonoma Mountain Zen Center, Santa Rosa
- Wat Buddhanusorn, Fremont
- Wat Mongkolratanaram, Berkeley
- Yokoji Zen Mountain Center, near Idyllwild
- Zen Center of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
- Zenshuji Soto Mission, Los Angeles
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
- Byodo-In Temple, Kaneohe
- Broken Ridge Buddhist Temple, Honolulu
- Daifukuji Soto Zen Mission, Honalo
- Hawaii Shingon Mission, Honolulu
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
- Cambridge Zen Center, Cambridge
- New England Peace Pagoda, Leverett
- Valley Zendo, Charlemont
- Wat Boston Buddha Vararam, Bedford
- Wat Nawamintararachutis, Raynham
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
- Buddhist Community of Lincoln An Lạc Temple,[4] Lincoln
- Linh Quang Buddhist Center,[5] Lincoln
- Nebraska Zen Center, Omaha
New Jersey
New Mexico
- Bodhi Manda Zen Center, Jemez Springs
- Hokoji Zendo, Arroyo Seco
- Kagyu Shenpen Kunchab, Santa Fe
- Upaya Institute and Zen Center, Santa Fe
- Zuni Mountain Stupa, Grants
New York
- Chapin Mill Buddhist Retreat Center, Batavia
- Chogye International Zen Center, New York
- Chuang Yen Monastery, Kent
- Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji, Livingston Manor
- Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, Woodstock
- Mahamevnawa Buddhist Meditation Center of New York, Staten Island
- New York Mahayana Temple, Leeds
- New York Zendo Shobo-Ji, Manhattan
- Rochester Zen Center, Rochester
- USA Shaolin Temple, New York
- Still Mind Zendo, New York
- Vajiradhammapadip Temple, Centereach and Mount Vernon
- Village Zendo, New York
- Zen Center of Syracuse, Syracuse
- Zen Mountain Monastery, Mount Tremper
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Rhode Island
Texas
- American Bodhi Center, Waller County
- Chua Buu Mon, Port Arthur
- Chua Linh-Son Buddhist Temple, Austin
- Jade Buddha Temple, Houston
- Maria Kannon Zen Center, Dallas
- Wat Buddhavas of Houston, Houston
- Wat Buddhananachat of Austin, Del Valle
Utah
Virginia
Washington
- Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Temple, Seattle
- Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple, Seattle
- Sravasti Abbey, Newport
Wisconsin
Vietnam
An Giang
Bắc Ninh
Bình Dương
Đà Lạt
Đồng Nai
Hà Nội
Hồ Chí Minh City (Sài Gòn)
- Ấn Quang Pagoda
- Giác Lâm Pagoda
- Hoằng Pháp Temple
- Quan Âm Pagoda
- Thiên Hậu Temple
- Tịnh Xá Trung Tâm
- Vạn Hạnh Zen Temple
- Vĩnh Nghiêm Pagoda
- Xá Lợi Pagoda
Huế
Hưng Yên
Kiên Giang
Ninh Bình
Nam Định
Nha Trang
Phú Yên
Thái Bình
Tiền Giang
Vũng Tàu
See also
- Architecture of Bhutan
- Architecture of India
- Architecture of Mongolia
- Architecture of Nepal
- Architecture of Sri Lanka
- Architecture of Thailand
- Architecture of Vietnam
- Buddhist architecture
- Chinese architecture
- Japanese architecture
- Japanese Buddhist architecture
- Khmer architecture
- Korean architecture
- Pakistani architecture
- Thai temple art and architecture
- Tibetan architecture
Notes
- ↑ China Daily. (April 30, 2007). World's Tallest Pagoda Inaugurated. Chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
- ↑ "Convicted S'pore Buddhist monk Shi Ming Yi walks free after 6mths in jail". Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "SkyscraperPage - Chung-Tai Buddhist Temple". 2008-11-08.
- ↑ "Buddhist Community of Lincoln". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Grand opening ceremony set for new Buddhist Temple". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
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