Buddhist Temples

Below is an illustrated index of the 56 Buddhist Temples profiled on Sacred Destinations so far. For photo credits, please see corresponding articles.

Featured Buddhist Temples

Seokguram Grotto South Korea An 8th-century Buddhist cave temple in the hills above Bulguksa, this is the only structure surviving fully intact from the Silla era. Longhua Temple Shanghai, China The largest and busiest Buddhist temple in Shanghai, Longhua is famed for its 10th-century pagoda and peach blossoms. Also notable is a gilded Buddha statue under a carved dome. Ajanta Caves Maharashtra, India A series of 29 Buddhist cave temples dating from as early as the 2nd century BC, the Ajanta Caves contain some of the best masterpieces of Buddhist art in India.

All Buddhist Temples (by Country) Angkor Wat Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia Bayon Temple Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia Ta Prohm Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia Angkor Thom Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia Wat Phnom Phnom Penh, Cambodia Giant Buddha of Leshan Leshan, Sichuan, China Longmen Caves Henan, China Lama Temple Beijing, China Mogao Caves Gansu, China Shaolin Temples Henan, China White Horse Temple Luoyang, Henan, China Jade Buddha Temple (Yufo Si) Shanghai, China Longhua Temple Shanghai, China Ajanta Caves Maharashtra, India Kushinagar Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India Mahabodhi Temple Bodhgaya, India Ellora Caves Maharashtra, India Borobudur Java, Indonesia Kinkakuji Kyoto, Kansai, Japan Todaiji Nara, Kansai, Japan Great Buddha Kamakura, Kanto, Japan Hasedera Kamakura, Kanto, Japan Ginkakuji Kyoto, Kansai, Japan Kiyomizudera Kyoto, Kansai, Japan Sensoji Tokyo, Kanto, Japan Adashino Nenbutsuji Kyoto, Kansai, Japan Swayambhunath Stupa Kathmandu, Nepal Boudhanath Stupa Kathmandu, Nepal Kumari Ghar Kathmandu, Nepal Lumbini Nepal Chinese Buddhist Temple Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands Ivolginksy Datsan Ivolginsk, East Siberia, Russia Bulguksa North Gyeongsang, South Korea Haeinsa Gyeongsang Province, South Korea Seokguram Grotto South Korea Wat Arun Bangkok, Thailand Wat Pho Bangkok, Thailand Wat Benchamabophit Bangkok, Thailand Wat Phra Kaew Bangkok, Thailand Wat Suthat Bangkok, Thailand Wat Mahathat Bangkok, Thailand Wat Traimit Bangkok, Thailand Wat Saket Bangkok, Thailand Wat Chedi Luang Chiang Mai, Thailand Wat Phra Singh Chiang Mai, Thailand Wat Chet Yot Chiang Mai, Thailand Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Chiang Mai, Thailand Wat Chiang Man Chiang Mai, Thailand Old Sukhothai Historical Park Sukhothai, Thailand Jokhang Temple Lhasa, Tibet Drepung Monastery Lhasa, Tibet Samye Monastery Tibet Hua Zang Si Temple San Francisco, California, USA Hsi Lai Temple Los Angeles, California, USA Betsuin Buddhist Temple Seattle, Washington, USA Sakya Monastery Seattle, Washington, USA

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