Buddhist Temple

From Bhutan to Mongolia, these temples, pagodas, shrines, and wats are as extraordinary as they are beautiful. Millions of people from different parts of the world flock to these temples of faith in search of peace.

Buddhist temples and monasteries, sorted by location.

Contents Australia Western Australia Canada Nova Scotia Ontario British Columbia China Beijing Fujian Guangdong Henan Jiangsu Jiangxi Shandong Shanghai Yunnan Zhejiang India Bihar Sikkim Indonesia Yogyakarta Japan Fukui Hyogo Kanagawa Kyoto Nara Shizuoka Tokyo Laos Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Malacca Penang Taiping Mongolia Myanmar Yangon (formerly Rangoon) Bagan (formerly Pagan) Mandalay Other Nepal South Korea Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Bangkok Chiang Mai Chiang Rai Kanchanaburi Pathum Thani Saraburi Tibet Europe France Russia United Kingdom England Scotland United States Arizona California Florida Hawaii Louisiana Maryland New York North Carolina Tennessee Utah Vermont Washington

Australia

• New South Wales
• Nan Tien Temple

Queensland

• Queensland Burmese Buddhist Monastery

South Australia

• Phap Hoa Temple

Western Australia

Kuan Yin Monastery

Canada

Nova Scotia

• Gampo Abbey

Ontario

• Zen Centre of Ottawa
• Riwoche Tibetan Buddhist Temple, Toronto

British Columbia

• International Buddhist society

China

Beijing

• Tanzhe Temple
• Lama Temple
• Jietai Temple
• Yunju Temple

Fujian

• Guanghua Temple
• Wanfu Temple

Guangdong

• Nanhua Temple
• Temple of the Six Banyan Trees

Henan

• Shaolin
• Fragrant Mountain Temple at Longmen Grottoes
• White Horse Temple

Jiangsu

• Hanshan Temple

Jiangxi

• Donglin Temple

Shandong

• Zhanshan Temple

Shanghai

• Jade Buddha Temple
• Jing An Temple

Yunnan

• Yuantong Temple

Zhejiang

• Baoguo Temple
• Lingyin Si
• Puji Temple

India

Bihar

• Mahabodhi Mahavihara
• Nalanda

Sikkim

• Rumtek Monastery

Indonesia

Yogyakarta

• Borobudur

Japan

Fukui

• Eihei-ji

Hyogo

• Antai-ji

Kanagawa

• Kōtoku-in
• Sōji-ji

Kyoto

• Adashino Nembutsu-ji
• Byōdō-in
• Daitoku-ji
• Ginkaku-ji (Temple of the Silver Pavilion)
• Kinkaku-ji (Rokuonji, Deer Garden Temple, Temple of the Golden Pavilion)
• Kiyomizu-dera
• Mampuku-ji (Ōbaku temple at Uji)
• Myoshin-ji
• Nanzen-ji
• Ninna-ji
• Ryoan-ji
• Tenryu-ji (major temple of the Rinzai school)
• To-ji

Nara

• Gangō-ji
• Horyu-ji
• Kofuku-ji
• Yakushi-ji
• Tōdai-ji
• Tōshōdai-ji

Shizuoka

• Taiseki-ji

Tokyo

• Gokoku-ji
• Sensō-ji
• Zuishō-ji (Ōbaku temple at Shirokane, Edo)
• Zenyōmitsu-ji

Laos

• Pha That Luang, Vientiane

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur

• Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfields
• Thean Hou Temple

Malacca

• Cheng Hoon Teng

Penang

• Kek Lok Si Temple
• Dhammikarama Burmese Temple, Burmah Lane
• Wat Chaiya Mangkalaram, Burmah Lane
• Khoo Kongsi
• Kuan Yin Temple
• Snake Temple

Taiping

• Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary

Mongolia

• Amarbayasgalant Khiid
• Erdene Zuu
• Gandantegchinleng Khiid
• Shankh Monastery

Myanmar

Yangon (formerly Rangoon)

• Shwedagon Paya
• Sule Pagoda

Bagan (formerly Pagan)

• Ananda Temple

Mandalay

• Mahamuni Buddha
• Shwenandaw Monastery

Other

• Kyaiktiyo Pagoda

Nepal

• Swyambhu
• Bouddha
• Lumbini

South Korea

See also: Korean Buddhist temples

• Haeinsa
• Songgwangsa
• Jogyesa
• Bulguksa

Sri Lanka

• Dalada Maligawa, Kandy

Taiwan

• Fo Guang Shan (佛光山)

Thailand

• See Buddhist temples in Thailand.

Bangkok

• Wat Benchamabophit(marble temple)
• Wat Suthat the Giant Swing
• Wat Ratchanadda
• Wat Phra Kaew
• Wat Pho
• Wat Arun

Chiang Mai

• Wat Chedi Luang
• Wat Chedi Liem

Chiang Rai

• Wat Phra That Doi Chom Thong
• Wat Phra Kaew
• Wat Phra Sing, Chiang Rai

Kanchanaburi

• Tiger Temple

Pathum Thani

• Wat Phra Dhammakaya

Saraburi

• Wat Tham Krabok

Tibet

Bön

• Menri Monastery
• Yundgrung Ling Monastery

Gelug

• Drepung Monastery
• Jokhang Monastery
• Ganden Monastery
• Sera Monastery
• Tashi Lhunpo Monastery

Kagyu

• Palpung Monastery
• Samdrup Tarjayling
• Surmang Monastery
• Tsurphu Monastery

Nyingma

• Dorje Drak
• Dzogchen
• Kathok
• Mindroling
• Palyul
• Samye
• Shechen

Sakya

• Sakya Monastery

Europe

France

• Dhagpo Kagyu Ling
• Karma Ling
• Village des Pruniers; Plum Village

Russia

• List of Buddhist temples in Russia

United Kingdom

• , provides details for Eight UK Buddhist Retreat Centres

England

• Wat Buddhapadipa, London
• Kadampa Buddhist Temple, Ulverston
• Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, Hertfordshire
• Fo Guan Shan, Manchester
• Wat Charoenbhavana, Manchester
• Padmaloka Buddhist Retreat Centre, Norfolk UK

Scotland

• Kagyu Samyé Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre

United States

Arizona

• Kunzang Palyul Choling (KPC)

California

• Deer Park Monastery
• Hsi Lai Temple
• Kwan Yin Meditation Temple, Monrovia
• Pao Fa Temple
• City Of Ten Thousand Buddhas
• San Francisco Zen Center
• Wat Mongkolratanaram

Florida

• Tubten Kunga Center
• Wat Florida Dhammaram

Hawaii

• Byodo-In Temple

Louisiana

• , New Orleans, Louisiana

Maryland

• Kunzang Palyul Choling (KPC)

New York

• Kagyu Thubten Choling (KTC)
• Karma Triyana Dharmachakra
• Namgyal Monastery
• Rochester Zen Center
• Zen Mountain Monastery

North Carolina

• Wat Carolina, Bolivia, North Carolina
• Wat Mungme Srisuk, Cameron, North Carolina

Tennessee

• The Bodhi Center, Chattanooga, TN

Utah

• Kanzeon Zen Center, Salt Lake City, Utah

Vermont

• Green Mountain Dharma Centre
• Maple Forest Monastery

Washington

• Tahoma One Drop Zen Monastery, Freeland, Washington Liste de temples bouddhistes