THAILAND : BANGKOK WAT PHRA KAEW – VIEWS 2

A Wat is a Buddhist Temple in Thailand. Wat Phra Kaew (Thai : วัดพระแก้ว) commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple (wat) in Thailand. The Emerald Buddha housed in the temple is a potent religio-political symbol and the palladium (protective image) of Thailand.The […]

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THAILAND : BANGKOK WAT PHO & WAT SAKET

Wat Pho (Thai: วัดโพธิ์) also spelled Wat Po is a Buddhist temple complex in the Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is located on Rattanakosin Island, directly south of the Grand Palace. Known also as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, its official name is Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram Rajwaramahawihan.The more commonly known name, Wat Pho, is a contraction of its […]

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THAILAND : BANGKOK WAT ARUN & WAT SUTHAT

Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan (Thai: วัดอรุณราชวราราม ราชวรมหาวิหาร “Temple of Dawn”) is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Bangkok Yai district of Bangkok, Thailand, on the Thonburi west bank of the Chao Phraya River. The temple derives its name from the Hindu god Aruna often personified as the radiations of the rising sun. Wat Arun is among the best known of Thailand’s landmark. The first light of […]

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THAILAND : BANGKOK WAT PHRA KAEW – VIEWS 1

A Wat is a Buddhist Temple in Thailand. Wat Phra Kaew (Thai : วัดพระแก้ว) commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple (wat) in Thailand. The Emerald Buddha housed in the temple is a potent religio-political symbol and the palladium (protective image) of Thailand.The […]

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POTALA PALACE@LHASA/ TIBET-THE HOLIEST PLACE IN TIBETAN BUDDHISM

The marvellous Potala Palace @ Lhasa, Tibet is a 13 storied, 117m high (300m total over valley floor), measures 400m (E-W) X 350m (N-S), 3m thick slope walled (5m @base), copper poured foundations to guard against earthquakes contains over 1,000 rooms, 10,000 shrines and 200,000 statues. I simply love Potala […]

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BEIJING YONGHE TEMPLE (LAMA TEMPLE)

The Yonghe Temple (雍和宫 Literally “Palace of Peace and Harmony”) also known as the Yonghe Lamasery or popularly as the Lama Temple is a temple and monastery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. The building and artwork of the temple is a combination of Han Chinese and Tibetan styles The Lama Temple is one of Beijing’s most famous monasteries – […]

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