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
Archaeological sites
- Somapura Mahavihara
- Shita Coat Bihar
- Jagaddala Mahavihara
- Shalban Vihara
- Vasu Vihara
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
Siem Reap Province
Kampong Thom Province
Phnom Penh
- Wat Botum
- Wat Langka
- Wat Moha Montrey
- Wat Ounalom
- Wat Phnom
- Wat Saravan
- Wat Preah Keo (Silver Pagoda)
Pursat Province
Canada
British Columbia
- Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery
- International Buddhist Temple, Richmond
- Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada
- Ling Yen Mountain Temple
- Thrangu Monastery (Richmond, British Columbia)
Nova Scotia
Ontario
- Fo Guang Shan Temple, Toronto Toronto Branch, Mississauga
- Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery (Sri Lankan)
- Toronto Zen Centre
- Zen Centre of Ottawa
People's Republic of China
Anhui
Beijing
Fujian
Fuzhou
Guangdong
- Guangxiao Temple (Guangzhou) ("Temple of Bright Filial Piety")
- Hoi Tong Monastery ("Ocean Banner Temple")
- Nanhua Temple
- Temple of the Six Banyan Trees
Hainan
Hebei
- Kaishan Temple
- Longxing Monastery
- Puning Temple (Hebei)
- Putuo Zongcheng Temple
Henan
Hohhot
Hubei
- Guiyuan Temple in Hanyang
- Xingfu Temple destroyed; formerly in Wuchang
Hong Kong
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
Macau
- Kun Iam Temple, (also known as Pou Chai Temple, Chinese: 普濟禪院)
Ningxia
Shanxi
- Foguang Temple
- Nanchan Temple (Wutai)
- Pagoda of Fogong Temple
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
Zhejiang
- Mount Putuo
- Baoguo Temple (Ningbo)
- Guoqing Temple
- Jingci Temple
- Lingyin Temple
- Liuhe Pagoda
- Puji Temple
- Fayu Temple
Europe
Denmark
France
Germany
- German Dharmaduta Society
- Das Buddhistische Haus (engl.: the Buddhist house; oldest Buddhist temple in Europe)
- Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery, (Theravada)
Greece
- Kalachakra Stupa, in Karma Berchen Ling Buddhist Center, Lagkadaiika, Xylokastro[2][3][4]
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 (Theravada)
- Ensoji il Cerchio
The Netherlands
Poland
Slovenia
Spain
- Benalmádena Stupa, Benalmádena
- Dag Shang Kagyü, Panillo, Huesca
Sweden
- Buddharama Temple, Fredrika (Theravada)
United Kingdom
- Aruna Ratanagiri Buddhist Monastery (Harnham Buddhist Monastery), Northumberland (Thai)
- Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, Hertfordshire (Thai)
- Chithurst Buddhist Monastery (Cittaviveka), West Sussex (Thai)
- Kagyu Samyé Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre, Dumfries and Galloway (Tibetan)
- London Buddhist Centre
- London Fo Guang Shan Temple, Marylebone, London (Chinese)
- 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)
India
Andhra Pradesh
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
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
Kerala
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
- Global Vipassana Pagoda
- Dragon Palace Temple
Orissa
- Brahmani temple
- Dhauli
- Lalitgiri
- Marichi temple
- Puspagiri Mahavihara
- Ratnagiri (Orissa)
- Udayagiri (Orissa)
- Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
- Parinirvana Stupa : Death (Nirvana) place of Gautama Buddha.
- Chaukhandi Stupa
- Dhamek Stupa
- Jetavana, Sravasti
- Kushinagar
- Sarnath
- Varanasi
- Sankissa
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
Bali
East Java
- Candi Jabung
- Candi Surawana
Central Java
- Candi Banyunibo
- Candi Borobudur
- Candi Kalasan
- Candi Mendut
- Candi Pawon
- Candi Plaosan
- Candi Sari
- Candi Sewu
West Java
- Candi Batujaya
Sumatra
- Candi Bahal
- Candi Muaro Jambi
- Candi Muara Takus
- Lumbini Natural Park
- Maha Vihara Maitreya
Israel
Japan
Fukuoka
- Nanzoin
- Shōfuku-ji
Hyōgo
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
Nagoya
Nara
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
- Kan'ei-ji
- Sengaku-ji
- Sensō-ji
- Sensō-ji (Temple complex)
- Shōfuku-ji in Higashimurayama
Toyama
Yamagata
Yamaguchi
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
- Thai Buddhist Chetawan Temple
- Thean Hou Temple
Malacca
- Cheng Hoon Teng Temple (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 Buppharam
- Wat Chaiyamangkalaram
Kelantan
Perak
Pahang
Johor
Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar
- Gandantegchinlen Khiid Monastery
Övörkhangai
Selenge
- Amarbayasgalant Khiid
- Shankh Monastery
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
- Mandalay
- Atumashi Monastery
- Kuthodaw Pagoda
- Mahamuni Buddha
- Shwenandaw Monastery
Rakhine State
- Shite-thaung Temple
- Htukkanthein Temple
- Koe-thaung Temple
- Andaw-thein Ordination Hall
- Le-myet-hna Temple
Mon State
Shan State
Nepal
Kapilbastu District
- Tilaurakot, archeological site as the location for the historical site of Kapilavastu
Kathmandu District
- Kindo Baha, also known as Kirttana Mahavihara (Theravadin)
- Pranidhipurna Mahavihar (Theravadin)
- Swayambhunath
- Boudhanath
- Amitabha Monastery
- Benchen Monastery
- Tharlam Monastery
- Tergar Osel Ling Monastery
- Kopan Monastery
- Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling
- Seto Gumba
Lalitpur District
- Hiranya Varna Mahavihar, known locally as the "Golden Temple"
Mustang District
Rupandehi District
- Lumbini, birthplace of Gautama Buddha
- Maya Devi Temple, Lumbini
Solukhumbu District
New Zealand
Philippines
Davao
Metro Manila
- Seng Guan Temple, Divisoria, Tondo, Manila
- Ocean Sky Chan Monastery, San Juan City, Metro Manila
Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Chung Tai Chan Monastery, Nantou, the tallest Buddhist temple in the world. Height: 136 metres (446 ft).[5]
- Dharma Drum Mountain, New Taipei City (Fa Gu Shan), international headquarters of Dharma Drum Mountain organization
- Fo Guang Shan Monastery, Kaohsiung
- Linji Huguo Chan Temple, Zhongshan District, Taipei
- Mengjia Longshan Temple, Wanhua District, Taipei
- Nung Chan Monastery, Beitou District, Taipei
- Shandao Temple, Zhongzheng District, Taipei
- Xuanzang Temple, Yuchih Township, Nantou County
- Xiangde Temple, Xiulin Township, Hualien County
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
- Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery
- Hai Inn Temple
- Hua Giam Si
- Jin Long Si Temple
- Karma Kagyud Buddhist Centre
- Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
- Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple
- Kwan Yin Chan Lin
- Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery
- Palelai Buddhist Temple
- Poh Ern Shih Temple
- Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple
- Sri Lankaramaya Buddhist Temple
- Thekchen Choling
- Ti-Sarana Buddhist Association
- Tzu Chi Singapore
- Vipassana Meditation Centre
- Wat Ananda Metyarama Thai Buddhist Temple
South Africa
South Korea
Gyeonggi
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 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
- Kothduwa temple, Maduganga River
Colombo
Dambulla
Jaffna
- Nagadeepa Purana Viharaya
Kandy
- Devanapatissa Vipassana International Meditation Centre
- Temple of the Tooth [Sri Dalada Maligawa]
Kalutara
Kelaniya
Kurunegala
Madampe
Mahiyanganaya
Matale
Polgahawela
Polonnaruwa
Trincomalee
- Lankapatuna Samudragiri Viharaya
- Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
Thailand
Ayutthaya
- Wat Bang Nom Kho
- Wat Chaiwatthanaram
- Wat Maheyong
- Wat Niwetthammaprawat
- Wat Phra Sri Sanphet
- Wat Phanan Choeng
- Wat Ratchaburana
- Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon
Bangkok
- Wat Benchamabophit (marble temple)
- Wat Suthat, with Giant Swing
- Wat Ratchanadda
- Wat Phra Kaew
- Wat Pho
- Wat Arun
- Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen
- Wat Intharavihara
- Wat Saket (Golden Mount temple)
- Wat Yannawa
Chiang Mai
Chiang Rai
Lampang
Lamphun
Kanchanaburi
Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan
Pathum Thani
Phitsanulok
- Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahatat Woramahawihan
- Wat Nang Phaya
- Wat Ratchaburana, Phitsanulok
- Wat Sam Ruen
- Wat Grong Greng Rin
- Wat Laemphrathat
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)
Uganda
United States
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
- Green Gulch Farm, Muir Beach
- Beginner's Mind Temple, San Francisco
- Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Carmel Valley
- 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
Florida
Georgia
- Atlanta Soto Zen Center, Atlanta
Hawaii
- Byodo-In Temple, Kaneohe
- Broken Ridge Buddhist Temple, Honolulu
- Daifukuji Soto Zen Mission, Honalo
- Hawaii Shingon Mission, Honolulu
Illinois
- Buddhist Temple of Chicago, Chicago
- Chicago Zen Center, Evanston
- Daiyuzenji, Chicago
Kentucky
Louisiana
- New Orleans Zen Temple, New Orleans
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
- Dharma Field Zen Center, Minneapolis
- Minnesota Zen Center, Minneapolis
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
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
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 Buddhananachat of Austin, Del Valle
Utah
- Kanzeon Zen Center, Salt Lake City
Virginia
Washington
- Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Temple, Seattle
- Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple, Seattle
- Sravasti Abbey, Newport
Vietnam
An Giang
Bắc Ninh
Bình Dương
Đà Lạt
Đồng Nai
Hà Nội
- One Pillar Pagoda
- Quán Sứ Temple
- Trấn Quốc Pagoda
- Láng Temple
- Perfume Pagoda
- Thầy Temple
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
- Báo Quốc Pagoda
- Diệu Đế Pagoda
- Quốc Ân Temple
- Thiên Mụ Pagoda
- Thuyền Tôn Temple
- Từ Đàm Pagoda
Hưng Yên
Kiên Giang
Ninh Bình
Nam Định
Nha Trang
Phú Yên
Sóc Trăng
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.
- "Kalachakra Stupa in Karma Berchen Ling".
- "Βουδιστική Στούπα, Παναγία των Βράχων, Ορεινή Κορινθία".
- "Ελληνικοί προορισμοί: Από τη Βουδιστική Στούπα μέχρι τον άγνωστο κρατήρα της Αττικής!Μυστικά μέρη που περιμένουν να τα ανακαλύψεις". September 30, 2017.
- "SkyscraperPage – Chung-Tai Buddhist Temple". 2008-11-08.
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