Category: religion
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Mongkol Serey Pagoda, Golden Temple
Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Golden Temple is a good example of the Southeast Asian style of Wat/Pagoda architecture with a golden twist to the exterior coating. It’s interior walls are covered with paintings of the most significant Lord Buddha’s anecdotes. I have covered this kind of Pagoda architecture before on Lumbini’s Nepal Theravada Buddha Vihara…
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Dharmodaya Mahachaitya
Lumbini, Nepal. This is a Theravada Buddhism temple in the form of a stupa. In the center of the temple there is a standing large statue of Lord Buddha. There are also small statues of the Buddha in triplicates around the wall of this temple. There is also an attached museum on the premises.
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Manang Samaj Stupa
Lumbini, Nepal. A chorten created by Buddhists from Manang in Northern Nepal, the Manang Samaj Stupa is known to be one of the oldest Stupas in Nepal, dating back to the birth of Gautam Buddha in 600 BC. There is a golden Buddha Statue in the middle of this building and is surrounded by colorful…
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Dharmodaya Vihar
Lumbini, Nepal. This is another Theravada Buddhism small temple practically next to the Sacred Garden. It has very well crafted doors and windows in dark wood. Inside, there is a golden statue of Lord Buddha in meditative position.
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Karma Samten Ling Monastery
Lumbini, Nepal. Made in the traditional Tibetan style of architecture, with its many paintings made with the traditional color pallet used in Tibetan monasteries, it is a beauty to be seen. It also serve as an embassy and living quarters for Tibetan Buddhist monks refuges exiled from Chinese Tibet for political reasons. So, don’t take…
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Nepal Traditional Buddhist Association
Lumbini, Nepal. Nepal Vajrayana Mahavihara made in the traditional Nepali style of architecture like Bhaktapur, this temple has the traditional lions at the entrances and is made of red brick and dark wood doors, windows, and structural columns.
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Royal Thai Monastery
Lumbini, Nepal. This monastery is funded by the government of Thailand. It’s build in the traditional wat-style (Thai Monastery style) architecture but built in shiny white marble. The blue-roofed meditation center close by and the white temple are examples of a fine architectural style.
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Myanmar Golden Temple
Lumbini, Nepal. This temple was constructed in the traditional Burmese style of architecture. When you enter the premises you need to remove your shoes and walk clockwise as if you were walking in a Buddha stupa. It’s a smaller version of the original Shwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar.
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Swayamhunath Stupa
Resting on a hillock 3 km west of Kathmandu, Swayambhu (Swayambhunath in Tibetan) is one of the holiest Buddhist stupas in Nepal. It is said to have evolved spontaneously when the valley was created out of a primordial lake more than 2,000 years ago. This stupa is the oldest of its kind in Nepal and…
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Templar’s Cathedral
In my previous life times (I have had dreams of my previous reincarnations, see also My Falcons as a reference), when I served in the Knights Templar as a military architect, I had to come through these places to expand or maintain castles and fortresses along the pilgrims routes. So this Templar Cathedral looked familiar…
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St María Cathedral, León
Santa María de Regla de León Cathedral is a Catholic church, the episcopal see of the diocese of León in the city of León, Castile and León, north-western Spain, consecrated under the name of the Virgin Mary. It was the first monument declared by the Royal Order of Spain on August 28, 1844. Initiated in the 13th…