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First of all I have to say that I love

Asian temples, Meditation,

Concentration and not only because

is a place that You Find the God but Also BecauseReligion Is represents every culture

in every country. If you are in a temple and you look aroundthen you can see and feel all the hopes, taboos, thinking and a

lot more of a Nation. As I have The New Age Travel Site,

temples play an important role for our movies, and becauseof this we hade the opportunity to see many of them in allAsia, so this is the reason that I take the decision of make this
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page, and for my opinion is better to start with the biggest

temples complex.

1) Myanmar - Bagan

Bagan was the capital ofAncientMyanmar, and is the main touristdestination of the country.Nyaung isa modern market town and

administrative centre,is the favoritehome base for travelers who visitBagan.Located 15 minutes fromAirport andsituated on the eastern

bank of the Ayeyarwaddy River, about 193 km south ofMandalay. Myanmar Bagan is the most fascinating place forvisitors and you arrange your sightseeing Tour by Car, Horse

Cart or on your own on a Bicycle. We choose the classic way of

Horse Cart. Old Pagan It was the focus of a network of high

roads by means of which its rulers could command a largeregion of fertile plains and could dominate other majorMyanmar dynastic cities.Bagan was founded in 849 A.D. by

King Pyinbya, on the banks of the vast Ayeyarwady river.King Anawrahta accomplished another noble deed for the

country: he introduced Tharavada Buddhism into Myanmar

with the help of Shin Arahan a missionary monk from Thaton.It was Buddhism that influenced the rulers ofBagan Dynasty

to build innumerable pagodas and temples in and around thecity. The city became one of the most important centres of

Buddhist learning.Comparisons to Angkor Wat are probablyinevitable, but Bagan is a very different place. In Angkor

there are less than 50 monuments, at Bagan are more than2,000 temples still standing. Asian Temples More...
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2) Cambodia - Angkor Wat

The country that today is call

Cambodia is only a small piece fromthe great empire that Khmers build,

they was control the biggest part ofIndochina. From the start of the 13

century the empire composed in

them kingdom the Cambodia, thesouth Vietnam, the Lao and the

Thailand. From the time of Javararman the second an till themiddle of the 15 century the empire was famous with the

name kingdom of Camboujia or kingdom of Founan, the nameCamboujia is come from the Indian Brahman Cambou the

English word Cambodia is coming from his name. A lot ofpeople in Cambodia they believe that all the roots of Siam iscoming from the Khmers. Angkor is one of the most

mysterious historical place on earth for many years was

forgotten in the ice of the west civilization. France rulers wasthe first westerns that they explore Angkor and they waslistening legends and stories for temples that the was living

Gods and Giants the most of the colonials they not believe the

local people when they talk about the legends. Asian TemplesMore...

3) Thailand - Ayutthaya

The ancient city ofAyutthaya was

the Thai capital for 417 years. Many

ancient ruins and art works can beensee in the city that was found in 1350by the king U-Thong. In the second
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half of the 16 century, foreigners begin to come to the

kingdom and grow in number this foreigners were traders the

king grad permission to the Japanese as well as othernationalities to settle, that time was 800 to 3.000.000

Japanese reported to been living in Ayutthaya. Ayutthayatoday is the most visited historical park in The country. Asian

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4) Myanmar - ShwedagonPagoda

Shwedagon, is the Mother of all Pagodasin Myanmar, is the landmark ofRangoon,and dominates the shape of the city.Shwedagon means the golden pagoda.Towering to a height of 326 feet onTheingottara Hill andThe base issurrounded by 64 small pagodas. It is

believed to have been built nearly 2600years ago, that is, during the Buddha's lifetime, According to the legend Tappussa and Ballika two

Burmese merchants that they travel around the world, led acaravan of bullock-carts to India and there they came acrossthe Buddha who had just come out seven weeks of meditation

and recently attained His Enlightenment he was sitting under atree felling the need of food. The two brothers offered honeyballs to Buddha and received in return eight strands of the

latter's hair. After The two brothers returned from the journeythey enshrined the 3 hairs in stupa which is now the greatShwedagon Pagoda. It is believed in Myanmar that the hillupon which the Shwedagon Pagoda stands was not

haphazardly chosenTappussa and Ballika but was, in fact,
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the site where the 3 Buddhas preceding the BuddhaGotama in this world cycle themselves deposited relicts.

Buddha Kakusandha left something that nobody knows inTheingottara Hill, Buddha Konagamana left his water filter

and Buddha Kassapa a part of his robe. Because of thisBuddhaGotama requested Tappussa and Ballika to

enshrine his relics in this location. Asian Temples More...

5)Indonesia - Bali MotherTemple

Pura Besakih Temple is the biggestand most important Hindu temple in

Bali which the local people call

Mother Temple. Is Over a thousandyears old perched on the slopes ofMount Agung, at a lofty 1,000

meters. Named after the Dragon God

believed to inhabit the mountain, it's said to be the onlytemple where a Hindu of any caste can worship. Pura

Besakih is most fascinating at festival times, but it is grand

and impressive whenever you go there. It owns beautiful viewfrom the top of temple area where we can see the widenature panorama until to the ocean so that's why this temple

is many visited by tourists from all over the world. There are18 complexes of public temple. Each has its own name. Butthe word of Besakih as a temple refers to the whole of

temple complex in the area. The three main temples

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6) Nepal - SwayambhunathStupa

Is the most ancient,higherandenigmatic stupa of all in Kathmanduvalley, Swayambunathis also calledas theMonkey Temple. The pilgrim'sroute isa steep stone staircase ofmore than 300 steps.was built in 250

B.C. Is located at 3 km west ofKathmandu city. Swayambunathstupais listed underworld heritage sites by UNESCO. Swayambhu, means 'Self-

Created, this is a legend of a miraculous lotus, planted by apast Buddha, the lotus mysteriously radiated a brilliant lightthat covered Kathmandu valley at once. Asian TemplesMore...
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7) Vietnam - Cao DaiReligion Temple

The story ofCao Dai is starts in 1919

when Ngo Van Chieu one obscure

civil server of the France colony thatwas widely read in both Eastern andWestern religion is resave a message

from a superior spirit. The differentwith other religions is that Cao Daiwas not founded by a man like Islam, Christianity, and

Buddhism but rather by God (Dai Dao) himself. That time

Chieu was laying on his hammock when a huge eye appearedin front of him. It shined like the sun and was surrounded by ahalo the spirit have told him that in the future of his religion

he must constraint to the DAO that means the way, in themiddle of 1921 the spirit is return and give a name to himself the name is Cao Dai hi gate, revealing. Asian Temples

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8) Hong Kong - Po LinMonastery

The Po Lin Monastery is locatedonwestern Lantauisland and above

Lantau's central mountain range.Isthe islands best known attractionknown as the 'Buddhist Kingdom in

the South, and it is one of the well-established Buddhist monasteries in

Hong Kong. Serving as a Buddhist retreat, this monastery

was originally built by three monks in 1920 with only a shrinededicated to Buddha. The main building at the monastery isthe temple and many monks gradually settled there. Outside

of Po Lin monasterythe Tian Tan Buddha is a large bronzestatue. Also known as the Giant Buddha, it is the world'stallest outdoor seated bronze Buddha. is 34 meters high and

weights 250 tons. It symbolizes the harmonious relationship

between man and nature, people and religion. Asian TemplesMore...

9) India - Jama MasjidMosque

The majestic Jama Masjid is a

masterpiece of architecture,It liesopposite the Red Fort. The JamaMasjidmosque was begun in 1650

A.D. by the Mughal emperor Shah

Jahan to compliment his palace at theRed Fort and Completed in 1658,this Mosque has three gateways, Four angle towers and two
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40 m. high minarets in the typical Mughal style. It is the

country's largest mosque, where thousands of Muslims offer

prayers. When you enter the mosque take precaution to takeoff your shoes and make sure that you are properly dressedbefore entering. Asian Temples More...

10) Malaysia - Kek Lok SiTemple

The famous temple kek lok si, that

is build in the end of a hill, near the

village Ayer Hitam. Is one of the mostgreat Sights to see on Penangand

is one of the finest Buddhisttemples in South-east Asia.

The temple was begun in 1890 and from allappearances, construction really hasn't ever

stopped.Is include a lot ofpagodas and a small temples, isa mix style of creation of Burmese, Chinese and Thai people.

The statue is Kouan Jin the Got of mercy. Pam pom thang isone of the greatest Pagodas here, inside the temple you can

also eat for free a vegetarian meal. Kek lok si is also calledthe temple with the 1000s Buddha's or the paradise temple,

is also a wall the wall of destiny and the monk is stick to thewall the wishes from the faithful people. Near the wall is a

library in this books is all the knowledge and the theory ofBuddha. Asian Temples More...
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11) China - Temple OfHeaven

Is the first of the five sacrificial

temples in Beijing is located south of

Beijing city. It was first built in1420, along with the construction of

the Forbidden City. Is the largestextant sacrificial temple in China.The whole complex, is provides aharmonious atmosphere for sacrificial ceremony as if heaven

and earth are integrated into one.In side the temple I meetLeen that she was alsoholidays in Beijing and she was happyto show me around. She tell methat the Construction of theTemple of Heaven was begin in the year 1406 during the

reign of the Ming Emperor Yongle. It took 14 years tocomplete. The Temple is divided by two enclosed walls intoinner part and outer part. Asian Temples More...
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