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Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas sorted by location.
Australia
Australian Capital Territory
- Sri Lanka Dhamma Vihara of Canberra (SLDVAC), a Buddhist Association established in 2007
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Victoria
Western Australia
- Australia Buddhist Bliss Culture Mission
- Bodhinyana Monastery
- Centre for Wisdom & Compassion (Rigpa Albany)
- Chanh-Giac Temple
- Dhammaloka Buddhist Centre
- Dhammasara Nuns Monastery
- Fo Guang Shan Temple
- Hayagriva Buddhist Centre
- International Meditation Centre
- Jizoan Zen Centre
- Kuan Yin Monastery
- Maha Bodhi Monastery
- Perth Meditation Centre
- Pho Quang Temple
- Pu Zhao Chan Si Temple
- Tashi Choeling Buddhist Centre
- Wat Vathanak Sammaky
Bhutan
Jakar
- Kurjey Lhakhang - one of Bhutan's most sacred temples - image of Guru Rinopche enshrined in rock.
- Jambey Lhakhang
- Lhodrak Kharchhu Monastery - a large Nyingma Buddhist college
Paro
- Taktshang (Tiger's Nest) - perched on a 1,200 meter cliff, this is one of Bhutan's most spectacular monasteries.
- Kichu Lhakang
Canada
British Columbia
- Dharma Drum Buddhist Center, Richmond
- Fu Hui Buddhist Temple
- International Buddhist Temple, Richmond
- Lingyen Mountain Buddhist Temple
- Tam Kung Chinese Buddhist Temple
- Tung Lin Kok Yuen Buddhist Temple
- Temple of Enlightenment, an HUMUH Buddhist Temple at Skycliffe Retreat Centre, Westbridge
- HUMUH Stupa at Skycliffe Retreat Centre, Wesbridge
Nova Scotia
Ontario
- Zen Centre of Ottawa
- Toronto Mahavihara, Scarborough, Toronto
- Cham Shan Buddhist Temple, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Quebec
Chile
China
Anhui
Beijing
Fujian
Guangdong
Hebei
Henan
- Fragrant Mountain Temple at Longmen Grottoes
- Iron Pagoda
- Shaolin Temple The only Buddhist temple to mix martial arts with Zen Buddhism
- Songyue Pagoda
- Youguo Temple
- White Horse Temple
Hubei
Jiangsu
- Tian Ning Pagoda (天寧寶塔), Changzhou, the tallest pagoda in the world. Height: 153.8 metres (505 feet).
- Qixia Temple
- Linggu Temple
- Jiming Temple
- Hanshan Temple
- Huqiu Tower
Jiangxi
Shaanxi
Shanxi
Shandong
Shanghai
Sichuan
Xizang
- Menri Monastery
- Yundgrung Ling Monastery
- Drepung Monastery
- Jokhang Monastery
- Ganden Monastery
- Sera Monastery
- Tashi Lhunpo Monastery
- Palpung Monastery
- Samdrup Tarjayling
- Surmang Monastery
- Tsurphu Monastery
- Dorje Drak
- Dzogchen
- Kathok
- Mindroling
- Palyul
- Samye
- Shechen
- Sakya Monastery
Yunnan
Zhejiang
India
Bihar
Himachal Pradesh
Karnataka
Kerala
- Koickalethu Buddhist Temple, Vetticode, Alappuzha district[1]
Uttar Pradesh
Sikkim
Indonesia
Jakarta
Jogyakarta
- Candi Borobudur
- Candi Mendut
- Candi Pawon
- Candi Canggal
- Candi Sewu
- Candi Lumbung
- Candi Plaosan
- Arca Bugisan
- Candi Kalasan
- Candi Banyunibo
West Java
East Java
Kalimantan
Bali
Japan
See also: Buddhist temples in Japan
Fukui
Gifu
Hyōgo
Kanagawa
Kyoto
- Adashino Nembutsu-ji
- Byōdō-in
- Chion-in (Head temple of the Jodo Shu Buddhist sect)
- Daitoku-ji
- Enryaku-ji (Temple complex on a mountain northeast of the city)
- Ginkaku-ji (Temple of the Silver Pavilion)
- Higashi-Honganji (One of two head temples of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist sect)
- Kinkaku-ji (Rokuonji, Deer Garden Temple, Temple of the Golden Pavilion)
- Kiyomizu-dera
- Mampuku-ji (Ōbaku temple at Uji)
- Myoshin-ji
- Nishi-Honganji (One of two head temples of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist sect)
- Nanzen-ji
- Ninna-ji
- Ryoan-ji
- Saihō-ji
- Sanjusangendo
- Tenryū-ji (major temple of the Rinzai school)
- To-ji
Nara
Shizuoka
Tokyo
Korea
See also: Korean Buddhist temples
Seoul
Gyeonggi
Gangwon
North Chungcheong
South Chungcheong
North Gyeongsang
- 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 Jeolla
North Pyeongan
South Jeolla
- Songgwangsa (one of the Three Jewel Temples)
- Hwaeomsa
Taejon
Jeju Island
Laos
- Pha That Luang, Vientiane
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
Malacca
Penang
- Kek Lok Si Temple
- Dhammikarama Burmese Temple, Burmah Lane
- Wat Chaiya Mangkalaram, Burmah Lane
- Khoo Kongsi
- Kuan Yin Temple
- Snake Temple
Taiping
Mongolia
- Amarbayasgalant Khiid
- Erdene Zuu Monastery
- Gandantegchinlen Khiid Monastery
- Dashi-Choiling Monastery
- Dambadarjaa Monastery
- Shankh Monastery
- Tövhön Monastery
Myanmar
Yangon Division
Yangon (Rangoon)
- Botahtaung Pagoda
- Chauk-htat-gyi Buddha Temple
- Gaba Aye Pagoda (World Peace Pagoda)
- Ko-htat-gyi Buddha Temple
- Kyauktawgyi Buddha Temple
- Melamu Temple
- Maha Wizaya Pagoda (Maha Vihara Pagoda)
- Nga-htat-gyi Buddha Temple
- Shwedagon Pagoda
- Sule Pagoda
Mandalay Division
- Kyauktawgyi Pagoda
- Pahtodawgyi Pagoda
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
- Atumashi Monastery
- Kuthodaw Pagoda
- Kyauktawgyi Buddha Temple
- Mahamuni Buddha
- Sandamuni Pagoda
- Shwenandaw Monastery
- Hsinbyume Pagoda
- Mingun Pagoda
Rakhine State
- Shite-thaung Temple
- Htukkanthein Temple
- Koe-thaung Temple
- Andaw-thein Ordination Hall
- Le-myet-hna Temple
- Five Mahn Pagodas
- Sanda Muni Temple
- Bandoola Kyaung Monastery
Bago Division
- Shwethalyaung Buddha (Reclining Buddha)
- Shwemawdaw Paya
- Kyaikpun Paya
- Maha Kalyani Sima
- Mahazedi Paya
- Shwegugale Paya
Mon State
Shan State
Nepal
Kathmandu District
- Swayambhu
- Boudhanath
- Manjushree temple
- Mahamanjushree temple
- Mahabauddha
- Janabahal
- Tukanbahal
- Sheeghal
- Ombahal
- Itumbahal
- Kirtipunya Mahabihar
- Lokeshwar, Chobhar
Lalitpur District
- Ashok Stupa, Pulchowk
- Ashok Stupa, Lagankhel
- Bungmati
- Shankerdev Samskarita Mayurvarna Mahavihara (Bhinche Baha)
- Indradev Samskarita Jay Manohar Varma Mahavihara (Su Baha)
- Baladhar Gupta SamskaritaBaladhar Gupta Mahavihara (Yachhu Bahal)
- Divya diwakar SamskaritaShree Vaisyavarna Mahavihara (Guji Baha)
- Shivadev Samskarita Rudravarna Mahavihara (Uku Bahal)
- Balarcana Dev Samskarita Jyesthavarna Mahavihara (Tanga Bahal)
- Mandeva Samskarita Chakravarna Mahavihara (Cuka Bahal)
- Bhuvanakar Samskarita Dharmakirti Mahavihara (Ta Baha)
- Laxmi Kalyan Varma SamskaritaRatnakar Mahavihara (Ha Bahal)
- Bidhyadharsarma Samskarita Yashodharvarma Mahabihara (Bu Bahal)
- Sri Vaccha Mahavihara (Si Baha)
- Rudradev Gargagotra Varma Samskarita Dattanama Mahavihara (Dau Baha)
- Bhaskerdev Samskarita Hiranyabarna Mahavihara (Kwa Bahal)
- Guna Laxmi Varma Samskarita Guna Laxmi Mahavihara (Dhum Baha)
- Surya Varma Samskarita Vajrakirti Mahavihara (Wam Baha)
- Rudradev Nangapala Samskarita Jyotivarna Mahavihara (Jyo Baha)
Surkhet District
Rasuwa District
Kapilbastu District
New Zealand
- Fo Guang Shan Temple, Auckland, North Island
Philippines
Cebu
Davao
Iloilo
- Iloilo Fo Guang Yuen (怡朗佛光緣)
Manila
- Temple of Ten Thousand Buddhas
- I.B.P.S. Manila, Philippines (Fo Guang Shan Manila) (菲律賓馬尼拉佛光山)
- Ongpin Fo Guang Yuen (王彬佛光緣)
Negros Occidental
- Yuan Thong Temple (圓通寺), Bacolod City
Palawan
Singapore
Singapore
South Africa
Bronkhorstspruit
Sri Lanka
Anuradhapura
- Atamasthana, Anuradhapura
- Sri Maha bodhiya, Anuradhapura
- Lovamahapaya, Anuradhapura
- Maha Viharaya, Anuradhapura
- Mihinthale, Anuradhapura
- Ruwanwelisaya, Anuradhapura
- Mirisaveti Stupa, Anuradhapura
- Isurumuniya, Anuradhapura
- Thuparamaya, Anuradhapura
- Lankarama, Anuradhapura
- Jetavanarama, Anuradhapura
- Abhayagiri Dagaba,Abhayagiriya, Anuradhapura
- Kuttam Pokuna,Anuradhapura
- Samadhi Statue, Anuradhapura
- Sri Sarananda Pirivena, Anuradhapura
- Vijithapura Rajamaha Viharaya, Vijithapura, Kalawewa
- Auwkana Rajamaha Viharaya, Auwkana
Dambulla
Kandy
Kelaniya
Rajamaha Viharaya, Kelaniya
Madampe
Panadura
Taiwan
- Chung Tai Chan Monastery (中台禪寺), Nantou, the tallest Buddhist temple in the world. Height: 136 metres (446 feet).[2]
- Longshan Temple (龍山寺)
- Fo Guang Shan (佛光山)
- Chung Tai Shan (中台山)
Thailand
Bangkok
- Wat Benchamabophit (marble temple)
- Wat Suthat, with Giant Swing
- Wat Ratchanadda
- Wat Phra Kaew
- Wat Pho
- Wat Arun
Chiang Mai
Chiang Rai
Kanchanaburi
Pathum Thani
Saraburi
Phayao
Phitsanulok
- Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahatat Woramahawihan
- Wat Chulamani
- Wat Nang Phaya
- Wat Ratchaburana, Phitsanulok
- Wat Chedi Yot Thong
- Wat Sam Ruen
- Wat Grong Greng Rin
- Wat Laemphrathat
- Wat Bunglam
- Wat See Bun Mayiga Ram
Europe
England
- Fo Guang Shan, Marylebone, London (Taiwanese)
- Wat Buddhapadipa, Wimbledon, London (Thai)
- Kadampa Buddhist Temple, Ulverston
- Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, Hertfordshire (Thai)
- Wat Charoenbhavana, Manchester (Thai)
- Nipponzan-Myōhōji Temple and Peace Pagoda at Willen, Milton Keynes (Japanese)
- Padmaloka Buddhist Retreat Centre, Norfolk, UK
- London Buddhist Vihara, Chiswick, London W4 (Sri Lankan)
- Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey, Northumberland, UK
France
- Village des Pruniers; Plum Village
- Kagyu-Dzong, Paris
- Vajradhara-Ling and Temple for Peace, Aubry-le-Panthou, Normandie
- Ganden Ling, Veneux-les-Sablons
- Kagyu Rintchen Tcheu Ling, Montpellier
- Thar Deu Ling, Chelles, Seine-et-Marne
- Temple bouddhique Linh Son, Joinville-le-Pont, Île-de-France
- Lerab Ling, Montpellier
- Drukpa Plouray Plouray
- Dashang Kagyu Ling, à Toulon-sur-Arroux en Saône-et-Loire
- Karmaling à Arvillard, en Savoie
- Dhagpo Kagyu Ling, Dordogne
- Institut Vajra Yogini, Lavaur, Tarn
- Temple Zen Soto Ho Sho Ji, Belvès Dordogne
- Nalanda Monastery
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
- He Hua (Lotus Flower) temple Amsterdam
Scotland
Slovenia
Sweden
Russia
United States
Arizona
California
- San Fran Dhammaram Temple, San Francisco Thai Temple
- Odiyan Copper Mountain Mandala
- City Of Ten Thousand Buddhas
- Deer Park Monastery
- Hazy Moon Zen Center
- Hsi Lai Temple
- Kwan Yin Meditation Temple
- Mt. Baldy Zen Center
- Pao Fa Temple
- Purple Lotus Temple, San Bruno
- San Francisco Zen Center
- Shasta Abbey, Mount Shasta, California
- Sonoma Mountain Zen Center
- Vista Buddhist Temple, Vista
- Wat Mongkolratanaram
- Zenshuji Soto Mission, Los Angeles
- Lieu Quan, Union City
- Yokoji Zen Mountain Center, near Idyllwild, California
- Berkeley Zen Center, Berkeley California
Dharmapala Institute for Buddhist Meditation and Research, Milpitas, California
Florida
- Tubten Kunga Center
- Wat Florida Dhammaram
- Wat Lao Buddha Phavanaram - Kenneth City
- Guang Ming temple -- Orlando
- Wat Buddharangsi, Homestead
Hawaii
Illinois
- Daiyuzenji, Rinzai Zen Temple, Chicago
- The Korinji Foundation, Chicago
- Ratanaram Buddhist Temple, Rockford
International Buddhism Friendship Association; Chinese Chan Buddhist Temple in Chinatown, Chicago, IL
Indiana
Vihara Mon Buddhist, Fort Wayne
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
offering residential and non residential Zen training www.treetopzencenter.org
Maryland
Massachusetts
New York
- Chua Thap Phuong
- Chuang Yen Monastery
- Karma Triyana Dharmachakra
- Namgyal Monastery
- New York Buddhist Vihara
- Rochester Zen Center
- -Chapin Mill Zen Retreat Center
- Vajiradhammapadip Temple
- Zen Mountain Monastery
- Blue Cliff Monastery
- Zen Center of Syracuse
- Mahayana Temple South Cairo
North Carolina
Ohio
- Ohio Buddhist Vihara, Cincinnati, OH
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- Chua Bo De, Philadelphia
- Pittsburgh Buddhist Center, Pittsburgh
- Tibetan Buddhist Center of Philadelphia
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
- Chua Buu Mon, Port Arthur
- Wat Buddhananachat, Austin, Texas
Utah
- Kanzeon Zen Center, Salt Lake City
- Wat Dhammagunaram, Salt Lake City
Virginia
Washington
- Atammayatarama Buddhist Monastery, Woodinville, Washington.
- Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Temple, Seattle
- Seattle Buddhist Church, Seattle
Wisconsin
Vietnam
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Buddhist temples.
- BuddhaNet's Comprehensive Directory of Buddhist Temples sorted by country
- BuddhaNet's World Buddhist Directory of Centers and Temples
- BuddhaNet's Buddhist China Directory
- BuddhaNet's Buddhist Europe Directory
- BuddhaNet's North American Buddhist Directory
- Buddhactivity Dharma Centres database
- International Temples Project - Building for World Peace