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Buddhist mandala with Mount Meru shown in the center depicting the terrestrial universe divided into four quadrants each containing oceans and continents with the known world of humans, Jambudvīpa, located in the south alongside three other continents named Pūrvavideha, Aparagodānīya and Uttarakuru.
A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya, stupa, wat and pagoda in different regions and languages. Temples in Buddhism represent the pure land or pure environment of a Buddha. Traditional Buddhist temples are designed to inspire ...
Buddhism is the majority religion in Cambodia, Japan,Myanmar, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, and Mongolia. It is also the most followed religion in certain nations or territories without any majority religion, such as Mainland China, Hong Kong, [4] Macau, [5] [2] Singapore, [6] Taiwan, Vietnam, [7] and Kalmykia in Russia.
Tibetan Buddhism by location (3 C) A. Buddhist archaeological sites (8 C, 7 P) H. Buddhist holy sites (12 C) M. Locations in Buddhist mythology (3 C, 7 P)
Fo Guang Shan Buddha Memorial Center, Taiwan. Chung Tai Chan Monastery, Nantou, the tallest Buddhist temple in the world. Height: 136 metres (446 ft) [4] Dharma Drum Mountain, New Taipei City (Fa Gu Shan), international headquarters of Dharma Drum Mountain organization; Fo Guang Shan Monastery, Kaohsiung
The most important places in Buddhism are located in the Indo-Gangetic Plain of southern Nepal and northern India. This is the area where Gautama Buddha was born, lived, and taught, and the main sites connected to his life are now important places of pilgrimage for both Buddhists and Hindus. Many countries that are or were predominantly ...
In some systems of cosmology these states are perceived as distinct realms in which the inhabitant has to experience various forms of suffering in order to expiate karma. In Japanese syncretic practices the ten realms are seen as distinct trials of discipline a practitioner must encounter or overcome in order to reach a material or spiritual ...
On the upper pedestal of the shrine, the front has paintings that depict representations of Buddhist relics. [3] The back of the pedestal has an image of location that is known to be the center of the universe. This location holds the heavens, the oceans and the earth apart from each other. [2] This place is known as Mount Sumeru.