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Anuradhapura was also the centre of Theravada Buddhism for many centuries and has been a major Buddhist pilgrimage site with ruins of many ancient Buddhist temples, including the famous Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya and the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, the oldest still-living, documented, planted tree in the world [1] and that is believed to have ...
Borobudur is the largest Buddhist temple in the world, [6] [3] and ranks with Bagan in Myanmar and Angkor Wat in Cambodia as one of the great archeological sites of Southeast Asia. Borobudur remains popular for pilgrimage, with Buddhists in Indonesia celebrating Vesak Day at the monument.
Angkor Wat (/ ˌ æ ŋ k ɔːr ˈ w ɒ t /; Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត, "City/Capital of Temples") is a Hindu-Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia.Located on a site measuring 162.6 hectares (1,626,000 m 2; 402 acres) within the ancient Khmer capital city of Angkor, it was originally constructed in 1150 CE as a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Vishnu.
Hwangnyongsa was the center of state-sponsored Buddhism during the Silla and Unified Silla eras which were cultural beacons of Buddhism during its time. [2] Its name means "Emperor/Imperial Dragon Temple." [2] Archaeological excavations and other scientific studies of the temple began in April 1976 (OCPRI [clarification needed] 1984) and ...
The first modern historical reference to these ruins was made in 1836 by a French officer who referred to the Buddhist remains in a village named Mazdoorabad. [6] Explorations and excavations on the site began in 1864. [6] A significant number of objects can be found in the British Museum. [8] The site underwent a major restoration in the 1920s ...
San Ku Temple ruins. San Ku (สันกู่, lit.'stupa on a ridge') is an ancient Buddhist temple ruins and archaeological site located on Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand. The temple is believed to have been built between the 12th and 15th centuries, based on unearthed archaeological evidence, and is the oldest surviving structure in the ...
Through the excavations on that period, the ruins of a shrine room, coloured tiles, parts of Buddha and Bodhisattva statues, Buddha foot imprints, [11] a guard stone with Punkalasa and ancient coins belonging to 1st Parakumba, Malla, Leelawathi and Buwenakabahu’s time were found in the site. [12]
Aurel Stein hypothesized that the Buddhist temples of Qigexing were burned during an iconoclasm after Islam became the state religion of the Kara-Khanid Khanate. [3] Archeological finds in Qigexing include the ruins of larger temple compounds (with more than 100 buildings in total [7]) as well as twelve cave temples.