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  2. List of Buddhist temples in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Wat Buddhavas of Houston (Thai) in Houston, Texas. American Bodhi Center, Waller County; Chua Buu Mon, Port Arthur; Chua Linh-Son Buddhist Temple, Austin; Jade Buddha Temple, Houston; Maria Kannon Zen Center, Dallas; Wat Buddhananachat of Austin, Del Valle

  3. Texas Buddhist Association - Wikipedia

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    The first center, Buddha's Light Temple (佛光寺), was completed in 1984 in the Almeda area of southeastern Houston. However, the Taiwanese, Vietnamese, Chinese, and other Asian communities were largely closer to the Bellaire area of south-west Houston, and in 1989, the Jade Buddha Temple was constructed in that area to be closer to the core ...

  4. Category:Buddhist temples in Texas - Wikipedia

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  5. Thai temple art and architecture - Wikipedia

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    Wihan (Thai: วิหาร) – a shrine hall that contains the principal Buddha images. It is the assembly hall where monks and laypeople congregate. Mondop (Thai: มณฑป) - specific square- or cruciform-based building or shrine, sometimes with a spired roof. It is a ceremonial form that can be appear on different kinds of buildings.

  6. Chua Linh-Son Buddhist Temple - Wikipedia

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    Major holidays at the Linh-Son temple include Tết Trung Thu, a mid-autumn moon festival, Vu Lan, a day honoring mothers that is similar to Mother’s day in America, Tết Nguyên Đán, the Vietnamese New Year (a.k.a. Lunar New Year), and the Buddha’s Birthday. Larger celebrations usually are held at the Leander temple which has more space ...

  7. Thai Buddhist sculpture - Wikipedia

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    A Buddha image in Thailand typically refers to three-dimensional stone, wood, clay, or metal cast images of the Buddha. While there are such figures in all regions where Buddhism is commonly practiced, the appearance, composition and position of the images vary greatly from country to country in Buddhist art .

  8. Wat Phra That Hariphunchai - Wikipedia

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    Wat Phra That Hariphunchai's wihan houses a 15th-century Lanna Buddha. Near the wihan is a library of 19th-century origin. The library's staircase features naga images. Also near the wihan is a large bronze gong, purportedly the world's largest. The gong dates from 1860. [1] [2]

  9. Wat Mongkolratanaram - Wikipedia

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    Wat Mongkolratanaram (Thai: วัดมงคลรัตนาราม) is a small Thai Buddhist temple located in Berkeley, California.A wat, it mainly attracts Thai American Buddhists, many of whom are students at the University of California, Berkeley, but it also draws in many local, non-Buddhists who come searching for the authentic Thai food public brunch on Sundays [1] or attend its ...