Friday, February 18, 2011

10 Candi Buddha Yang Terkenal di Dunia

Buddha is one of the major religions of the world which originated from India. Religion is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, known as "Buddha". Buddhism aims to break away from suffering and the cycle of rebirth to reach nirvana. There are about 230-500 million Buddhists worldwide. Here are 10 of the most famous Buddhist temples in the world.

10. Haeinsa Temple


Haeinsa Temple is one of the most important Buddhist temples in South Korea. This temple was first built in 802 and rebuilt in the 19th century after Haiensa burned in 1817. Treasure the most precious temple is a complete copy of the Buddhist scriptures which survived the blaze.

9. Wat Arun


Located on the Thonburi side, the Chao Phraya River, Wat Arun is one of the oldest and most famous landmarks in Bangkok. This temple is the architectural representation of Mount Meru, the center of the universe in Buddhist cosmology. The best view of Wat Arun is on at night with the sunset behind it.

8. Pha That Luang


Located in Vientiane, Pha That Luang is one of the most important monument in Laos. This stupa has several terraces with each level representing a different stage of enlightenment of Buddha. The lowest level represents the material world, representing the world's highest level of vacuum. Pha That Luang was built in the 16th century on the ruins of a Khmer temple before. The temple was destroyed by the invasion of Siam in 1828, which is then reconstructed by the French in 1931.

7. Jokhang


Jokhang Temple in Lhasa is the most important holy places in Tibet which attract thousands of pilgrims every year. This temple was built by King SongtsÃĪn Gampo in the 7th century. The Mongols had several times plundered Jokhang temple, but the building survived. Today the temple complex covers an area of approximately 25,000 square meters.

6. Todaiji Temple


Todaiji is located in Nara is one of the most significant Buddhist temples and historically famous in Japan. This temple was built in the 8th century by Emperor Shomu as the head temple of all Buddhist temples in Japan. Today, there are few remnants of the original buildings of Todaiji. Daibutsuden is home to one of the largest Buddha statue in Japan and is the largest wooden building in the world, although only two thirds the size of the original structure.

5. Boudhanath


Located on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Boudhanath is one of the largest stupa in the world. This building was the center of Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal and have a lot of Tibetan refugees who settled here. This is perhaps best known as the Buddha's eyes are displayed on all four sides of the tower. This stupa was rebuilt in the 14th century, having previously destroyed by Mughal invaders.

4. Mahabodhi Temple


Mahabodhi Temple is a Buddhist stupa, located in Bodh Gaya. Its main complex contained descendants of the original Bodhi tree where Gautama Buddha received enlightenment and is the most sacred place in Buddhism. About 250 years after the Buddha attained enlightenment, the Emperor Ashoka built a temple at that place.

3. Shwedagon Pagoda


Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, is the holiest Buddhist shrine in Burma. Shwedagon is lost in antiquity and it is estimated that the pagoda was first built by the Sun during the Bagan period between the 6th century and 10. This temple complex is full of sparkly, colorful effigies, but that the center of attention is the 99-meter-high stupa which is fully coated with gold.

2. Chart


Chart, which also spelled Pagan, located on the banks of the River Ayerwaddy, is the area of Buddhist temples, pagodas, stupas and ruins of the largest in the world. It was the ancient capital of Burmese kings who built the temple as much as 4400 during the height of the kingdom (between 1000 and 1200 M). In 1287, the kingdom fell into the hands of the Mongols after refusing to pay tribute to Kublai Khan and Bagan became the political center, but continues to grow as a place of Buddhist scholarship.

1. Borobudur


Located on the island of Java, Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Borobudur is the largest Buddhist temple and the most famous in the world. Borobudur was built for about 75 years in the 8th century and 9 by royal Sailendra, compiled from approximately 2 million blocks of stone. The temple was abandoned in the 14th century for reasons that still remain a mystery and for centuries hidden in the woods beneath a layer of volcanic ash.

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