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Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai

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May 182008
 

The Temple ( Buddha Chan Temple) is a in Shanghai, China. As with most modern , the current temple draws from both the Pure Land and Chan traditions of Mahayana Buddhism. It was founded in 1882 with two jade imported to Shanghai from Burma by sea. These were a sitting Buddha (1.95 metres tall, 3 tonnes), and a smaller reclining Buddha representing Buddha’s death. The temple now also contains a much larger reclining Jade Buddha, donated from , and visitors may mistake this larger sculpture for the original, smaller piece. is best place to travel.
Jade , Shanghai GPS coordinates: 31° 14′ 36″ N, 121° 26′ 25″ E

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Borobudur

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Jul 242007
 

Borobudur is a ninth century Buddhist Mahayana monument in Central Java, Indonesia. The monument comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 statues. A main dome is located at the center of the top platform, and is surrounded by seventy-two statues seated inside perforated stupa.

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The monument is both a shrine to the and a place for . The journey for pilgrims begins at the base of the monument and follows a path circumambulating the monument while ascending to the top through the three levels of , namely, Kamadhatu (the world of desire); Rupadhatu (the world of forms); and Arupadhatu (the world of formless). During the journey, the monument guides the pilgrims through a system of and corridors with 1,460 narrative relief panels on the wall and the balustrades. It is in 100 famous travel attractions.
Evidence suggests Borobudur was abandoned following the fourteenth century decline of Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms in Java, and the Javanese conversion to Islam. It was rediscovered in 1814 by Sir Thomas Raffles, the British ruler of Java. Borobudur has since been preserved through several restorations. The largest restoration project was undertaken between 1975 and 1982 by the and UNESCO, following which the monument was listed as a Site. Borobudur is still used for pilgrimage, and once a year Buddhists in Indonesia celebrate Vesak at the monument. It is Indonesia’s single most visited tourist attraction.

Coordinates: 7°36′29″S, 110°12′14″E

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Chapel of the Emerald Buddha

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Mar 122007
 

The Emerald Buddha ( Morakot, or official name – Phra Phuttha Maha Mani Ratana Patimakorn) is the palladium of the , a figurine of the sitting , made of green (rather than emerald), clothed in gold, and about 45 cm tall.


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It is kept in the of the (Wat Phra Kaew) on the grounds of the in Bangkok.
The Wat Phra Kaew (English Temple of the Emerald Buddha, full official name Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram) is regarded as the most important in Thailand. It is located in the historic center of Bangkok (district ), within the grounds of the Grand Palace.

Chapel of the Emerald Buddha GPS coordinates: 13°45′5″N, 100°29′34″E

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