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Vredeveld Aziatische Kunst
Vredeveld Aziatische Kunst

The largest collection of original antique Buddha statues.

Own import from Burma

18 May

Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery

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Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery California

Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery is a Theravadin Buddhist monastery of the Thai Forest Tradition located in Redwood Valley, California.

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02 March

Polonnaruwa Vatadage

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Polonnaruwa Vatadage

The Polonnaruwa Vatadge is an ancient structure located in a quadrangular area, Dalada Maluva in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa in Sri Lanka. The Vatadage occupies most of the southwestern area of Dalada Maluva and is the prominent structure among other oldest and most sacred monuments of the city. The Vatadge has a similar design with that of the structures belonging to the Anuradhapura period, especially Thuparamaya and Lankaramaya.

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27 February

Yongjusa Temple

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Youngjusa Temple

Yongjusa temple is the head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. This temple is located in on the slopes of Hwasan in Taen-eup, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Literally, the word, Yongjusa means dragon jewel temple.

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22 February

Sewu Temple

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Sewu Temple

Sewu temple is an eighth-century Mahayana Buddhist temple complex located on the northern side of Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia. This Buddhist temple which is also regarded as second largest Buddhist temple complex is also known as Candi Sewu since Indonesian address temple as Candi and also Loro Jonggrang. Although the temple complex consists of 249 temples, this Javanese name translates to "a thousand temples" which is originated from popular local folklore.

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20 February

Lingyin Temple

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Lingyin Temple

Lingyin Temple is a Buddhist temple located at north-west of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. This Buddhist temple is one of the largest and wealthiest Buddhist temples in China and contains numerous pagodas and Buddhist grottoes.

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18 February

Four Gates Pagoda

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Four Gates Pagoda

The Four Gates Pagoda is a stone Chinese pagoda erected in a Sui dynasty. It is believed that the pagoda is the oldest remaining pavilion-style stone pagoda in China. The pagoda is located at the foot of Qinglong Mountain, near Liubu Village, in Licheng District.

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15 February

White Horse Temple

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white horse temple

White Horse Temple is the first Buddhist Temple in China which was established in 68 CE. Even though the temple is small in comparison to other Buddhist temple in China, the temple is considered to be the cradle of Chinese Buddhism.

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12 February

Yonghe Temple

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Yonghe Temple

Yonghe Temple is most popularly known as the Yonghe Lamasery which translates, Palace of Peace and Harmony in English. It is also known as Lama Temple. For a brief introduction, the Yonghe temple is a temple and monastery regulated under the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism.

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06 February

Aluvihare Rock Temple

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Aluvihare Rock Temple

Aluvihare Rock Temple is also popularly known as Matale Alu Viharaya which is located in Aluvihare, Matale District of Sri Lanka. This sacred Buddhist temple is situated 30 km north of Kandy on the Matale-Dambulla road. The construction of Aluvihare Rock Temple can be traced back to the 3rd Century BC to the reign of King Devanampiyatissa.

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