Temples Across The World

[thalaiva]

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[color=#3B3A33][font=arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif][size=6][background=rgb(245, 242, 233)]Tiger’s Nest Monastery, perched precariously on the edge of a 3,000-feet-high cliff in Paro Valley, is one of the holiest places in Bhutan. Legend has it that [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padmasambhava"][color=#000000]Guru Rinpoche[/color][/url][color=#000000] [/color][wiki], the second Buddha, flew onto the cliff on the back of a tigress, and then meditated in a cave which now exists within the monastery walls.[/background][/size][/font][/color]
[color=#3B3A33][font=arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif][size=6][background=rgb(245, 242, 233)]The monastery, formally called Taktshang Goemba, was built in 1692 and reconstructed in 1998 after a fire. Now, the monastery is restricted to practicing Buddhists on religious retreats and is off-limits to ordinary tourists.[/background][/size][/font][/color]

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[samantha.]

oka temple vesi...temples across the world endi

[Ruler4Dmasses]

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oka temple vesi...temples across the world endi
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vesthaaremo... inka.. may be.. wt say. temple maathram peaks [img]http://www.desigifs.com/sites/default/files/Kajal-2.gif?1337108794[/img]

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[thalaiva]

Vastunnaa...kaaka.

మనిషి జననానికి తొమ్మిది నెలలు. చావుకి ఒక్క క్షణం.
Picking the best temples maama.

[thalaiva]

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[left][background=rgb(245, 242, 233)][color=#000000][size=6]Prambanan is a Hindu temple in Central Java, Indonesia. The temple was built in 850 CE, and is composed of 8 main shrines and 250 surrounding smaller ones.[/size][/color][/background][/left]

[left][color=#3B3A33][font=arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif][size=3][background=rgb(245, 242, 233)][size=6][color=#000000]Nearly all the walls of the temple are covered in exquisite bas relief carvings, which narrate stories of Vishnu’s incarnations, adventures of Hanuman the Monkey King, the [/color][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramayana"][color=#000000]Ramayana[/color][/url][color=#000000] [wiki] epic and other legends.[/color][/size][/background][/size][/font][/color][/left]

[left][color=#3B3A33][font=arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif][size=3][background=rgb(245, 242, 233)][color=#000000][size=6]Though not the biggest temple in Indonesia (Borobudur is larger – see below), Prambanan makes up in beauty and grace for what it lacks in size.[/size][/color][/background][/size][/font][/color][/left]


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[color=#3B3A33][size=3][size=6][b][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chionin_Temple"][color=#000000]Chion-in Temple[/color][/url][/b][/size][/size][/color]
[color=#3B3A33][size=3][size=6][color=#000000]This temple was built in 1234 CE to honor the founder of Jodo (Pure Land) Buddhism, a priest named Honen, who fasted to death in the very spot. At one point in time, the complex had 21 buildings but due to earthquakes and fire, the oldest surviving building is from the 17th century.[/color][/size][/size][/color]
[color=#3B3A33][size=3][size=6][color=#000000]Visitors to the Chion-in Temple must first pass through the largest gate in Japan: the two-story San-mon Gate. The temple bell is also a record setter: it weighs 74 tons and needs 17 monks to ring it during the New Year celebrations.[/color][/size][/size][/color]
[color=#3B3A33][size=3][size=6][color=#000000]Another interesting feature of the Chion-in Temple is the "singing" floor of the Assembly Hall. Called a[i]uguisu-bari[/i] or nightingale floor, the wooden planks were designed to creak at every footstep to alert the monks of intruders![/color][/size][/size][/color]

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[color=#3B3A33][size=3][b][size=6]Borobudur[/size][/b][/size][/color]

[size=6]In the 19th century, Dutch occupiers of Indonesia found a massive ancient ruin deep in the jungles of Java. What they discovered was the complex of Borobudur, a gigantic structure built with nearly 2 million cubic feet (55,000 m³) of stones. The temple has nearly 2,700 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.[/size]
[size=6]Until today, no one knows for sure when and why it was built, nor the reason for its complete abandonment hundreds of years ago. Some scholars believe that Borobudur is actually a giant textbook of Buddhism, as its bas reliefs tell the story of the life of Buddha and the principles of his teachings. To "read," a pilgrim must make his way through nine platforms and walk a distance of over 2 miles.[/size]

[Ruler4Dmasses]

[quote name='thalaiva' timestamp='1338425889' post='1301885690']
Vastunnaa...kaaka.

మనిషి జననానికి తొమ్మిది నెలలు. చావుకి ఒక్క క్షణం.
Picking the best temples maama.
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Thalaiva nee nadatthu maams. chavu gurinchi em cheppavu baa...[img]http://sunglasses.name/gif/joker-clap.gif[/img]

[thalaiva]

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Thalaiva nee nadatthu maams. chavu gurinchi em cheppavu baa...[img]http://sunglasses.name/gif/joker-clap.gif[/img]
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Thanks machchaan!