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WHEN a vacation to Thailand, try to stop at the Wat Mahathat is one of the oldest temple in Bangkok and the headquarters for the life of the nation’s largest monastic orders in Thailand. Historically, Wat Mahathat was built in the early eighth century before the founding of Bangkok (in 1782). However, newly renovated after the young Prince Mongkut became King Rama IV.
Wat Mahathat temple complex consists of a cell equipped with a convent, schools, offices and other buildings. There is also a quiet garden setting and a few palm trees in the back. Also a house that is actually the Vipassana Meditation Center at the University of Buddha, the most important centers for the study of Buddhism and meditation. Wat Mahathat also offers several courses in English.
MAY You often hear stories of strength and courage of a Greek hero named Hercules. He always tried to help the Greek people in the face of a monster or an evil act of the king. Well, for those of you who want to know more story continues visit to the Temple of Hercules Temple complex is located in Agrigento, Italy. This second largest temple in Agrigento with size 220 ??x 83 feet at the top of the stairs.
Uniquely, the temple has a Sicilian terrace located on the front and rear as well as the stone stairs that flank the temple door on the inside. But in antiquity, the Temple of Hercules was damaged by fire and rebuilt by the Romans. There were three small rooms for prayer are added at the rear of the temple and a statue of Asklepios was found in one room. Temple is also reported to contain a magnificent painting of Hercules that is strangling the baby snake.
Once the temple is famous for its statue Herculesnya almost stolen by an artist Caius Verres circa 73 BC. But the plan was known by the Roman army and eventually taken over by local residents.
Kiyomizu Dera or Kiyomizudera is the name of the famous Buddhist temple in Otowasan Kiyomizudera, Eastern Kyoto, Japan. The temple was built since 798 and was continued in 1633. The name of this temple is taken from the name of the waterfall within the complex Mizu kiyoi which flows directly from a nearby mountain. Uniquely, the end to lure the fish in the pond-no-Taki Otowa located within the temple area.
The main hall of Kiyomizu dera has a size too large and is supported by hundreds of pillars that stand out over the hills, so that the beautiful city of Kyoto can be seen from a distance. At Kiyomizu dera temple complex there are also Jishu-Jinja shrine dedicated to the god of love Okuninushino-Mikoto. Jishu-Jinja has a pair of “love stones“ placed 18 meters apart and myth, each visitor can take it with your eyes closed and meet in the middle of the intersection. If successful, meaning they mate.
Other activities popular in this temple is the provision of amulets, incense, and o-mikuji (get a big fortune from scraps of paper) and take pictures at the main temple platform. At Kiyomizu dera there is also a beautiful view of the flowers are blooming cherry on cherry blossom festival (mid-April to early May).
Malang City has some interesting temples to visit, one of them a temple the remains of the once powerful Kingdom of Singosari in the 13th century in East Java. You can find this temple in Jalan Kertanegara, Candirenggo Village, District Singosari. From the city of Malang, en route Singosari Temple is about 10 kilometers to the north. While away from Surabaya, approximately 88 kilometers to the south. To go Singosari, you can use either a car or taxi from Malang, Surabaya or Tretes.
The remains of the royal loksai Singosari in fact only an unfinished temple was built and two giant statues that stand guard in front of the palace. Even so, this is an important historical traces from one of the great kingdoms in the archipelago. Local people called Temple Singosari by several names, among them Temple Dome, Renggo Temple, Temple Tower, and Temple Cella. For the last term because this temple has a gap of 4 units in the body of the temple.
According to the story develops, Temple Singosari regarded as the tomb of King Kertanegara as the last king Singosari. However, this opinion is doubtful many experts, is more likely Singosari Temple is a place of worship of Lord Shiva for whom specialized theater system and at the same Hindu temple as a media converter from ordinary water into holy water (Amrita). Read the rest of this entry »
IF you want to prove that the Kama Sutra comes from India, Khajuraho Temple is the place to see it. In this temple, you will find a thick side of sexuality. Erotica Khajuraho Temples abound in the complex with more than 20 temples dedicated to sexuality and sex. Sandstone temple was recorded since the 10th century and 11.
For several temples, statues in the Temple of Khajuraho is the most erotic and sensual in India. It also became known in the world with Kama silk. Khajuraho temple also has a unique architecture, although every temple in the complex has a different plan and design. All the temples are built on high platforms, a few feet from the ground. Each temple has a hall entrance or Mandapa, and sanctorum sanctum or garbha griha.
Roof of the various sections have different shapes. Foyer and hall have pyramidal roofs made up of several horizontal layers. While the roof of the shrine psychotherapy is a colossal conical tower consisting of a stone pile as high as 30 meters. Settings miniature tower is also called shikharas. Read the rest of this entry »