Wat Bo (Wat Po Veal)
Siem Reap, Cambodia
There is no ticket for Wat Bo. It is an active monastery on the east bank of the Siem Reap River, and visitors can walk…
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Best buddhist temples to visit worldwide
A Buddhist temple is a working monastery as much as a monument, and its parts vary by tradition. In Thailand and Sri Lanka look for the ordination hall, the assembly hall with its main Buddha image and a bell-shaped stupa holding relics; in Japan, a gate with guardian figures, a main hall, a pagoda and often a garden; in Nepal and Tibetan Buddhist temples, a white stupa ringed by prayer wheels. Murals, Buddha footprints and great reclining images are the details worth slowing down for.
How to visit a Buddhist temple: shoes, dress and manners — Shoes, dress, feet, photos and offerings in Buddhist temples, from the wats of Thailand and Sri Lanka to the Zen temples of Japan.
Wat Chedi Luang
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Wat Chedi Luang charges foreign visitors a small entry fee at the gate on Phra Pokklao Road;
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Wat Hong Rattanaram
Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Hong Rattanaram is a royal temple in Thonburi that receives few foreign visitors, and there is no entry fee or…
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Wat Mangkon Kamalawat (Wat Leng Noei Yi)
Bangkok, Thailand
There is no ticket for Wat Mangkon Kamalawat. It is the largest and busiest Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok, and…
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Wat Phra That Doi Kham
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Wat Phra That Doi Kham is a hilltop temple on the south-western edge of Chiang Mai, and there is normally nothing to…
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Wat Phra That Doi Saket
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Wat Phra That Doi Saket is a hilltop temple about 20 km north-east of central Chiang Mai, and there is no admission…
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Wat Ratchanatdaram (Loha Prasat)
Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Ratchanatdaram stands on Ratchadamnoen Klang Avenue in the old city of Bangkok, and visiting it is straightforward.
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Wat Yannawa
Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Yannawa is a working monastery and there is no ticket to buy: the gates on Charoen Krung Road are open to anyone,…
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Amitabha Stupa and Peace Park
Sedona, United States
Nothing needs to be booked for the Amitabha Stupa and Peace Park.
No online ticket
Aryapala Meditation Temple
Terelj, Mongolia
No ticket for the Aryapala Meditation Temple is sold online, and none is needed: a small entry fee is paid at the gate…
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Boudhanath Stupa
Kathmandu, Nepal
No ticket for Boudhanath alone is sold online. Foreign visitors pay a heritage fee of a few hundred rupees at the…
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Buddhist Temples of Sarnath
Sarnath, India
No ticket for the Buddhist temples of Sarnath is sold online, and none is needed for the temples themselves.
No online ticket
Daitoku-ji
Kyoto, Japan
No ticket for Daitoku-ji is sold online, and none is needed for the grounds.
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Dhammikarama Burmese Temple
George Town, Malaysia
No ticket for Dhammikarama is sold online, and none is needed.
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Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion)
Kyoto, Japan
No ticket for Ginkaku-ji alone is sold online, and there is no need for one.
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Hsi Lai Temple
Los Angeles, United States
Hsi Lai Temple is free to enter and no ticket is sold online.
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Jade Emperor Pagoda (Chua Ngoc Hoang)
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
There is nothing to book for the Jade Emperor Pagoda itself.
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Jokhang Temple
Lhasa, China
No ticket for the Jokhang alone is sold online, and in practice no foreign visitor arrives on their own.
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Kiyomizu Kannon-do, Ueno
Tokyo, Japan
No ticket for Kiyomizu Kannon-do is sold online, and none is needed.
No online ticket
Kongobu-ji, Mount Koya
Koyasan, Japan
There is nothing to book in advance for Kongobu-ji itself.
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Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple
Singapore
Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple sells no tickets and needs none.
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Maya Devi Temple, Lumbini
Lumbini, Nepal
No online ticket is sold for the Maya Devi Temple. Foreign visitors pay an admission fee at the ticket office by the…
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Okunoin, Mount Koya
Koyasan, Japan
Okunoin is free to enter at any time, and no ticket for the cemetery alone is sold online.
No online ticket
One Pillar Pagoda
Hanoi, Vietnam
Entry to the One Pillar Pagoda is free, and no ticket for the pagoda alone is sold online.
No online ticket