Kongobu-ji
Koyasan, Koya, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan Buddhism
Head temple of Shingon Buddhism at Mount Koya, the institutional heart of the Koyasan sacred complex.
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Dag Shang Kagyu Buddhist Centre
Panillo, Graus, Huesca, Aragón, Spain Buddhism
A major Tibetan Buddhist practice, study and retreat centre in the Aragonese Pre-Pyrenees, founded under the guidance of Kalu Rinpoche.
Sakya Tashi Ling Garraf Monastery
Plana Novella, Olivella, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Buddhism
A Tibetan Buddhist monastery established in the historic Palau Novella in Garraf Natural Park, with stupas, meditation spaces and public cultural visits.
Enlightenment Stupa of Benalmádena
Benalmádena, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain Buddhism
A monumental Tibetan Buddhist stupa in Benalmádena dedicated to the Buddha’s enlightenment and used for meditation, teaching and devotional circumambulation.
Lerab Ling
Roqueredonde, Hérault, Occitanie, France Buddhism
One of Europe’s leading centres for the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism, founded in southern France in 1991.
Plum Village Monastery — Upper Hamlet
Thénac, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Buddhism
One of the three principal French monastic hamlets of Plum Village, the Buddhist community founded by Thich Nhat Hanh in southwest France.
Grande Pagode du Bois de Vincennes
Paris, Île-de-France, France Buddhism
National Buddhist landmark in the Bois de Vincennes, headquarters of the Union Bouddhiste de France and custodian of relics presented as relics…
Kagyu-Dzong
Paris, Île-de-France, France Buddhism
Historic Tibetan Buddhist temple in Paris and an early major centre of the Karma Kagyu tradition in France.
Datsan Gunzechoinei
Saint Petersburg, Russia Buddhism
A historic Buddhist temple in Saint Petersburg, founded through the efforts of Buryat lama Agvan Dorzhiev and completed in 1915.
Ivolginsky Datsan
Verkhnyaya Ivolga, Ivolginsky District, Republic of Buryatia, Russia Buddhism
Russia’s principal Buddhist monastic complex and an international pilgrimage destination in Buryatia.
Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni
Elista, Republic of Kalmykia, Russia Buddhism
The main Buddhist temple of Kalmykia and one of the largest Buddhist temple complexes in Europe.
Senso-ji
Asakusa, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan Buddhism
Tokyo’s oldest and most famous Buddhist temple, centered on devotion to Kannon in historic Asakusa.