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The World’s Sacred Places

Sacred Places

Discover a curated guide to significant sacred places, pilgrimage traditions, architecture, documented history and practical visitor information across cultures and faith traditions.

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Sacred Places

Browse Sacred Places selected for Templestan’s public collection.

Ang Pagoda

Trà Vinh, Vĩnh Long, Vietnam Buddhism

A distinguished Khmer Theravada pagoda close to Ao Bà Om.

Giac Lam Pagoda

Tân Bình, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Buddhism

One of Ho Chi Minh City’s most important old Buddhist temple complexes.

Linh Ung Pagoda, Son Tra

Sơn Trà, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam Buddhism

A major modern Buddhist pilgrimage and tourist complex marked by a towering Avalokiteshvara statue.

Avalokiteshvara / Quan Âm

Huyen Khong Sacred Cave

Ngũ Hành Sơn, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam Buddhism

A great limestone cave housing Buddhist images and shrines in the Marble Mountains.

Buddhist and local devotional figures

Tam Thai Pagoda

Ngũ Hành Sơn, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam Buddhism

A historic Buddhist temple on Thủy Sơn within the Marble Mountains.

Dieu De Pagoda

Phú Cát, Huế, Vietnam Buddhism

A historic Buddhist pagoda included in cultural itineraries along Hue’s old streets.

Thien Mu Pagoda

Hương Long, Huế, Vietnam Buddhism

Hue’s landmark riverside Buddhist pagoda, known for its seven-storey tower.

Tu Hieu Monastery

Thủy Xuân, Huế, Vietnam Buddhism

A forested Buddhist monastery notable for its monastic and Zen teaching associations.

Thích Nhất Hạnh