Where is the nearest ‘true’ Buddhist temple I can visit?
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28 Apr 2009 Comments:
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voidyll asked:
I 'm. 2 informed of Buddhist temples in the United Kingdom, in London and Cumbria. The last, in my opinion, noted more as a 50 'conventional corridor Christian s meeting with some free tips & red, gold at one end. Is there more in the United Kingdom that I don 't know about? What about Europe? What I want to know is where, between the United Kingdom and Thailand, is the nearest Buddhist temple that actually looks like a Buddhist temple and not to it 's down mitigated by the restrictions of local planning. The temples in and around Chiang Mai were the most beautiful serene places. I have to really go all that way to experience the atmosphere.
Victoria
I 'm. 2 informed of Buddhist temples in the United Kingdom, in London and Cumbria. The last, in my opinion, noted more as a 50 'conventional corridor Christian s meeting with some free tips & red, gold at one end. Is there more in the United Kingdom that I don 't know about? What about Europe? What I want to know is where, between the United Kingdom and Thailand, is the nearest Buddhist temple that actually looks like a Buddhist temple and not to it 's down mitigated by the restrictions of local planning. The temples in and around Chiang Mai were the most beautiful serene places. I have to really go all that way to experience the atmosphere.
Victoria
6 Responses to “Where is the nearest ‘true’ Buddhist temple I can visit?”
April 29th, 2009 at 4:27 am
I visited a Buddhist temple once outside of Seoul. The temple grounds had been there for some eight hundred years, but the buildings had been destroyed during the Korean war. They rebuilt it as close to original as they could after the war ended. It was an interesting place.
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April 30th, 2009 at 8:57 am
If I grew a long beard, wore a robe, and walked around with a staff would I appear more sagely, and wise?
What I’m getting at is that Buddhism is an idea, and it shouldn’t matter if the temple doesn’t look like the ones you’ve imagined. A person, once they’ve glimpsed the divine, learns to leave all these man-made distinctions behind.
May 3rd, 2009 at 3:18 pm
Dear friend,
Please check the history, worship to stone or temple is not fair, the great person of the world prophet Mohamed had guided people in past and through him people were succeed to live there happy life. You need to ask any proper Islamic scholar and may be you know so many people have being accepted Islam day to day, yes… killing innocent people it is NOT in Islam. Please don’t take me wrong, have a good life and God bless you.
May 7th, 2009 at 2:10 am
The link below gives you access to many Buddhist temples in the U.K. The temples are grouped by tradition — Zen (19) Theravada (24), etc.
If you’re looking for temples that will feel most like what you experienced in Thailand, you’ll want to go to those that serve a mostly Asian immigrant population.
Temples and centers that serve native Brits tend to adapt to whatever situation they find themselves in — I’ve been to Zen centers in tiny basements, just past the washing machines and old bicycles.
May 7th, 2009 at 9:11 am
In your heart.
May 10th, 2009 at 10:13 am
BuddhaNet.net has a worldwide Buddhism directory. Just click on the link below:
Best of luck.
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