Prambanan 
Prambanan er det største hinduiske tempelanlegg i Indonesia. Det ligger i det sentrale Java, omkring 18 km øst for Yogyakarta. Det ble anlagt rundt år 850 e.Kr., enten av Rakai Pikatan, konge under det annet Mataram-dynastiet, eller av Balitung Maha Sambu, under Sanjaya-dynastiet. Ikke lenge etter at det ble bygd ble tempelet overlatt til seg selv. Forfallet vedvarte i tusen år, til 1918 da et forsøk på rekonstruksjon ble satt i gang. Hovedrestaureringen ble ikke fullført før i 1953. Et problem var at det var meget vanskelig å finne de opprinnelige steinskulpturene – mange var blitt stjålet, eller gjenbrukt annetsteds. Et tempel skulle bare gjenoppbygges dersom det lot seg gjøre å få tak i minst 75% av de opprinnelige steinene. Derfor er kun fundamentene synlige for mange av de mindre templene på anlegget. Tempelanlegget er ett av UNESCOs verdensarvsteder. Det er et av de største hinduistiske tempelanlegg i hele Sørøst-Asia.Tempelet ble skadet under jordskjelvet på Java 2006. Wat Rong Khun 
Wat Rong Khun (Thai: วัดร่องขุ่น) is a contemporary unconventional buddhist and Hindu temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand. It was designed by Chalermchai Kositpipat. Construction began in 1997. Wat Rong Khun is different from any other temple in Thailand, as its ubosot (Pali: uposatha; consecrated assembly hall) is designed in white color with some use of white glass. The white color stands for Lord Buddha’s purity; the white glass stands for Lord Buddha’s wisdom that «shines brightly all over the Earth and the Universe.» The bridge leading to the temple represents the crossing over from the cycle of rebirth to the Abode of Buddha. The small semicircle before the bridge stands for the human world. The big circle with fangs is the mouth of Rahu, meaning impurities in the mind, a representation of hell or suffering. All the paintings inside the ubosot (assembly hall) have golden tones. The four walls, ceiling and floor contain paintings showing an escape from the defilements of temptation to reach a supramundane state. On the roof, there are four kinds of animals representing earth, water, wind and fire. The elephant stands for the earth; the naga stands for water; the swan’s wings represent wind; and the lion’s mane represents fire. Visitors will find it rather bizarre to find modern images throughout this temple. Images of the Predator from the Hollywood film, Spiderman, Batman, Keanu Reeves character in the Matrix, rocket ships, etc. The sea of hands rising up towards the bridge to the temple, some holding skulls are very striking. In 1997, Chalermchai Kositpipat volunteered his service to carry out the construction of the ubosot at his own expense as an offering to Lord Buddha, but he later altered the plan as he saw fit in such a way that Wat Rong Khun developed into a prominent site attracting both Thai and foreign visitors. Nowadays, Wat Rong Khun is still being constructed. When completed, the construction project of Wat Rong Khun will consist of nine buildings: the ubosot, the hall containing Lord Buddha’s relics, the hall containing Buddha images, the preaching hall, the contemplation hall, the monk’s cell, the door façade of the Buddhavasa, the art gallery, and the toilets. Taktshang Taktshang er det mest berømte av klostrene i Bhutan. Det henger på en klippe 3120 moh., 700 meter over bunnen av Paro-dalen. Berømte gjester er blant andre Ngawang Namgyal i det 17. århundre, og Milarepa. Navnet betyr «tigerens rede», legenden sier at Padmasabhava fløy dit på ryggen av en tiger. Klosteret har sju templer som alle kan besøkes. Man kommer seg til klosteret til fots eller på muldyr. 
Itsukushima ShrineItsukushima Shrine (Japanese: 厳島神社 Itsukushima-jinja) is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima) in the city of Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. The shrine complex is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the Japanese government has designated several buildings and possessions as National Treasures. The shrine is dedicated to the three daughters of Susano-o no Mikoto, Shinto deity of seas and storms and brother of the great sun deity, Amaterasu (tutelary deity of the Imperial Household). Because the island itself has been considered sacred, in order to maintain its purity commoners were not allowed to set foot on Miyajima through much of its history. In order to allow pilgrims to approach, the shrine was built like a pier over the water, so that it appeared to float, separate from the land, and therefore existed in a liminal state between the sacred and the profane. The shrine’s signature red entrance gate, or torii, was built over the water for much the same reason. Commoners had to steer their boats through the torii before approaching the shrine. Retaining the purity of the shrine is so important that since 1878, no deaths or births have been permitted near the shrine. To this day, pregnant women are supposed to retreat to the mainland as the day of delivery approaches, as are terminally ill or the very elderly whose passing has become imminent. Burials on the island are still forbidden. Source/Kilde: WikiTravel
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