The Open Buddhist UniversityOct 27

📰 Geomagnetism and the Orientation of Temples in Thailand (A free, 11-page article from 2011)

Tags: #ThailandHistory #BuddhistArchitecture #ThaiArt #Theravada #History #Geology
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/geomagnetic-temples-of-thailand_iyemori-et-al

Geomagnetism and the Orientation of Temples in Thailand

Orientations of temples at Ayutthaya seem to have been determined by magnetic compass

The Open Buddhist University
The Open Buddhist UniversityJul 10, 2025

📰 Phra Čedi (พระเจดีย์) (A free, 7-page article from 1952)

Tags: #TBT #BuddhistArchitecture #ThaiBuddhism #Buddhist
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/phra-cedi_rajadhon-phya

Phra Čedi (พระเจดีย์)

No one visiting a Siamese monastery, popularly known as a ‘wat’, would fail to notice a certain structure, pyramidal in form with a slender tapering spire at the top…

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The Open Buddhist UniversityMay 9, 2025

📼 The Forgotten Temple of Banteay Chhmar (A free, 42-minute video from 2020)

Tags: #ASEAN #Culture #Cambodia #BuddhistArchitecture
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/av/forgotten-temple-of-banteay-chhmar_luck-wolfgang

The Forgotten Temple of Banteay Chhmar

This documentary explores the temple of Banteay Chhmar, an 800-year-old complex that was once a jewel of the Khmer Empire. Over time, it became largely forgotten except by the local people, but is now slowly being rediscovered. The film follows the lives of a Cambodian family living near the complex, highlighting the role the temple grounds play in their life and culture.

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The Open Buddhist UniversityApr 30, 2025

📰 The Brick Reliefs of Cambodia's Phnom Trap Towers (A free, 36-page article from 2017)

Tags: #Cambodia #Medieval #BuddhistArchitecture
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/century-of-confusion_green-phillip-scott-ellis

A Century of Confusion: The Brick Reliefs of Cambodia’s Phnom Trap Towers

This article reexamines the iconography of three tenth-century towers located in eastern Cambodia at Phnom Trap, arguing that the figures depicted on the inner brick reliefs are Buddhist, not Vaiṣṇava or Śaiva as previously described in early surveys. By establishing the Buddhist orientation of this site, the author attempts to demonstrate that forms of Buddhism in tenth-century Cambodia were more widespread than previously acknowledged.

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Dennis AAug 6, 2023

#BuddhistArchitecture #Thailand #WatSamphranTemple
Insider:
The 'Dragon Temple,' a must-see pink Buddhist building in Thailand

"The Wat Samphran Temple is called the "Dragon Temple" for the intricate dragon sculpture circling its exterior. Take a look inside."
https://www.insider.com/pink-dragon-temple-buddhist-building-in-thailand-2023-8

The 'Dragon Temple,' a must-see pink Buddhist building in Thailand

The Wat Samphran Temple is called the "Dragon Temple" for the intricate dragon sculpture circling its exterior. Take a look inside.

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World History EncyclopediaJun 26, 2023
The Longmen Grottoes, a Buddhist cave complex located 13 kilometers south of Luoyang in China's Henan province, form some of the most significant and exquisite representations of ancient Chinese stone art. https://www.worldhistory.org/Longmen_Grottoes/ #History #BuddhistArchitecture #BuddhistArt #ChineseArchitecture
Longmen Grottoes

The Longmen Grottoes, a Buddhist cave complex located 13 kilometers south of Luoyang in China's Henan province, form some of the most significant and exquisite representations of ancient Chinese stone...

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