Twin dragons decorating the ceiling of the main hall of Kenninji Temple (建仁寺) in Kyoto, painted by Koizumi Junsaku (小泉淳作) in 2002 to celebrate the temple’s 800th anniversary
A spectacular aerial shot of Borobudur Temple located in Meglang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia.🇸🇬
Borobudur is a 7th century Mahayana Buddhist temple and the world's largest Buddhist temple. It is situated in an elevated area between two twin volcanoes, Sundoro-Sumbing and Merbaru-Merapi, and two rivers, the Progo and the Elo. The temple consists of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome. It is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. The central dome is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues, each seated inside a perforated stupa. The vertical division of Borobudur Temple into base, body, and superstructure correlates perfectly with the conception of the Universe in Buddhist cosmology. It is believed that the universe is divided into three superimposing spheres: kamadhatu, rupadhatu and arupadhatu. At Borobudur Temple the kamadhatu is represented by the base, the rupadhatu by the five square terraces, and the arupadhatu by the three circular platforms as well as the big stupa.
A Shinto Shrine / Buddhist Temple Themed Doghouse by SoraNews24
Osaka’s Bunkaizai Kozo Keikaku also goes by the name Heritage Structure Engineering Design, Inc., and as you might guess, the company’s focus is preserving and renovating historical and classical buildings, particularly temples and shrines. They’re venturing into a new field, though, with the Inudono, coming from the Japanese words inu (“dog”) and dono (“feudal lord”).