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Buddhist, Hindu and Sikh Temples

Temples of the religions of South and East Asia, including the Cambodian temple complex of Angkor Wat, the Buddhist monument of Borobudur in Java, the Zen Buddhist temple of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto and the golden Sikh temple of Amritsar. A building belongs here when the cited article names a Buddhist, Hindu or Sikh temple. It excludes churches and mosques. The group follows the religion the cited article names. The group follows the religion the cited article names for the temple, whether it is still in use or kept as a monument.

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Angkor Wat (Wikipedia)
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Angkor Wat (; Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត, 'City/Capital of Temples') is a Theravada Buddhist temple complex, originally built as a Vaishnava Hindu temple, in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Borobudur (Wikipedia)
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Borobudur, also transcribed Barabudur (Indonesian: Candi Borobudur, Javanese: ꦕꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦧꦫꦧꦸꦝꦸꦂ, romanized: Candhi Barabudhur), is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency, near the town of Muntilan, northwest of the
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Kinkaku-ji (Wikipedia)
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Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺; Japanese pronunciation: [kʲiꜜŋ.ka.kɯ.dʑi], lit. 'Temple of the Golden Pavilion'), officially named Rokuon-ji (鹿苑寺; [ɾoꜜ.kɯ.oɲ.dʑi], lit. 'Deer Garden Temple'), is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan and a
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Golden Temple (Wikipedia)
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It is the pre-eminent spiritual site of Sikhism and its holiest site.
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Brihadisvara Temple (Wikipedia)
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'Temple of the great lord'), is a Shaivite Hindu temple built in a Chola architectural style located on the south bank of the Cauvery river in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India.
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