Visit Okunoin

Visit the iconic Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, known for its top two floors completely covered in gold leaf and surrounded by beautiful gardens

Buddhist temple where three million people come at New Year to ward off bad luck — and where the incense-smoke ritual is part of the visit.

Visit the White Temple, a unique contemporary Buddhist temple in Thailand known for its intricate white architecture and symbolic art

Rock-cut cave temples in Maharashtra, crowned by the monolithic Kailasa temple.

Eighth-century Buddhist temple of stone pagodas and painted halls, paired with the Seokguram grotto Buddha above it.

Read the Tripitaka (Pali Canon), the foundational scriptures of Theravada Buddhism

Angkor Thom’s central temple, where 200 giant serene stone faces stare from 54 towers.

Golden monastery perched on a volcanic plug, guarded by monkeys and nat spirits.