Pagoda; Stupa; Shrine; Temple; Wat;   Last updated on 2010     5     27, a full moon day;

Before reading this page, Swastika "shakya" should be read;   Up on imperial and dynasty, usage may vary; Mudra also may vary; ... Mantra also may vary; Accordance with Buddha Dhamma, text contents may vary, also see: 4 great principles ; Ancient Buddhist kingdom, "Mrouk" also see: 90,000 pagoda;

Pagoda, stupa, shrine, temple, and wat are maintained by monks, and the monks whom have been supported by imperial and dynasty; A place, where monks reside aka monastery or vihara, and Syntax vs. Semantics logic alike, monastery or vihara are not pagoda, are not stupa, are not shrine, ... ;

The oldest existent pagoda, Songyue pagoda, 523AD, the earliest brick pagoda, Mount Song, Henan province, China;

Sakyamuni Buddha, Tawang Monastery; also see: Fogong Temple, Ying county, Shanxi province, China; wooden pagoda, built in 1056;

Wat, also see: Vattaka; Cambodia; Laos; Thailand; IFF Laos, vat aka wat aka school;

Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia;
Pha That Luang, Vientiane, Laos;
Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh, Cambodia;
Wat Arun, Bangkok, Thailand;
Wat Benchamabophit, The Marble Temple, Bangkok, Thailand;
Wat Bowonniwet, Bangkok, Thailand;
Wat Chiang Man, Chiang Mai, Thailand;
Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai, Thailand;
Wat Phnom, Phnom Penh, Cambodia;
Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok, Thailand;
Wat Phra Singh, Chiang Mai, Thailand;
Wat Phra Pathom Chedi, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand;
Wat Phra That Lampang Luang, Lampang, Thailand;
Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand;
Wat Phrathat Doi Tung, Chiang Rai, Thailand;
Wat Phumin, Nan, Thailand;
Wat Ratchanadda, Bangkok, Thailand;
Wat Suthat, Bangkok, Thailand;
Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang, Laos;

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