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Abbaye Notre-Dame d’Orval
Orval Abbey, Villers-devant-Orval, Belgium
Founded as a Cistercian monastery, the abbey is well-known for its history and current spiritual life. Trappist Cistercian monks still welcome guests for short retreats.
The Abbaye Notre Dame d’Orval attracts also many tourists probably thanks to ist local production of Trappist Beer and typical cheese!
Land of refuge for His Holiness
Since 1959 the 14th Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration has lived in exile in Dharamsala / McLeod Ganj.
McLeod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh, India
Across the street from each other…
A Chinese and an Indian temple!
Jalan Tun H. S. Lee, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Wat Mahathat in Ayutthaya
In the Ayutthaya Kingdom there was a Wat Mahathat in every provincial city.
Wat U Phai Rat Bamrung, Bangkok
With this first article from Thailand, this is your first lesson of Thai language:
“Wat” means “temple”
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