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Buddhist temples on the World Heritage List

6 properties are described in Wikidata as buddhist temples (or a close variant): 6 cultural. Most in South Korea (2), Indonesia (1), Japan (1).

Cultural 6
SiteCountryYearTypeCriteria
Borobudur Temple Compounds, IndonesiaBorobudur Temple Compounds Indonesia 1991Culturaliiivi
Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area, JapanBuddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area Japan 1993Culturaliiiivvi
Dambulla cave temple, Sri LankaDambulla cave temple Sri Lanka 1991Culturalivi
Janggyeon Panjeon of Haeinsa, South KoreaJanggyeon Panjeon of Haeinsa South Korea 1995Culturalivvi
Mahabodhi Temple, IndiaMahabodhi Temple India 2002Culturaliiiiiiivvi
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple, South KoreaSeokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple South Korea 1995Culturaliiv

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