eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture 2328-3998 2017-07-14 5 3 113 123 10.12691/ajcea-5-3-6 AJCEA2017536 article Sonam Chuki 1 2 Raju Sarkar rajusarkar.cst@rub.edu.bt, rajusarkar@dce.ac.in 2 2 3 Ritesh Kurar 3 College of Science and Technology, Royal University of Bhutan, Rinchending, Bhutan The vernacular architecture of a country reflects its culture, religion and identity. Researchers found that countries with similar culture and religion share few similar architectural characteristics. The most similar characteristic is the choice of building material used, where locally available materials such as earth, wood and bamboo are found to be used extensively. This paper explores the traditional architecture houses of few Asian countries with Buddhist culture viz. Bhutan, China, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam; mainly focusing on its vernacular dwellings. The architectural features, organization of spaces and building materials of vernacular dwellings of these countries are also exploited. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajcea/5/3/6/ajcea-5-3-6.pdf buddhist culture traditional houses vernacular dwellings traditional architecture