Thailand, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Ayutthaya, Wat Mahathat, woman praying infront of Buddha amongst ancient ruins. UNESCO World Heritage site. (MR)

Row of Monk Statues at Kaw Ka Thawng Cave, Hpa-an, Kayin State. Myanmar, Asia

Wicker Buddha statue in Buddha statue in Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar

Thailand, Sukhothai province, Sukhothai,UNESCO World Heritage site, Wat Mahathat illuminated at dusk

Thailand, Lampang, Wat Phrathat Lampang Luang, golden buddhas

Huge sitting and reclining buddhas Ko Yin Lay Pagoda, Pupawadoy Monastery near Ye, Mon state, Myanmar, Asia

Two novice monks studying inside a temple under big Buddha statue, UNESCO, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

A novice monk holding a burning candle while praying by Buddha statue, UNESCO, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Buddha statue in a buddhist temple high in the mountains in Pai, Mae Hong Son province, Northern Thailand, Thailand

Buddha statues in Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha) with a monk in the background, Bangkok, Thailand

Novice monk studying inside a temple under big Buddha statue, UNESCO, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

India, Jammu and Kashmir state, Himalayas, Ladakh, Indus valley, Matho monastery (gompa), central detail of the No. 77 piece of the collection, an eighteenth century thangka after restoration. He repr...

Japan, Kamakura, The great Buddha

Buddha at Kek Lok Si Temple, George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia

Buddha at Kek Lok Si Temple, George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia

Bangkok, Thailand. Wat Phra Kaeo Grand Palace (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Statue of Apsonsi, half woman half lion greeting and giving thanks.

Bangkok, Thailand. Depiction of head and face of Buddha outdoor statue

Stupas at sunset, Candi Borobudur buddhist temple, Muntilan, Java, Indonesia

Thailand, Bangkok, Samphanthawong district, Chinatown, Wat Samphanthawongsaram Worawihanra

Thailand, Sukhothai province, Sukhothai Historical Park listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Wat Mahathat

Thailand, Sukhothai province, Sukhothai Historical Park listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Wat Mahathat

Thailand, Ayutthaya province, Ayutthaya, Historical Park listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Wat Chai Watthanaram

Buddha Statue, Isurumuniya, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Buddha statue in Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Chinatown, Singapore

Buddhist shrine at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar

Tourists praying at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar

China, Gansu Province, Amdo, Xiahe, Monastery of Labrang (Labuleng Si), Losar (New Year festival), Furling of the giant Thangka

Myanmar, Mandalay, Bagan. Novice Buddhist monks and statue

South East Asia, Thailand, Chiang Mai, Wat Phan Tao temple, monks celebrating Loi Kratong festival

Sri Lanka, North Central province, Polonnaruwa, the former capital of the country (11th to 13th century) listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Vihariya Gal (Gal Vihara), meditating Buddha carved out of...

Sri Lanka, Central province, Matale district, Dambulla, the Golden Temple listed as World Heritage by UNESCO contains an important complex of caves, Raja Maha Vihara (1st century BC), Cave of the Grea...

Sri Lanka, North Central province, Anuradhapura district, Anuradhapura, sacred city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Isurumuniya Vihara, reclining Buddha statue

Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Nyaungshwe, near Inle lake, Pagoda of Shwe Yam Pie

Thailand, Bangkok, Phra Nakhon, Temple of the Reclining Buddha Wat Po (Wat Phra Chettuphon) founded in the 16th century, Gallery 394 Buddhas

Thailand, Bangkok, Wat Benchamabophit, Buddha