Thailand, Lampang, Wat Phrathat Lampang Luang, portrait of two woman dressed in traditional Thai costume

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

Portrait of novice monk with red umbrella, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Golden shrines at Shwe Oo Min Pagoda, Kalaw, Kalaw Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, 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

Paro Taktsang (Tiger's Nest), Paro District, Bhutan

A man in Jambey Lhakhang, Jakar, Bumthang District, Bhutan

Novice Monks (Child monks) in Gangteng Monastery, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan

A young monk reading by a window inside a temple, UNESCO, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

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

Novice monk standing in front of the unfinished Pahtodawgyi pagoda known for a crack caused by a earthquake in 1839, Mingun, Mandalay, Sagaing Township, Sagaing District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar

Two novice monks reading a book at a monastery, Mandalay, Mandalay District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Kamakura Temple,Japan

India, state of Jammu and Kashmir, Himalaya, Ladakh, Zanskar, an elderly woman from Hanupatta village (3760m) turns a prayer wheel

India, Jammu and Kashmir State, Himalaya, Ladakh, Indus valley, Leh (3500m), régional capital, buddhist monastery of Namgyal Tsemo and prayer flags

India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Hemis, Naropa festival of 2018, two hundred and ninety nine Ladakhie women performed the dance of Shondol, recorded in the Guinness World Records as the biggest Ladak...

India, state of Jammu and Kashmir, Himalaya, Ladakh, Indus Valley, Leh, annual Ladakh Festival, girl of a cultural troupe wearing kantop, a high cylinder of felt and silk

India, state of Jammu and Kashmir, Himalayas, Ladakh, Indus Valley, Leh, annual Ladakh Festival, man of a cultural troupe of the Gya-Meru region wearing the singge-snamtchok, a headdress immitating th...

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...

Senso-ji buddhist temple in autumn with yellow Gingko trees, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Tran Quoc Pagoda at night, Hanoi, Vietnam

Sunset behind temples of Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar

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

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

Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Kansai region, Japan.

Nachi no taki waterfalls, Nachi falls, Wakayama prefecture, Hoshu, Japan

Myanmar, Bagan. Young novice monks lining up to receive alms at the Ananda Festival.

Myanmar, Inle Lake. Pa-O girl selling fabric at Indein market.

Myanmar, Inle Lake. Padaung lady wearing her heavy brass coiled rings around her neck.

Myanmar, Inle Lake. Pa-O girl selling fabric at Indein market.

Myanmar, Bagan. A novice monk walking in the corridors of Shwezigon Paya.

Myanmar, Bagan. A young monk reading a book in a temple.

Myanmar, Mandalay. A young lady painting paper umbrellas in a shop in Mandalay.

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

Thailand, Bangkok, National Museum of Bangkok, Buddhaisawan Chapel, Phra Buddha Sihing

Thailand, province of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Ayutthaya, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Historical Park, Wat Phra Si Sanphet

Thailand, Chiang Mai province, Chiang Mai, Wat temple Phan Tao, the election of Miss Chiang Mai 2017

Light of Peace Festival of the Dhammakaya Foundation with 15,000 sky lanterns, University of Philippines Visayas in Miagao, Iloilo Province, Panay Island, Philippines, Asia *** IMPORTANT: Image may no...

Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor temples, Buddhist monk in saffron robes meditating (MR)

Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor temples, Buddhist monk in saffron robes meditating (MR)

Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor temples, Buddhist monk in saffron robes meditating (MR)

Pak Tai Temple, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

Seda Larung Wuming, the world's largest Tibetan Buddhist institute, temple with red log cabins lived by monks and nuns covering the mountain side, Garze, Sichuan Province, China

Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn) and Chao Praya River, Bangkok, Thailand

Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn) and Chao Praya River, Bangkok, Thailand

Thailand, Bangkok, Talad Rod Fad Ratchada (Train night market)

Thailand, Bangkok, Talad Rod Fad Ratchada (Train night market)

Wat Rong Khun (White Temple), Chiang Rai, Thailand. Outreaching hands symbolizing the unrestrained desire

Royal Park Rajapruek, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Royal Pavilion at sunset.

Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand. The twin chedis on top of the highest mountain in Thailand at 2500m.

Asia, South East Asia, Vietnam; Hue, young women praying and wearing traditional Ao Dai dresses and Non La conical hats outside Gia Long tomb, MR

Buddhist Temple, Wat Chai Watthanaram, Ayutthaya, Thailand, Asia

Temples in the morning mist, stupas and pagodas in the temple complex of the Plateau of Bagan, Mandalay Division, Myanmar or Burma

Yathe Byan Cave, Hpa-an, Kayin State. Myanmar, Asia

View of U-Bein Bridge at Dawn, Amarapura, Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Tea room with round window at the Fukugenzan Meigetsu-in temple, Kita-Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan

Buddha Statue, Isurumuniya, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Meoto Iwa, Futami, Japan

Meoto Iwa, Futami, Japan

Two Buddhist novice monks on the steps of the white pagoda of Hsinbyume (Myatheindan) paya temple, Mingun, Sagaing region, Myanmar

Two Buddhist novice monks on the white pagoda of Hsinbyume (Myatheindan) paya temple, Mingun, Sagaing region, Myanmar

Two Buddhist novice monks on the white pagoda of Hsinbyume (Myatheindan) paya temple, Mingun, Sagaing region, Myanmar

Novice Buddhist monks on the Taungthaman Lake, Mandalay, Myanmar

Buddhist novice monks on the Taungthaman Lake, Mandalay, Myanmar

A young Buddhist monk holding a red umbrella walks up the steps in Hsinbyume Pagoda, Mingun, Mandalay, Myanmar