809-8859 - Row of golden Buddha statues, meditation, Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

832-400345 - Black stone Buddha Figure on green grass nature background

809-8682 - Chua Ho Quoc Pagoda, Siddhartha Gautama (the Shakyamuni Buddha) sitting in meditation pose under Bodhi tree, Phu Quoc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8586 - Reclining Buddha, the final Nirvana, The Buddha entered into meditation and then passed away, Parinirvana, Buddhist Temple, Hoi An, Quang Nam, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8581 - Buddha sitting in the meditation pose and Altar, Phuoc Long Buddhist Temple, Tan Chau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

832-397719 - Shanti Stupa, Leh, Ladakh, India, Asia

1350-4905 - Buddha statue inside U Min Thonze Pagoda, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

1350-4838 - Buddha statues inside U Min Thonze Pagoda, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

1350-4265 - Buddha stony statue under the snow in winter season in a garden.

1116-51752 - Buddha statue of Borobudur Temple; Yogyakarta, Indonesia

1350-3495 - Buddha statue in a garden. Ayegui, Navarre, Spain, Europe

1350-1010 - The Daibutsu (bronze Great Buddha). Kotoku-in Temple, Kamakura, Japan

1350-1011 - The Daibutsu (bronze Great Buddha). Kotoku-in Temple, Kamakura, Japan

1350-1012 - The Daibutsu (bronze Great Buddha). Kotoku-in Temple, Kamakura, Japan

1113-103244 - Red flower and incense sticks Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

832-388307 - Lying Buddha statue, transition to Nirvana, Wat Lokayasutha, Ayutthaya, Thailand, Asia

832-388308 - Buddha meditating under the protection of a seven-headed Naga snake, Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

1174-6049 - Asian monk lighting candles in temple

1174-6040 - Asian woman lighting candle in temple

1174-6043 - Asian girls lighting candles in Buddhist temple

1174-6050 - Asian monks lighting candles in temple

1174-6048 - Asian monks lighting candles in temple

1174-6041 - Asian mother and daughter lighting candles in temple

809-7672 - Truc Lam Phuong Nam Buddhist temple, statue of the final Nirvana, the Buddha entered into meditation and then passed away, Can Tho, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

857-95926 - Gold Buddha statues line the sides of the famous Pindaya Caves in Shan State, Myanmar. The cave is a common tourist destination and pilgrimage site for Buddhists.

832-380092 - Wall with row of Buddha statues in meditation posture, on decorated pedestals, Phra Rabieng Kot, Wat Suhtat, Royal Temple, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

809-7411 - Fresco depicting Buddha meditating under a tree in a scene of the Buddha's life in Wat Phra Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-7072 - The meditation posture bronze Buddhas, Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

1242-70 - Buddha, 7th to 9th century, Wat Na Phra Mane, Ayutthaya, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

832-378704 - Small golden Dhammakaya Buddha statues at the Chedi, Buddhist temple Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Mahadhammakaya Cetiya, Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

832-378678 - Mass event at Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple, followers holding pictures with Buddha images, Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia *** IMPORTANT: Image must not be used in a negative context with the Dhammakaya temple ***

832-378703 - Small golden Dhammakaya Buddha statues at the Chedi, Buddhist temple Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Mahadhammakaya Cetiya, Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

797-11149 - Nepal, Kathmandu, Beautiful golden Buddha head statue at theSwayambunath Monkey Temple.

797-11148 - Nepal, Kathmandu, Buddha statue at the foot of the Swayambunath Monkey Temple.

832-375220 - Head of a bronze buddha statue Temple museum of Art and Antiquities Haw Pha Kaew Museum Vientiane Laos

832-375219 - Bronze buddha statues Temple museum of Art and Antiquities Haw Pha Kaew Museum Vientiane Laos

832-375221 - Face of a bronze buddha statue Temple museum of Art and Antiquities Haw Pha Kaew Museum Vientiane Laos

832-375218 - Head of a bronze buddha statue Temple museum of Art and Antiquities Haw Pha Kaew Museum Vientiane Laos

733-6300 - Buddha statue, Ananda temple, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

733-6267 - Gold Buddha statue, Mahamuni Paya, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

832-346282 - Buddhist monastery "Brahma Vihara-Arama", Bali, Indonesia

817-451003 - Pha That Luang Temple in Vientaine, Laos.

817-450999 - Pha That Luang Temple in Vientaine, Laos.

817-451004 - Pha That Luang Temple in Vientaine, Laos.

817-451007 - Monk hits huge wooden gong in Pha That Luang Temple in Vientaine, Laos.

817-451006 - Monk hits huge wooden gong in Pha That Luang Temple in Vientaine, Laos.

817-450998 - Pha That Luang Temple in Vientaine, Laos.

817-451001 - Pha That Luang Temple in Vientaine, Laos.

1161-4482 - Sri Lankan Buddhist visitors at Dhamakh Stupa at Sarnath ruins near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

1161-4489 - Buddhist monks pass prayer flags at Mulagandhakuti Vihara Temple at Sarnath near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

1161-4484 - Buddhist monk praying as he walks around Dhamakh Stupa at Sarnath ruins near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

1161-4483 - Buddhist visitors applying gold leaf as traditional offering at Dhamakh Stupa at Sarnath ruins near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

1161-4481 - Buddhist monks visiting Dharmarajika Stupa at Sarnath ruins near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

1161-4487 - Buddhist monk passes prayer flags at Mulagandhakuti Vihara Temple at Sarnath near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

1161-4486 - Buddhist monk at Sri Lankan Buddhist Temple, Mulagandhakuti Vihara, near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

1161-4485 - Lighted candles offering Buddhist prayers at Dharmarajika Stupa at Sarnath near Varanasi, Northern India

1109-978 - Seated Buddha in meditation, Gal Vihara Rock Temple, Polonnaruwa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

1109-977 - Seated Buddha in meditation, Gal Vihara Rock Temple, Polonnaruwa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

1109-980 - Seated Buddha in meditation at Gal Vihara Rock Temple, Polonnaruwa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

817-438859 - Reclining Buddha in Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa. Sri Lanka, Polonnaruwa

817-418080 - Luang Phabang, Laos-July 22, 2009 Every day very early in the morning, hundreds of monks walk the streets to beg

817-418081 - Luang Phabang, Laos-July 22, 2009 Every day very early in the morning, hundreds of monks walk the streets to beg

1113-71733 - Monks in Pusa Ding temple at morning prayer, Yellow Hat sect of Tibetan Buddhism, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

1113-70969 - Wannian monastery and temple, brick hall with Buddha riding a white elephant, China, Asia, Emei Shan, Sichuan Province, Emeishan, Mount Emei, World Heritage, UNESCO

1113-71745 - Buddha appears in a lotus blossom, Buddha in a mechanically opening wooden lotus flower, Luohou Temple, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

1113-71475 - Monks at a prayer service in the Great Buddha Hall, Shaolin Monastery, known for Shaolin boxing, Song Shan, Henan province, China

1113-71450 - pilgrims at ferry, Buddha statues from house altars brought to Guanyin, Goddess of Mercy, Buddhist Island of Putuo Shan near Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, East China Sea, China, Asia

1113-71427 - Buddha statues from house altars brought to Guanyin, pilgrims, Goddess of Mercy, Buddhist Island of Putuo Shan near Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, East China Sea, China, Asia

1113-71408 - Shrine next to Thousand stone steps stairway, Buddha statue, candles and incense in stone altar, Buddhist Island of Putuo Shan near Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, East China Sea, China, Asia

1113-71452 - Ferry, Buddha statues from house altars brought to Guanyin, Goddess of Mercy, Buddhist Island of Putuo Shan near Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, East China Sea, China, Asia

1113-28084 - Praying buddhistic woman at the Shwedagon Pagoda in the evening, Rangoon, Myanmar, Burma, Asia

1113-20436 - Buddhistic monks sitting in front of a Buddha statue at the monastery Vat Pa Phonphao, Luang Prabang, Laos

1116-29898 - China, Beijing, Golden Buddha from South East Asia.

1116-29892 - China, Beijing,Thai Buddha sculptures.

1196-8 - Monks offer butter lamps. Bodgaya, india. Monks offer butter lamps in front of mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

1196-237 - Monks offer butter lamps prayer, kalachakra initiation, bodhgaya. India. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

1196-122 - Monks offer butter lamps. Bodgaya, india. Monks offer butter lamps in front of mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

1196-233 - Budhist lamas in prayer, bodhgaya, india. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

1196-238 - Monks offer butter lamps. Kalachakra initiation, bodhgaya. India. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

1194-2084 - Myanmar shwedagon paya (pagoda), yangon (rangoon), woman meditating

1109-2 - Stone Buddha statue at sunrise at the Buddhist Temple, Borobudur (Borobodur), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

831-847 - Buddha in meditation, Gal Vihara Rock Temple, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, Asia

797-9539 - Hand crafted and painted door in Buddhist Monastery, Sikkim, India

817-287189 - Puja, Monks praying, in Namgyal Monastery, in Tsuglagkhang complex McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh state, India, Asia

817-287179 - Ritual, in Namgyal Monastery, in Tsuglagkhang complex McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh state, India, Asia

817-255260 - Pakistan, Lahore, Lahore museum, Fasting Buddha

817-128723 - Buddha statue, Sagaing, Mandalay region, Myanmar

817-113740 - Monk in temple, Amarapura, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)

817-113703 - Novice monks Praying Buddha at temple Wat Si Chum, Sukhothai, Thailand

817-113741 - Monk in temple, Amarapura, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)

809-3519 - Meditating Buddha statue, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

809-2211 - Meditation posture depicted in Life of Buddha, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

809-971 - Buddha of Meditation, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

809-967 - Buddha of Meditation, Kirtipur, Nepal, Asia

809-957 - Thangka painting of the Buddha giving a blessing, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

809-480 - Tchenrezig thangka at Vajradhara-Ling, Aubry-le-Panthou, Orne, France, Europe

718-309 - Seated Buddha and monks meditating, Wat Si Chum, Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand

737-259 - Buddha shrine at Buddhist Bantey Kdei temple, dating from the 12th century, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

252-2082 - Daibutsu, the Great Buddha statue, Kamakura, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

252-9913 - Face of the Buddha Image, Shwedagon Paya, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma)