722-216 - Established atop Bhubaneswar's Dhauli Hills in 262 BCE, the present temple, DhauliGiri Shanti Stupa, or Dhauli Peace Pagoda, was completed in 1972 with the collaboration of Nippon Buddha Sangha.

722-215 - Established atop Bhubaneswar's Dhauli Hills in 262 BCE, the present temple, DhauliGiri Shanti Stupa, or Dhauli Peace Pagoda, was completed in 1972 with the collaboration of Nippon Buddha Sangha. Shown is the sleeping Buddha.

722-214 - Established atop Bhubaneswar's Dhauli Hills in 262 BCE, the present temple, DhauliGiri Shanti Stupa, or Dhauli Peace Pagoda, was completed in 1972 with the collaboration of Nippon Buddha Sangha. Shown is one of four guardian lions.

1384-646 - Buddha figure inside Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-645 - Feet of Buddha figure inside Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-644 - Buddha figures inside Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-643 - Buddha figures inside Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-642 - Buddha figures inside Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-641 - Buddha figures inside Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-640 - Buddha figures inside Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-638 - Buddha figure inside Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-639 - Buddha figure inside Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-637 - Buddha figures inside Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-636 - Buddha figures inside Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-631 - Giant Golden Buddha statue at Dambulla cave temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-630 - Giant Golden Buddha statue at Dambulla cave temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-629 - Giant Golden Buddha statue at Dambulla cave temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-628 - Giant Golden Buddha statue at Dambulla cave temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

1384-463 - Large Buddha statue at Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo, Sri Lanka,

1384-462 - Buddha statues at Gangaramaya Buddhist Temple, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

1372-385 - Golden buddha Statues at Swayambhu Buddha Park - Ring Road Shakya Mahakala Temple

1184-11782 - Big buddha, Daibutsuden (Big Buddha Hall), Todaiji Temple in the Unesco world heritage sight Nara, Kansai, Japan

1184-11783 - Daibutsuden (Big Buddha Hall), Todaiji Temple in the Unesco world heritage sight Nara, Kansai, Japan

1184-11781 - Big buddha, Daibutsuden (Big Buddha Hall), Todaiji Temple in the Unesco world heritage sight Nara, Kansai, Japan

1184-11780 - Big buddha, Daibutsuden (Big Buddha Hall), Todaiji Temple in the Unesco world heritage sight Nara, Kansai, Japan

1184-11778 - Daibutsuden (Big Buddha Hall), Todaiji Temple in the Unesco world heritage sight Nara, Kansai, Japan

1184-11779 - Big buddha, Daibutsuden (Big Buddha Hall), Todaiji Temple in the Unesco world heritage sight Nara, Kansai, Japan

1184-11542 - Buddha statue in the Sensō-ji temple, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

1361-420 - The Reclining Buddha inside the Buddhist temple complex of Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

1361-418 - Rows of golden Buddha statues in a temple of Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

1361-417 - Close-up of ornate temple structures (stupa) lit at sunset at the Buddhist temple complex of Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

1235-1410 - Small Garudas at the base of the Emerald Buddha temple holding a naga (mythical snake creature), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-9028 - Buddhist monks praying to the Buddha, Munirensay Buddhist Temple, Can Tho, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

1235-1122 - Dhammayazaka Pagoda, Bagan, Myanmar

1235-1119 - Elevated view on Bagan temples, Bagan, Myanamar

1235-1103 - Ananda Temple, Bagan, Myanmar

1235-1101 - Ananda Temple, Bagan, Myanmar

1235-1051 - Reclining Buddha in Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar, Asia

1235-1001 - Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, Ayutthaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

1235-1002 - Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, Ayutthaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

1235-1000 - Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, Ayutthaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

1116-52763 - A statue of kinnon, a mythological half man-half bird., Temple of the Emerald Buddha, The Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand.

1116-52761 - Statues of Krut adorn the library of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha., Phra Mondop Library, The Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand.

1370-18 - The giant golden reclining Buddha at Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8898 - Golden sculpture of Garuda and Naga, Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8896 - Golden sculptures of Garuda and Naga, Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8894 - Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), big reclining golden Buddha statue (Phra Buddhasaiyas), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8895 - Roof detail, Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8893 - Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), detail of face of big reclining golden Buddha statue (Phra Buddhasaiyas), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8891 - Roof detail, Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Budda), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8892 - Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), detail of eye of big reclining golden Buddha statue (Phra Buddhasaiyas), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8890 - Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), big reclining golden Buddha statue (Phra Buddhasaiyas), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8860 - Row of golden Buddha statues, earth witness gesture, Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

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

809-8857 - Golden sculptures of Garuda and Naga, Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8856 - Golden sculptures of Garuda and Naga, Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8855 - Big Reclining golden Buddha statue (Phra Buddhasaiyas), Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8854 - Row of golden Buddha statues, earth witness gesture, Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8853 - Golden Buddha statue, earth witness gesture, Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8852 - Row of golden Buddha statues, earth witness gesture, Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8851 - Row of golden Buddha statues, earth witness gesture, Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8830 - Woman praying, Tu An Buddhist temple, Saint Pierre en Faucigny, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

832-402256 - Buddha figure in the Chunjinam Hermitage at Baekyangsa Temple, main temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, Bukha-myeon, Jangseong, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, Asia

832-402254 - Buddha statue, in the back the Chunjinam Hermitage at Baekyangsa Temple, main temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, Bukha-myeon, Jangseong, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, Asia

832-402226 - Buddha of Granting a Son, stone figure, Haedong Yonggungsa Temple, Busan, Gyeongsangnam-do Province

832-402225 - Gwanseeum-bosal, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Haedong Yonggungsa Temple, Busan, Gyeongsangnam-do Province

832-402224 - Person pours water over a small golden Buddha figure for prosperity and happiness, Haedong Yonggungsa Temple, Busan, Gyeongsangnam-do Province

848-2569 - Exterior of Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Chinatown, Central Area, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

848-2568 - Exterior of Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Chinatown, Central Area, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

848-2561 - Exterior of Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Chinatown, Central Area, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

848-2559 - Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Chinatown, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8687 - Buddhist woman, Phat Quang Buddhist temple, temple pond with stones and water lilies, Doc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8686 - Woman praying at main altar, Phat Quang Buddhist temple, Siddhartha Gautama (the Shakyamuni Buddha), Chau Doc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8684 - Thien Quang Co Tu Buddhist temple, detail of Thousand-armed Avalokitesvara (the Bodhisattva of Compassion) (Goddess of Mercy), Tan Chau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8679 - Phat Quang Buddhist Temple, Siddhartha Gautama (the Shakyamuni Buddha) Chau Doc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8677 - The Thien Hau Temple, the most famous Taoist temple in Cholon, red candles and incense sticks on joss stick pot burnt to pay respect to the Buddha, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia Vietnam.

809-8668 - Long Duc Buddhist temple, Golden Buddha statues on altar, Tan Chau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8657 - Main altar, Phu Son Tu Buddhist temple, Shakyamuni Buddha statue, Tan Chau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8655 - Phu Son Tu Buddhist temple, Smiling Buddha (Happy Maitreya) Buddha statue, Tan Chau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8648 - The Thien Hau Temple, the most famous Taoist temple in Cholon, red candles and incense sticks on joss stick pot burnt to pay respect to the Buddha, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8635 - Life of Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, Reclining Buddha, passing into Parinirvana after 45 years of teaching the Dharma, Long Duc Buddhist temple, Tan Chau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8610 - Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Viarocana Buddhist prayer wheel and worshipper, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

1359-480 - Buddha statue, Hpo Win Daung Caves (Phowintaung Caves), Monywa, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

1359-479 - Reclining Buddha statue, Hpo Win Daung Caves (Phowintaung Caves), Monywa, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

1359-473 - Buddha statues, Hpo Win Daung Caves (Phowintaung Caves), Monywa, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

1359-469 - Buddha statues, Hpo Win Daung Caves (Phowintaung Caves), Monywa, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

1359-465 - Buddha statues, Hpo Win Daung Caves (Phowintaung Caves), Monywa, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

1359-458 - Buddha statue, Hpo Win Daung Caves (Phowintaung Caves), Monywa, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

1359-451 - Buddha statues, Hpo Win Daung Caves (Phowintaung Caves), Monywa, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

1359-443 - Buddha statues, Hpo Win Daung Caves (Phowintaung Caves), Monywa, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

1359-423 - Standing gilded statue of Buddha pointing with his hand inside temple, Mandalay Hill, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

1359-409 - Wooden Buddha statue decoration inside wooden temple, Shwenandaw Temple, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

1350-6573 - Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Buddhist temple in the Arashiyama neighborhood of Kyoto, Japan

1350-6571 - Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Buddhist temple in the Arashiyama neighborhood of Kyoto, Japan

1350-6569 - Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Buddhist temple in the Arashiyama neighborhood of Kyoto, Japan

1350-6570 - Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Buddhist temple in the Arashiyama neighborhood of Kyoto, Japan

1350-6568 - Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Buddhist temple in the Arashiyama neighborhood of Kyoto, Japan

1350-6567 - Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Buddhist temple in the Arashiyama neighborhood of Kyoto, Japan

1350-6566 - Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Buddhist temple in the Arashiyama neighborhood of Kyoto, Japan

1350-6564 - Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Buddhist temple in the Arashiyama neighborhood of Kyoto, Japan