832-398260 - Mani stones with the engraved Tibetan mantra Om Mani Padme Hum, Nubra Valley, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

832-398027 - Buddhist prayer flags lungta with Om mani padme hum. . mantra written on them in sky over Comic Village. Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

832-397074 - Buddhist prayer wheels in Hemis gompa (Tibetan buddhist monstery) . Ladakh, India, Asia

1113-107625 - Mani stones engraved with the Tibetan mantra Om Mani Padme Hum, Nubra Valley, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

832-396789 - Prayer flags of Tibetan Buddhism with Buddhist mantra on it in Dharamshala monastery temple. There is the residence of Tibetan Buddhism spiritual leader Dalai Lama. Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

809-8459 - Rolling metal prayer wheels circling, with mantra written in Tibetan language, Shakhya Tharig Buddhist Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

1350-2614 - Buddhist objects on a buddhist monastery in Zanskar valley, Northern India.

805-1251 - Students at a mantra chanting school in preparation for temple prayer, Puri, Odisha, India, Asia

832-382303 - A big Tibetan Mani Stone with the Mantra "Om Mani Padme Hum" colorfully engraved on a hill above the Indus Valley, Shey, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

832-379967 - Native woman walking along Mani Wall and spinning prayer wheels, Kagbeni, Mustang District, Nepal, Asia

1225-564 - A Mani wall, inscribed with an ancient Buddhist mantra decorates the trail to Everest Base Camp, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

1225-518 - Mani stones inscribed with an ancient Buddhist mantra decorate the trail to Everest Base Camp, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

803-195 - Close up of Mani stones along one of the trekking trails in the Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

832-372421 - Man carving Tibetan Buddisht mantras on a stone plate, Zanskar Valley, Zanskar, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Himalayas, North India, India, Asia

832-377368 - Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

832-377365 - Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

832-372422 - Tibetan Buddhist mantras carved in stone, Tongde Monastery, Zanskar Valley, Zanskar, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Himalayas, North India, India, Asia

805-719 - Two Buddhist men chanting their Buddhist mantra inside roadside tea stall at the Sela Pass, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

832-357747 - Historic stupa at Thame, Bhote Koshi valley, Khumbu Himal, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

832-357836 - Tengpoche monastery, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu, Nepal

832-357683 - Historic stupa at Thame, Bhote Koshi valley, Khumbu Himal, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

832-357625 - Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

832-357861 - Mani wall at Machhermo Sherpa village, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu, Nepal

832-357842 - Mani stone at Tengpoche monastery in front of Ama Dablam (6856), Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu, Nepal

832-357744 - Historic stupa at Thame, Bhote Koshi valley, Khumbu Himal, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

832-357591 - Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

832-358282 - Mani wall, Mani stone, at Monjo, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

832-357979 - Mani wall at Thamo Sherpa village, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal

832-357590 - Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

832-357626 - Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

832-357589 - Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

832-357983 - Mani wall at Thame Sherpa village with Khumbi Yu La (Khumbila, 5761), Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal

832-357699 - Stupa and mani stones at Mong with Ama Dablam (6856), Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu, Nepal

832-357592 - Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

832-357588 - Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

832-357745 - Historic stupa at Thame, Bhote Koshi valley, Khumbu Himal, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

832-357981 - Historic stupa at Thame, Bhote Koshi valley, Khumbu Himal, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

832-357624 - Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

832-357980 - Mani wall at Thamo Sherpa village, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal

832-357746 - Historic stupa at Thame, Bhote Koshi valley, Khumbu Himal, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

832-357627 - Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

832-357612 - Historic prayer mill, Swayambhunat Tempel, Kathmandu, Nepal

832-357586 - Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

832-357743 - Historic stupa at Thame, Bhote Koshi valley, Khumbu Himal, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

832-357800 - Prayer mill, tourist market at Bodhnath, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

832-107343 - Buddhist Mani stones with sacred mantras, Zanskar, Himalaya, Jammu and Kashmir, North India, Asia

832-62052 - Mani stones with the Buddhist mantra of Avalokiteshvara, the Om Mani Padme Hum, Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

832-62054 - Mani stones with the Buddhist mantra of Avalokiteshvara, the Om Mani Padme Hum, Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

832-61983 - Mani stones with the carved "Om Mani Padme Hum", the mantra of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion, Thiksey, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

832-61973 - "Om Mani Padme Hum", the mantra of Avalokiteswara, the Buddha of Compassion, Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

832-62074 - Om mani padme hum, the Buddhist mantra of compassion, Thiksey, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

832-61982 - Mani stones with the carved "Om Mani Padme Hum", the mantra of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion, Thiksey, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

832-55578 - Prayer stone with the widespread Buddhist mantra Om Mani Padme Hum on it, Zanskar valley, Zanskar, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Himalayas, northern India, India, Asia

832-55577 - Prayer stone with the widespread Buddhist mantra Om Mani Padme Hum on it, Zanskar valley, Zanskar, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Himalayas, northern India, India, Asia

832-55573 - Tibetan Buddhist mantras engraved in stone, Tongde monastery, Zanskar valley, Zanskar, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Himalayas, northern India, India, Asia

1196-58 - A young sadhu reads holy scripture near fire. Worship is part of daily life. Some sadhus chant mantras. gayatri mantra is of several mantras that sacred incantations or mystical formulas of ancient literature. gayatri mantra given by brahma mentioned in rigveda is named after consort of brahma: o that glory- of savitri most high. Oh divine us mediate upon. it inspire understanding. goal of recitation is to attain realization. Practice lead mind into a transcendental union with deity.Pashupatinath, kathmandu, nepa

1196-182 - Vultures, drigung. bodies what we most attached to, says of monks. Thats offering ones body carries greatest merit. believe that should benefit other beings at every stage of ones life. After completion of powa ceremony, corpse is traditionally offered to great vultures lammergeiers that frequent charnel grounds. Vultures descend on flayed corpse. Offering bodies to birds is same as reciting mantras. It brings merit benefit to dead person as well as to family friends bring here. While cutting up corpse i to keep a pure compassionate mind. would feel if someone felt cutting up your body. -tomdenla. Tibet