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  • Old cedar trees tower shade this sacred area of Okunoin where many pilgrims are buried within close proximity to the mausoleum of Kobo Daishi, founder of Shingon Buddhism.
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  • One of the two highly revered golden Buddha statues inside the Jokhang Temple ("House of the Lord") in Lhasa is the holiest site in Tibetan Buddhism. It draws thousands of prostrating Tibetan pilgrims, as well as curious foreign tourists every year. <br />
<br />
The Jokhang Temple was founded in 647 by King Songtsen Gampo (r.617-49), the first ruler of a unified Tibet, and his two foreign wives who are credited with bringing Buddhism to Tibet. The king's first wife, Princess Bhrikuti,the sister of the Nepalese king, while his second wife, Princess Wencheng was the niece or daughter of the Chinese emperor.
    Tibet044.jpg
  • Pilgrims prostrate themselves in prayer at the sacred Jokhang Temple.<br />
The "House of the Lord"in Lhasa is the holiest site in Tibetan Buddhism. It draws thousands of prostrating Tibetan pilgrims, as well as curious foreign tourists every year. <br />
<br />
The Jokhang Temple was founded in 647 by King Songtsen Gampo (r.617-49), the first ruler of a unified Tibet, and his two foreign wives who are credited with bringing Buddhism to Tibet. The king's first wife, Princess Bhrikuti,the sister of the Nepalese king, while his second wife, Princess Wencheng was the niece or daughter of the Chinese emperor.
    Tibet010.jpg
  • A prayer ceremony is held in the Jokhang Temple ("House of the Lord") in Lhasa is the holiest site in Tibetan Buddhism. It draws thousands of prostrating Tibetan pilgrims, as well as curious foreign tourists every year. <br />
<br />
The Jokhang Temple was founded in 647 by King Songtsen Gampo (r.617-49), the first ruler of a unified Tibet, and his two foreign wives who are credited with bringing Buddhism to Tibet. The king's first wife, Princess Bhrikuti,the sister of the Nepalese king, while his second wife, Princess Wencheng was the niece or daughter of the Chinese emperor.
    _HOR2564.jpg
  • A monk meditates in prayer with<br />
Tibetan Buddhist Jujube Wood Mala Prayer Beads.<br />
<br />
A prayer ceremony is held in the Jokhang Temple ("House of the Lord") in Lhasa is the holiest site in Tibetan Buddhism. It draws thousands of prostrating Tibetan pilgrims, as well as curious foreign tourists every year.<br />
<br />
The Jokhang Temple was founded in 647 by King Songtsen Gampo (r.617-49), the first ruler of a unified Tibet, and his two foreign wives who are credited with bringing Buddhism to Tibet. The king's first wife, Princess Bhrikuti,the sister of the Nepalese king, while his second wife, Princess Wencheng was the niece or daughter of the Chinese emperor.
    Tibet-Lhasa009.jpg
  • Tibetan pilgrims light candles in prayer at Jokhang Temple ("House of the Lord") in Lhasa is the holiest site in Tibetan Buddhism. It draws thousands of prostrating Tibetan pilgrims, as well as curious foreign tourists every year.<br />
<br />
The Jokhang Temple was founded in 647 by King Songtsen Gampo (r.617-49), the first ruler of a unified Tibet, and his two foreign wives who are credited with bringing Buddhism to Tibet. The king's first wife, Princess Bhrikuti,the sister of the Nepalese king, while his second wife, Princess Wencheng was the niece or daughter of the Chinese emperor.
    Horner366.tif
  • Tibetan pilgrims at the sacred Jokhang Temple ("House of the Lord") in Lhasa,the holiest site in Tibetan Buddhism. It draws thousands of prostrating Tibetan pilgrims, as well as curious foreign tourists every year. <br />
<br />
The Jokhang Temple was founded in 647 by King Songtsen Gampo (r.617-49), the first ruler of a unified Tibet, and his two foreign wives who are credited with bringing Buddhism to Tibet. The king's first wife, Princess Bhrikuti,the sister of the Nepalese king, while his second wife, Princess Wencheng was the niece or daughter of the Chinese emperor.
    Tibet-Lhasa007.jpg
  • Buddhist monks of the Gelugpa school of Buddhism,wear their characteristic yellow hats, whilst waiting to debate outside the main prayer hall of Labrang Monastery.<br />
<br />
Established in 1709, Labrang housed over 4000 monks at its peak, but now only has around 1500 monks.
    LabrangMonastery_Gansu 33.jpg
  • The monks of Shaolin Temple (literally means "temple in the woods of Shaoshi Mountain") are trained in the martial art of Kung Fu.<br />
<br />
Myth and reality blur with Shaolin and its kung fu. Some consider Bodhidharma as the founder of Shaolin kung fu but references to warrior monks existed before this period.<br />
<br />
Bodhidharma was the founder of Dhyana (Chan) Buddhism and this coincided with the start of the spiritual martial art of Shaolin kung fu.
    China021.jpg
  • Haeinsa is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism in the Gaya Mountains,South Gyeongsang Province.<br />
<br />
Haeinsa is also home of the Tripitaka Koreana, the whole of the Buddhist Scriptures carved onto 81,350 wooden printing blocks, which it has housed since 1398.<br />
<br />
Haeinsa is one of the Three Jewel Temples of Korea. It represents Dharma or the Buddha’s teachings.
    Haeinsa 9466.jpg
  • The monks of Shaolin Temple (literally means "temple in the woods of Shaoshi Mountain") are trained in the martial art of Kung Fu.<br />
<br />
Myth and reality blur with Shaolin and its kung fu. Some consider Bodhidharma as the founder of Shaolin kung fu but references to warrior monks existed before this period.<br />
<br />
Bodhidharma was the founder of Dhyana (Chan) Buddhism and this coincided with the start of the spiritual martial art of Shaolin kung fu.
    China046.tiff
  • Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba is one of the oldest stupas in Sri Lanka. Ruwanwelisaya is considered an icon of architectural glory in ancient Sri Lanka. Also known as the Great Stupa, Ruwanwelisaya was built by the victorious King Dutugemunu in 140 BC. It was his ambitious project and this stupa bears witness for its unparalleled service to revive Buddhism in the country. The sacred, ancient city of Anuradhapura.
    SriLanka006.jpg
  • The monks of Shaolin Temple (literally means "temple in the woods of Shaoshi Mountain") are trained in the martial art of Kung Fu.<br />
<br />
Myth and reality blur with Shaolin and its kung fu. Some consider Bodhidharma as the founder of Shaolin kung fu but references to warrior monks existed before this period.<br />
<br />
Bodhidharma was the founder of Dhyana (Chan) Buddhism and this coincided with the start of the spiritual martial art of Shaolin kung fu.
    China-Shaolin007.jpg
  • The monks of Shaolin Temple (literally means "temple in the woods of Shaoshi Mountain") are trained in the martial art of Kung Fu.<br />
<br />
Myth and reality blur with Shaolin and its kung fu. Some consider Bodhidharma as the founder of Shaolin kung fu but references to warrior monks existed before this period.<br />
<br />
Bodhidharma was the founder of Dhyana (Chan) Buddhism and this coincided with the start of the spiritual martial art of Shaolin kung fu.
    China016.jpg
  • Ryoan Ji (The Temple of the Dragon at Peace)  Zen temple,northwest Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Myōshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism. The temple garden is considered to be one of the finest examples of a kare-sansui, a Japanese rock garden, or zen garden, in Japan
    Japan_Tokyo 2881.jpg
  • Ryoan Ji (The Temple of the Dragon at Peace)  Zen temple,northwest Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Myōshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism. The temple garden is considered to be one of the finest examples of a kare-sansui, a Japanese rock garden, or zen garden, in Japan
    Japan-Tokyo068.jpg
  • The monks of Shaolin Temple (literally means "temple in the woods of Shaoshi Mountain") are trained in the martial art of Kung Fu.<br />
<br />
Myth and reality blur with Shaolin and its kung fu. Some  consider Bodhidharma as the founder of Shaolin kung fu but references to warrior monks existed before this period.<br />
<br />
Bodhidharma was the founder of Dhyana (Chan) Buddhism and this coincided with the start of the spiritual martial art of Shaolin kung fu.
    China018.jpg
  • At Okunoin the mausoleum of Kūkai,is surrounded by an immense graveyard (the largest in Japan),where pilgrims makes their way along the lengthy kora.<br />
<br />
First settled in 819 by the monk Kūkai, Mt. Kōya is primarily known as the world headquarters of the Kōyasan Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism. Located in an 800 m high valley amid the eight peaks of the mountain (which was the reason this location was selected, in that the terrain is supposed to resemble a lotus plant), the original monastery has grown into the town of Kōya, featuring a university dedicated to religious studies and 120 temples, many of which offer lodging to pilgrims.
    Horner_Japan051.jpg
  • At Okunoin the mausoleum of Kūkai,is surrounded by an immense graveyard (the largest in Japan),where pilgrims makes their way along the lengthy kora.<br />
<br />
First settled in 819 by the monk Kūkai, Mt. Kōya is primarily known as the world headquarters of the Kōyasan Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism. Located in an 800 m high valley amid the eight peaks of the mountain (which was the reason this location was selected, in that the terrain is supposed to resemble a lotus plant), the original monastery has grown into the town of Kōya, featuring a university dedicated to religious studies and 120 temples, many of which offer lodging to pilgrims.
    Japan_Koyasan 3675.jpg
  • Resident monks beat the mighty drum to rally everyone to prayer as the sun sets.<br />
<br />
Haeinsa ( Temple of the Ocean Mudra) is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism in the Gaya Mountains,South Gyeongsang Province . Haeinsa is also home of the Tripitaka Koreana, the whole of the Buddhist Scriptures carved onto 81,350 wooden printing blocks, which it has housed since 1398.<br />
<br />
Haeinsa is one of the Three Jewel Temples of Korea. It represents Dharma or the Buddha’s teachings.
    Haeinsa 9575.jpg
  • Nuns in prayer at Phodong Monastery, near Gangtok, Sikkim
    India-Pigments067.tif
  • Dharma trumpets are blown during festivities. Monks and pilgrims mix to celebrate the Lamayuru Festival 5-6 June, 2013, Lamayuru Monastery. Lamayuru Gompa (monastery) is built above the ruins of the old one, along the Srinagar-Leh highway.
    India-Pigments028.jpg
  • A Tibetan refugee and novice monk, drinks a fresh coconut at Bylakuppe Tibetan Monastery.
    Portraits-Collection289.jpg
  • Novice Buddhist monks relaxing at Phodong Monastery outside the capital Gangtok
    India-Pigments081.jpg
  • Labrang Monastery during Tibetan New Year celebrations, Gansu Province, China
    LabrangMonastery_Gansu 15 (1)-Edit.tif
  • Labrang Monastery during Tibetan New Year celebrations.
    LabrangMonastery_Gansu 162-Edit-Edit.tif
  • Devout pilgrims prostrate themselves thousands of times in their arduous quest for enlightenment.<br />
<br />
Each day during Losar (Tibetan New Year),thousands of pilgrims walk the kora around Labrang Monastery, the largest in Amdo Province, and indeed China.<br />
<br />
Established in 1709, Labrang housed over 4000 monks at its peak, but now only has around 1500 monks.
    LabrangMonastery_Gansu 13-Edit.tif
  • Mahabodhi Temple, home of the Banyan Tree under which the Lord Budha received enlightenment, Bodh Gaya.
    Horner_India0059.jpg
  • A Burmese monk makes a pilgrimage to the extraordinary sight of Kyaiktiyo, or the Golden Rock Pagoda. A single hair belonging to the Lord Buddha is said to hold the gigantic golden boulder from sliding off the cliff atop which it is perched.
    Horner-Burma047.jpg
  • Buddhist monks wearing heavy maroon robes head towards the main prayer hall of Labrang Monastery, for Losar prayers, at Tibet's new year.<br />
<br />
Each day during Losar thousands of pilgrims walk the kora around the monastery, which is lined with prayer wheels.<br />
<br />
Established in 1709, Labrang housed over 4000 monks at its peak, but now only has around 1500 monks.
    LabrangMonastery_Gansu 195.jpg
  • Devout pilgrims prostrate themselves thousands of times in their arduous quest for enlightenment. <br />
<br />
Each day during Losar (Tibetan New Year),thousands of pilgrims walk the kora around Labrang Monastery, the largest in Amdo Province, and indeed China.<br />
<br />
Established in 1709, Labrang housed over 4000 monks at its peak, but now only has around 1500 monks.
    LabrangMonastery_Gansu 152.jpg
  • Devout pilgrims prostrate themselves thousands of times in their arduous quest for enlightenment.<br />
<br />
Each day during Losar (Tibetan New Year),thousands of pilgrims walk the kora around the Jokhang temple and the Potala Palace.
    Tibet015.jpg
  • Buddhist pilgrims visit Drepung Monastery outside Lhasa.On auspicious dates sacred shrines are opened. The monastery is home to less than 1/10th of its population of monks before the Chinese invasion.
    Tibet-Lhasa002.jpg
  • The pathway leading to Tongdosa buddhist temple complex.
    Busan_Tongdosa 8801.jpg
  • Buddhist nuns walk around central Rangoon early in the morning in search of alms.
    Burma-Yangon003.jpg
  • Monks carry yak tea into the prayer hall at Labrang Monastery during Tibetan New Year celebrations.
    LabrangMonastery_Gansu 92.jpg
  • Pilgrim during prayer.<br />
<br />
Devout pilgrims prostrate themselves thousands of times in their arduous quest for enlightenment. <br />
<br />
Each day during Losar (Tibetan New Year),thousands of pilgrims walk the kora around Labrang Monastery, the largest in Amdo Province, and indeed China.
    LabrangMonastery_Gansu 43.jpg
  • A Tibetan boy on pilgrimage to the sacred Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet.
    Portraits-Collection067.jpg
  • Tibetan monks at prayer during Losar, at Mahabodhi Temple, home of the Banyan Tree under which the Lord Buddha received enlightenment, Bodh Gaya.
    India-Pigments138.jpg
  • Monks congregate in one of the many surrounding temples of Shwedagon.<br />
<br />
Shwedagon Zedi Daw The, as it is known locally,or The Crown of Burma less formally, is rumoured to be the oldest pagoda in the world dating to 2,600 years old. Standing 99m tall and crowning a hilltop, it can be seen from all over Yangon, by day and night.<br />
<br />
The main gold-plated dome is topped by a stupa containing over 7,000 diamonds, rubies, topaz' and sapphires,all offset by a massive emerald positioned to reflect the setting sun.<br />
<br />
As Myanmar's most revered shrine it has always been customary for families and followers of the Buddha to make the pilgrimage to Shwedagon in the same way that Muslims feel compelled to visit the Kaaba at Mecca, at least once in their lifetime.
    Horner-Burma009.jpg
  • Buddhist monks gather together for the annual mass inauguration of new monks at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Buddhist temple in Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani Province north of Bangkok, Thailand. It is the centre of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo.
    Bangkok-Surreal045.jpg
  • Buddhist Gelugpa monks wearing heavy maroon robes congregate outside the main prayer hall of Labrang Monastery, for Losar prayers, at Tibet's New Year.<br />
<br />
Each day during Losar thousands of pilgrims walk the kora around the monastery, which is lined with prayer wheels.<br />
<br />
Established in 1709, Labrang housed over 4000 monks at its peak, but now only has around 1500 monks.
    LabrangMonastery_Gansu 78 copy.jpg
  • His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama leads a prayer meeting at Sherboling Monastery, the day after Tibet Uprising Day.
    HornerDharamshala-1470.jpg
  • His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama leads a prayer meeting at Sherboling Monastery, the day after Tibet Uprising Day.
    HornerDharamshala-1220.jpg
  • His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama leads a prayer meeting at Sherboling Monastery, the day after Tibet Uprising Day.
    HornerDharamshala-1386.jpg
  • His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama greets the local Abbot before he leads a prayer meeting at Sherboling Monastery, the day after Tibet Uprising Day.
    HornerDharamshala-1232.jpg
  • His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama leads a prayer meeting at Sherboling Monastery, the day after Tibet Uprising Day.
    HornerDharamshala-1285.jpg
  • Perched on top of a hill on the western edge of the Kathmandu Valley, the ancient Swayambunath Stupa (known as the "Monkey Temple") is Kathmandu's most important Buddhist shrine. The sleepy, all-seeing Buddha eyes that stare out from the top have become the quintessential symbol of Nepal.<br />
<br />
Founded about 2,000 years ago, Kathmandu Valley was filled with a great lake, and according to Buddhist legend, a single perfect lotus grew in the center of the lake. When the bodhisattva Manjusri drained the lake with a slash of his sword, the lotus flower settled on top of the hill and magically transformed into the stupa.Hence it is known as the Self-Created (swayambhu) Stupa.
    Nepal_Kath_Swayambunath 1187.tiff
  • Nyaungshwe, Inle Lake.
    Burma-InleLake012.jpg
  • A buddhist monk from Myanmar makes a pilgrimage to the Mahabodhi Temple, home of the Banyan Tree under which the Lord Budha received enlightenment,at Bodh Gaya.
    India_BodhGaya 9980.jpg
  • Perfume Pagoda, the most important Buddhist pilgrimage site in Vietnam
    Vietnam_Hanoi 139.jpg
  • Lungshan Temple is the most important buddhist temple in Taipei and attracts thousands of pilgrims every day.
    Lungshan 10088.jpg
  • Tongdosa buddhist temple complex is one of the Three Jewel Temples of Korea, and represents the Buddha.
    Busan_Tongdosa 8767.jpg
  • The ruins of Wat Mahathat, or  'temple of the great relic', built from laterite and surrounded by a moat.
    Thailand_Sukhothai007.jpg
  • Thien Tru (Heaven Kitchen) Pagoda, also known as Chua Ngoai (Outer Pagoda) of the Perfume Pagoda complex, the most important Buddhist pilgrimage site in Vietnam.
    Vietnam-Hanoi113.jpg
  • Pilgrims circumambulate the Potala Palace, spinning  prayer wheels as they go.The more devout will prostrate themselves en route.
    _HNR3587.jpg
  • Monks congregate in one of the many surrounding temples of Shwedagon.<br />
<br />
Shwedagon Zedi Daw The, as it is known locally,or The Crown of Burma less formally, is rumoured to be the oldest pagoda in the world dating to 2,600 years old. Standing 99m tall and crowning a hilltop, it can be seen from all over Yangon, by day and night.<br />
<br />
The main gold-plated dome is topped by a stupa containing over 7,000 diamonds, rubies, topaz' and sapphires,all offset by a massive emerald positioned to reflect the setting sun.<br />
<br />
As Myanmar's most revered shrine it has always been customary for families and followers of the Buddha to make the pilgrimage to Shwedagon in the same way that Muslims feel compelled to visit the Kaaba at Mecca, at least once in their lifetime.
    Burma-Yangon004.jpg
  • Buddhist monks wearing heavy maroon robes head towards the main prayer hall of Labrang Monastery, for Losar prayers, at Tibet's new year.<br />
<br />
Each day during Losar thousands of pilgrims walk the kora  around the monastery, which is lined with prayer wheels.<br />
<br />
Established in 1709, Labrang housed over 4000 monks at its peak, but now only has around 1500 monks.
    LabrangMonastery_Gansu 174 (1).jpg
  • Monks and nuns from all over the buddhist world make pilgrimage to  the Banyan Tree under which the Lord Buddha received enlightenment, Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya.The temple is covered in marigolds and other flowers on special occasions, such as here on Buddha's birthday.
    India_BodhGaya 9547.jpg
  • Devout pilgrims prostrate themselves thousands of times in their arduous quest for enlightenment.<br />
<br />
Each day during Losar (Tibetan New Year),thousands of pilgrims walk the kora around Labrang Monastery, the largest in Amdo Province, and indeed China.<br />
<br />
Established in 1709, Labrang housed over 4000 monks at its peak, but now only has around 1500 monks.
    Portraits-Collection283.jpg
  • A Korean pilgrim prostrates herself around the Bodhi tree at the Mahabodhi Temple whilst Sri Lankan nuns cicumambulate it. This is the tree under which the Lord Budha received enlightenment, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India
    India_BodhGaya 9658.jpg
  • Tibetan monks at prayer during Losar, at Mahabodhi Temple, home of the Banyan Tree under which the Lord Buddha received enlightenment, Bodh Gaya.
    Horner_India0091.jpg
  • Pilgrims light incense and pray around the various mini-stupas surrounding Schwedagon Paya.<br />
<br />
Shwedagon Zedi Daw The, as it is known locally,or The Crown of Burma less formally, is rumoured to be the oldest pagoda in the world dating to 2,600 years old. Standing 99m tall and crowning a hilltop, it can be seen from all over Yangon, by day and night.<br />
<br />
The main gold-plated dome is topped by a stupa containing over 7,000 diamonds, rubies, topaz' and sapphires,all offset by a massive emerald positioned to reflect the setting sun.<br />
<br />
As Myanmar's most revered shrine it has always been customary for families and followers of the Buddha to make the pilgrimage to Shwedagon in the same way that Muslims feel compelled to visit the Kaaba at Mecca, at least once in their life.
    Burma-Yangon005.jpg
  • A novice monk rides the bus in Yangon.
    Portraits-Collection199.jpg
  • Buddhist Gelugpa monks wearing heavy maroon robes congregate outside the main prayer hall of Labrang Monastery, for Losar prayers, at Tibet's New Year.<br />
<br />
Each day during Losar thousands of pilgrims walk the kora around the monastery, which is lined with prayer wheels.<br />
<br />
Established in 1709, Labrang housed over 4000 monks at its peak, but now only has around 1500 monks.
    LabrangMonastery_Gansu 78.jpg
  • Devout pilgrims prostrate themselves thousands of times in their arduous quest for enlightenment. Labrang Monastery, Gansu Province, China
    LabrangMonastery_Gansu 81.jpg
  • Buddhist monks wearing heavy maroon robes congregate outside the main prayer hall of Labrang Monastery, for Losar prayers, at Tibet's New Year.<br />
<br />
Each day during Losar thousands of pilgrims walk the kora around the monastery, which is lined with prayer wheels.<br />
<br />
Established in 1709, Labrang housed over 4000 monks at its peak, but now only has around 1500 monks.
    LabrangMonastery_Gansu 50.jpg
  • Buddhist monks wearing heavy maroon robes head towards the main prayer hall of Labrang Monastery, for Losar prayers, at Tibet's new year.<br />
<br />
Each day during Losar thousands of pilgrims walk the kora around the monastery, which is lined with prayer wheels.<br />
<br />
Established in 1709, Labrang housed over 4000 monks at its peak, but now only has around 1500 monks.
    LabrangMonastery_Gansu 185.jpg
  • Buddhist monks wearing heavy maroon robes congregate outside the main prayer hall of Labrang Monastery, for Losar prayers, at Tibet's New Year.<br />
<br />
Each day during Losar thousands of pilgrims walk the kora around the monastery, which is lined with prayer wheels.<br />
<br />
Established in 1709, Labrang housed over 4000 monks at its peak, but now only has around 1500 monks.
    LabrangMonastery_Gansu 171 (1).jpg
  • Monks of the Gelugpa (yellow hat) sect, Labrang Monastery, during Tibetan New Year celebrations, Gansu Province, China
    LabrangMonastery_Gansu 165.jpg
  • A young Burmese Girl gazes out from the terrace of a giant Pagoda, Bagan (Pagan), Burma (Myanmar)
    Burma-Bagan002.jpg
  • Robed monks pass through the myriad alleyways connecting the prayer halls and quarters at Ganden Monastery, one of the most important of the Gelukpa Sect (Yellow Hat). The monastery is surrounded by a kora, or holy circuit which attracts pilgrims.
    Tibet-Lhasa003.jpg
  • A pilgrim to the Jokhang Temple proudly reveals a portrait of HH The Dalai Lama, hanging around her neck. The Chinese are prone to arrest Tibetans for such actions.
    Portraits-Collection052.jpg
  • Decorated panel on the roof of Sera Monsatery, Tibet
    Tibet049.jpg
  • A pilgrim to the Jokhang Temple proudly reveals a portrait of HH The Dalai Lama, hanging around her neck. The Chinese are prone to arrest Tibetans for such actions.
    B&W-Portrait-Collection039.jpg
  • Drepung Monastery, formerly Tibet's largest, is visited by thousands of pilgrims as some of its inner sanctums are opened, Lhasa.
    _HOR2818.jpg
  • A young novice monk peers from one of the unique oval windows that characterize Shwe Yaunghwe Kyaung, teak wood monastery, Nyaungshwe.
    Horner-Burma090.jpg
  • Devout pilgrims prostrate themselves thousands of times in their arduous quest for enlightenment.<br />
<br />
Each day during Losar (Tibetan New Year),thousands of pilgrims walk the kora around Labrang Monastery, the largest in Amdo Province, and indeed China.<br />
<br />
Established in 1709, Labrang housed over 4000 monks at its peak, but now only has around 1500 monks.
    LabrangMonastery_Gansu 179.tif
  • Shwe Yaunghwe Kyaung, teak wood monastery, Nyaungshwe.
    Burma-InleLake004.jpg
  • Labrang Monastery during Tibetan New Year celebrations, Gansu Province, China
    LabrangMonastery_Gansu 99.jpg
  • The ruins of Wat Mahathat, or  'temple of the great relic', built from laterite and surrounded by a moat.
    Thailand_Sukhothai011.jpg
  • Pilgrim monk visits a cafe, Bodh Gaya, Bihar
    Portraits-Collection215.jpg
  • Labrang Monastery during Tibetan New Year celebrations, Gansu Province, China
    LabrangMonastery_Gansu 111.jpg
  • Labrang Monastery during Tibetan New Year celebrations, Gansu Province, China
    LabrangMonastery_Gansu 132.jpg
  • Monks of the Gelugpa (yellow hat) sect, Labrang Monastery, during Tibetan New Year celebrations.
    LabrangMonastery_Gansu 1 (1).jpg
  • A novice monk crosses the main courtyard of Rumtek Monstery, outside Gangtok, in the afternoon mist.
    India-Pigments130.jpg
  • Drepung Monastery, formerly Tibet's largest, is visited by thousands of pilgrims as some of its inner sanctums are opened, Lhasa.
    Tibet-Lhasa006.jpg
  • Buddhist monks visiting Shwedagon Pagoda use a telescope to view details of the bejewelled upper tiers of the mighty pagoda.<br />
<br />
Shwedagon Zedi Daw The, as it is known locally,or The Crown of Burma less formally, is rumoured to be the oldest pagoda in the world dating to 2,600 years old. Standing 99m tall and crowning a hilltop, it can be seen from all over Yangon, by day and night.<br />
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The main gold-plated dome is topped by a stupa containing over 7,000 diamonds, rubies, topaz' and sapphires,all offset by a massive emerald positioned to reflect the setting sun.<br />
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As Myanmar's most revered shrine it has always been customary for families and followers of the Buddha to make the pilgrimage to Shwedagon in the same way that Muslims feel compelled to visit the Kaaba at Mecca, at least once in their lifetime.
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  • Buddhist monks wearing heavy maroon robes head towards the main prayer hall of Labrang Monastery, for Losar prayers, at Tibet's new year.<br />
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Each day during Losar thousands of pilgrims walk the kora around the monastery, which is lined with prayer wheels.<br />
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Established in 1709, Labrang housed over 4000 monks at its peak, but now only has around 1500 monks.
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  • Pilgrims prostrate themselves on the pavement whilst circumambulating the sacred Potala Palace in Lhasa.
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  • Buddhist monks gather together for the annual mass inauguration of new monks at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Buddhist temple in Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani Province north of Bangkok, Thailand. It is the centre of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo.
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  • Buddhist monks gather together for the annual mass inauguration of new monks at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Buddhist temple in Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani Province north of Bangkok, Thailand. It is the centre of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo.
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  • Built around 1190 AD by King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon is a Buddhist temple incorporating elements of Hindu cosmology. The Bayon Temple is believed to represent the intersection of heaven and earth, at the exact centre of Angkor Thom.<br />
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It is known for its huge stone faces of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, with one facing outward and keeping watch at each compass point. The curious smiling image, thought by many to be a portrait of Jayavarman VII himself, has been dubbed by some the "Mona Lisa of Southeast Asia." There are 51 smaller towers surrounding the Bayon, each with four faces of its own.
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  • Wat Dong Ngu Chok Buraparam is a recently constructed temple with extraordinary and surreal statues of elephants surrounding the entrance and main temple.
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  • Labrang Monastery during Tibetan New Year celebrations, Gansu Province, China
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  • The enigmatic Wat Si Chum with its sitting Buddha visible through a narrow opening in the temple walls.
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  • Wat Phra Si Ratana Mahathat or Wat Si Mahathat Chaliang (Thai: วัดพระศรีรัตนมหาธาตุ หรือ วัดศรีมหาธาตุเชลียง) is the biggest and the most important historic temple in Si Satchanalai - Chaliang. The temple was built as a Mahayana Buddhist temple in the late 12th century during the reign of Jayavarman VII when Chaliang was part of his Khmer Empire. The main structure is the impressive prang, in a Thai-adopted Khmer style gopura. The original design of the prang is believed to be Bayon styled, but when Chaliang was under the Ayutthaya Kingdom, the prang was redesigned to the current form of Ayutthayan style by Borommakot in the 18th century. The temple compound is surrounded by thick high laterite wall. The vihara has a big Buddha image, framed with high laterite columns. The temple gate was decorated with unique Brahma head in four directions and Apsara bas-reliefs. On the left side of the prang is a Sukhothai styled walking Buddha image. Behind the prang has well-preserved mandapa, a standing Buddha image and the ruin of Mon-styled stupa as well as many smaller Sri Lanka-styled stupas. The importance of the temple during Sukhothai Kingdom was recorded in the Ramkhamhaeng stele, and many historical records during Ayutthaya, Thonburi and Rattanakosin Kingdom. In 1958 after Bhumibol and Sirikit visited the temple, Wat Phra Si Ratana Mahataht was promoted as the first rank Ratchawarawihan or royal temple and put under the patronage of the Thai royal family.
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  • Wat Phra Si Ratana Mahathat or Wat Si Mahathat Chaliang (Thai: วัดพระศรีรัตนมหาธาตุ หรือ วัดศรีมหาธาตุเชลียง) is the biggest and the most important historic temple in Si Satchanalai - Chaliang. The temple was built as a Mahayana Buddhist temple in the late 12th century during the reign of Jayavarman VII when Chaliang was part of his Khmer Empire. The main structure is the impressive prang, in a Thai-adopted Khmer style gopura. The original design of the prang is believed to be Bayon styled, but when Chaliang was under the Ayutthaya Kingdom, the prang was redesigned to the current form of Ayutthayan style by Borommakot in the 18th century. The temple compound is surrounded by thick high laterite wall. The vihara has a big Buddha image, framed with high laterite columns. The temple gate was decorated with unique Brahma head in four directions and Apsara bas-reliefs. On the left side of the prang is a Sukhothai styled walking Buddha image. Behind the prang has well-preserved mandapa, a standing Buddha image and the ruin of Mon-styled stupa as well as many smaller Sri Lanka-styled stupas. The importance of the temple during Sukhothai Kingdom was recorded in the Ramkhamhaeng stele, and many historical records during Ayutthaya, Thonburi and Rattanakosin Kingdom. In 1958 after Bhumibol and Sirikit visited the temple, Wat Phra Si Ratana Mahataht was promoted as the first rank Ratchawarawihan or royal temple and put under the patronage of the Thai royal family.
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  • Freshly cast buddha statues are poured at a ceremony at Wat Thiphawad, Ladkrabang, near Bangkok
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