The Great Buddha Statue, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India

Monks Reading Sacred Text During Puja (Prayers) at Mahabodhi Temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India

Grand Buddha, Carved into Cliff Face Leshan, Yunnan, China

Reclining Buddha at Baoding Grottoes, Dazu, China

Daibutsu (Big Buddha) Statue, Kamakura, Japan

Offerings to Daibutsu (Big Buddha) Statue, Kamakura, Japan

Detail of White Buddha Statue at Shwedagon Paya, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)

Gold Buddha for Sale Wrapped in Plastic, Melaka, Malaysia

Pilgrims Turning Giant Prayer Wheels in the National Chorten of Thimphu, Thimphu, Bhutan

Images of Buddha and People at Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Buddha Image from Shwedagon Paya, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)

Sehtatgyi Paya, or "Big Ten-Storey," Buddha Statue, Pyay, Bago, Myanmar (Burma)

Carving of Buddha on Mani Stone on Annapurna Trek, Gandaki, Nepal

Buddhist Monastery Statue and Worker at Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China

Mural in Buddhist Monastery at Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China

Buddha Statues Inside Wat Phra That in Northern Thailand, Thailand

Buddha Statue at Theindawgyi Wearing a Garland of Orchids, Myeik, Myanmar (Burma)

Prayer Flags, Lungdhar, Thimphu, Bhutan

One Monk Shaving the Head of Another, Amarapura, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)

Face of 14M Long Reclining Image of Buddha, Polonnaruwa, North Central, Sri Lanka

Statues of Buddha Fill a Room by Pindaya Cave Entrance, Pindaya, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)

Buddha Statue in Tree at Ayuthaya Historical Park, Ayuthaya Historical Park, Thailand

Monks Meditating in Front of Large Buddha Statue at Wat Si Chum, Sukhothai, Thailand

Eyes of the Swayambhunath Stupa, Swayambhunath, Nepal

Detail of Reclining Buddha's Head at Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand

Detail of Stupa Outside of Paro, Bhutan