Golden Statue of Je Tsongkhapa at Mewa Gompa, Amdo, Tibet

Buddhist Nun Walking Amongst Massive Stone Faces in Temple Grounds of Bayon, Angkor Thom, Cambodia

Head of Buddha Set in Base of Tree at Wat (Temple) Mahathat, Ayuthaya, Thailand

Bronze Buddha

Crumbling Chortens at Shey Gompa; Tikse Range in Background, Shey, Jammu & Kashmir, India

Alchi Gompa, Buddhist Monastery in Ladakh Region, Alchi, Jammu & Kashmir, India

Detail of Golden Buddha Statue at Thap Buc, Hanoi, Vietnam

A Large Buddha Statue at the Thai-Influenced Temple of 1000 Lights, in Little India, Singapore

Nuns Praying at Pha That Luang Temple During the Full Moon Temple Festival, Vientiane, Laos

Buddhist Prayer Flags, Thimphu, Bhutan

Tibetan Monks from Namgyal Monastery Creating Sand Mandala for Vajra Kalia, Dharamsala, India

Novice Monk Reading Sacred Text and Holding a Long Horn at Shedrupling Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal

Pilgrims and Monks Throwing Tsampa (Flour) into Air, Celebrating Tibetan New Year, Kathmandu, Nepal

Kham Woman with Prayer Wheel Around Barkhov, Lhasa, China

Buddha Statue Reflecting in Yarlong Tsangpo River, China

Nuns Receiving Alms at the Bayon Temple Festival at Angkor Thom, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Garudas on Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

Head Monk of the Karnigyo-Ku Matsuri Shrine, Kyoto, Kinki, Japan,

Detail of Buddha Statue at Lahaina Jodo Mission, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, USA

Young Monks Collecting Alms, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Golden Buddha, Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand

Polished Bronze Buddha Face, Bangkok, Thailand

Monks Ascending Stairs in Dongcheng District Bejing, China

Colourful Tree Shrine with Golden Buddha, Ayuthaya, Thailand

Buddha Statue in Likir Monastery, Ladakh, India

Monks and Nuns at Dalai Lama Sermon, Choglamsar, Ladakh, India