Mural in the Shwedagon Depicting Buddha's First Sermon, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)

Buddha Statues in Cave Temple, Dambulla, Sri Lanka

Tibetan Monks During Ceremony, Lhasa, China

Gilded Wooden Buddha Statues Near Entrance to Pindaya Caves, Pindaya, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)

Buddha statues of Fokuangshan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Daibutsu (Great Buddha)Statue, Kamakura, Japan

Detail of Daibutsu (Great Buddha) Statue, in Daibutsu-Den Hall of Todai-Ji Temple, Nara, Japan

Ceremonial Buddha Statue, Malaysia

Buddha at Wat Khao Phanom Phloeng, Si Satchanalai-Chaliang Historical Park, Sukhothai, Thailand

Bronze Mahamuni Buddha Statue Covered with Gold Leaf, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)

Nuns Collecting Alms Through the Streets, Salay, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)

Golden Statue of Buddha in Sulamani Temple, Bagan, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)

Dainichi Buddha Head in Usuki, Japan

Largest Sitting Buddha in Country, Housed in Temple in Katsuyama, Japan

Buddhist Prayer Flags at the Kyanjin Gompa, Langtang, Bagmati, Nepal

Sitting Gold Buddha Wat Phra That Lampang Luang, Lampang, Thailand

Reclining Buddha of Wat Pho Bangkok, Thailand

Seated Buddha of Wat Phra Si Sanphet in Ayuthaya Historical Park, Ayuthaya, Thailand

Large Golden Standing Buddha Inside Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery, Sha Tin, Sha Tin, Hong Kong

Detail of Large Golden Buddha Inside Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery, Sha Tin, Hong Kong

Detail of Daibutsu Statue ('Big Buddha'), Built in 1252, Kamakura, Kanto, Japan

Buddah Statue at Ancient Jungle Cave Monastery, Sasseruwa, Sri Lanka

Paintings of Buddha in Mulkirigala Rock Temple Near Tangalla, Tangalla, Sri Lanka

Young Monk Reading in Classroom, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Reclining Buddha in Mulkirigala Rock Temple, Sri Lanka

Prayer Wheels Spinning in Jambey Lhakhang, Bumthang, Bhutan