Buddha

A massive underground palace containing a colossal reclining Buddha statue and the only Buddha parietal bone relic in the world.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark designs bring a Thai temple to life once the sun has set.

Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.

This Buddhist temple on the island of Penang is one of the largest in Southeast Asia.

This enormous statue of the Buddha is a response to the destruction of the Bamiyan statues in Afghanistan.

Ancient cave temple near a massive Buddha statue.

Though not uncommon in western Japan, this Buddha cut out of an ancient sarcophagus is the only example in central Tokyo.

One-of-a-kind stupa in Laos.

This temple is home to a group of Buddha statues made from thousands of bones and ashes of the deceased.

This pilgrimage site was built to honor an incarnation of Buddha who sacrificed himself to save a tiger and her two cubs.

A pair of stupas that archaeologists believe were built to honor the parents of Siddhartha Gautama (aka Lord Buddha).

Giant Buddhas carved into sandstone walls line this Laotian motorbike route.

A giant statue of the Buddhist goddess of mercy watches over the town of Ōfuna.

Time and local lore colluded to turn this fear-defeating Buddha into a man-eating demon.

In the former treasury of a popular temple, a rare sculptural depiction of Kannon’s diverse avatars.

This Theravada Buddhist temple is a peaceful oasis steeped in history.

At a museum dedicated to the millenia-old rites and art of Buddhism, the Buddha's reputed tooth is held as an object of worship.

A unique Buddhist temple with strange statues, beehives, and dinosaurs.