Buddhism

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

Mongolian Buddhists believe this monastery in the Gobi desert to be the center of the world's spiritual energy.

One of the last surviving ancient Buddhist sites in the region, it escaped the brunt of several Hun invasions thanks to its remote location.

Hidden treasures belonging to Mongolia's most revered and multi-talented monk spent decades buried in the Gobi desert.

Thousands of abandoned statues of deities are taken to this hillside in southern Hong Kong.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

The largest Chinese cemetery in the world outside of China dates back to the 15th century.

This abandoned palace and the stupas around it conceal beautiful Buddhist frescoes, statues, and silk paintings.

A magical work of architecture where a wind turbine enables monks to levitate.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

This Tibetan monastery has survived multiple attacks and is also a sky burial site.

Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.

The skeletons, demons, and corpses serve as a warning of the terrors of Buddhist Hell.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.