Chedis (pagodas) (stupas) in silhouette at sunset, Buddhist temple of Wat Phra Si Sanphet dating from 1300 AD in Ayuthaya (Ayutthaya), Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Uppatasanti Pagoda, Naypyitaw, known as the Peace Pagada, an exact replica of the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Naypyitaw, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Reclining Buddha at Long Son Pagoda, Nha Trang City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddhist monk worshipping, Shwedagon Paya (Shwe Dagon Pagoda), Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma)

The 80-foot high Great Buddha Statue (Daibutsu), built by the Daijokyo Sect of Nagoya, Japan, unveiled by the XIV Dalai Lama in 1989,Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, Asia

View of Shitenno-ji Gojunoto (Five Story Pagoda) on a sunny day, Shitennoji, Tennoji Ward, Osaka, Honshu, Japan

Thien Quang Buddhist pagoda, flower petals for Vesak celebration, Tan Chau, Vietnam

Thien Truc Buddhist Pagoda, Quan Am (Quanyin) (Bodhisattva of Compassion) (Goddess of Mercy), Bac Lieu, Vietnam

Thien Truc Buddhist Pagoda, Quan Am (Quanyin) (Bodhisattva of Compassion) (Goddess of Mercy), Bac Lieu, Vietnam

Wanfo (Ten Thousand Buddha) Pagoda, reconstructed 2014, at night, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, China

The London Peace Pagoda in Battersea Park, erected by the Nipponzan Myohoji Nichiren Buddhist Order, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

World Peace Pagoda, Pokhara, Pokhara Valley, Nepal, Asia

The Nuona Pagoda at the Small Heavenly Pool Temple, a Tibetan Temple in Lushan (Mount Lu), Jiujiang City, Jiangxi, China. Nuona is the living buddha that promoted Tibetan Buddhism in China during the Qing Dynasty. Lushan is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Thien Quang Buddhist Pagoda, Vesak celebration, Birthday of Shakyamuni Buddha, bathing infant Buddha to purify the heart, Tan Chau, Vietnam

Thien Quang Buddhist Pagoda, Vesak celebration, Birthday of Shakyamuni Buddha, bathing infant Buddha to purify the heart, Tan Chau, Vietnam

Ancient temples and pagodas at dusk, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma)

Dhauligiri Shanti Stupa (Dhauli Peace Pagoda), completed in 1972 with the collaboration of Nippon Buddha Sangha, atop Dhauli Hills on site of ancient temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Asia

View of Shitenno-ji Gojunoto (Five Story Pagoda) and Shitenno-ji Kondo (Golden Hall) on sunny day, Shitennoji, Tennoji Ward, Osaka, Honshu, Japan

Kiyomizu Temple (Kiyomizu-dera) in the evening sunset and autumnal scenery with vibrant colours, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan, Asia

World Peace Pagoda, Pokhara, Pokhara Valley, Nepal, Asia

Buddhist Peace Pagoda, built in the 1970s by the Japanese Sangha and Kalinga Nippon Buddha Sangha, Dhauli, Odisha, India, Asia

Buddha in the Peace Pagoda, Battersea Park, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Statue of Buddha at the Buddhist Peace Pagoda, Battersea Park, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Buddha in the Peace Pagoda, Battersea Park, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bamboo forest, in Adashino Nembutsu ji temple , Arashiyama, Kyoto

Adashino Nenbutsu dera temple, Arashiyama Sagano area,Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Adashino Nenbutsu dera temple, Arashiyama Sagano area,Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

World Peace pagoda, Pokhara, Nepal, Asia

Japanese Peace Pagoda, one of the many international Buddhist temples surrounding the birthplace of Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, Lumbini, Rupandehi, Nepal, Asia

Asian Buddhist monk carrying umbrella on staircase at Hsinbyume Pagoda, Mandalay, Sagaing, Myanmar

Asian Buddhist monks carrying umbrellas on staircase at Hsinbyume Pagoda, Mandalay, Sagaing, Myanmar