Giant Golden Buddha statue at Dambulla cave temple complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Buddha figures inside Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Giant Golden Buddha statue at Dambulla cave temple complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Elevated view on Bagan temples, Bagan, Myanamar

Dhammayazaka Pagoda, Bagan, Myanmar

Buddha figures inside Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Dharma wheel, Bodhnath stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

A golden dharma wheel and deer sculptures on the sacred Jokhang Temple roof, Barkhor Square, Lhasa, Tibet, China

Dharma Wheel (Dharmachakra), the Buddhist eight-fold path illustrated in a wheel, Ba Vang Buddhist Temple, Uong Bi, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Golden Wheel of Dharma and deer sculptures on the sacred Jokhang Temple roof, Barkhor Square, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Worshippers at Joranda Gadhi, a temple complex devoted to the Supreme Lord for followers of Mahima dharma, Dhenkanal, Odisha, India, Asia

Monks at Joranda Gadhi, a temple complex devoted to the Supreme Lord for followers of Mahima dharma, Dhenkanal, Odisha, India, Asia

Monk, follower of Mahima Dharma sect, wearing orange loincloth carrying brass pots of water into the temple at sunset, Joranda, Orissa, India, Asia

Golden Wheel of Dharma and deer sculptures on the sacred Jokhang Temple roof, Barkhor Square, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

The Tibetan Karma Tharjay Buddhist Monastery, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, Asia

Dharma Wheel (Dharmachakra), the Buddhist eight-fold path illustrated in a wheel, Ba Vang Buddhist Temple, Uong Bi, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Religious symbols of Buddhism and Hinduism, Dharma wheel, Aum and svastika, faith and spirituality concept, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tinh Xa Ngoc Chau pagoda, Life of Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, Reclining Buddha, passing into Parinirvana after 45 years of teaching the Dharma, Chau Doc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Life of Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, Reclining Buddha, passing into Parinirvana after 45 years of teaching the Dharma, Long Duc Buddhist temple, Tan Chau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ornately decorated entrance gateway to Joranda Hindu Mahima Dharma monastery, Joranda, Orissa, India, Asia

Morning service in Hatto (Dharma Hall), Elheiji Zen Monastery, Japan, Asia

Sadhu,Tso Pema, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Dharma Wheel at Wat Si Muang, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dharma wheel, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Buddhist symbol of one circle and the three jewels of Buddhism, the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

After 45 years of teaching the Dharma, the Buddha passed into Parinirvana, scene from the Life of Buddha, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Buddhist monks in front of seated Buddha in Vatadage building, The Quadrangle, ancient city of Polonnaruwa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Hawan (offering to fire god) at Karbi Anglong District Brahma Dharma Jyoti Mondir, Langhin Manikpur, India, Asia

Tso Pema, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Hawan (offering to fire god) at Karbi Anglong District Brahma Dharma Jyoti Mondir, Langhin Manikpur, Assam, India, Asia

Hawan (offering to fire god) at Karbi Anglong District Brahma Dharma Jyoti Mondir, Langhin Manikpur, Assam, India, Asia

After 45 years of teaching the Dharma, the Buddha passed into Parinirvana, scene from the Life of Buddha, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Buddhist symbol of one circle and the three jewels of Buddhism, the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Dharma chakra, jhokang roof, lhasa. Buddha shakyamuni considered a cultivated awareness of death impermanence to be fundamental to a happy healthy life. Tibet

Potala palace seen through dharma chakra wheel from jhkokhang roof. Tibet

Purchang (cremation palace) of h.h. Dilgo khyenste. Bhutan. H.h. Dilgo khyentse rinpoche (1910-1991), tutor to present dalai lama revered as of greatest exponents of dzogchen- teachings of great perfection. Khyentse rinpoche®s purchang (cremation palace), satsam chorten, below paro takstang, bhutan, november 4, 1992 never forget swiftly this life will be over, like a flash of summer lightning or wave of a hand. that have opportunity to practice dharma, do waste a single moment on anything else, practice with your energy.oe h.h. Dilgo khyenste rinpoche, heart treasure of enlightened ones my delight in death is, greater than delight of traders at making vast fortunes at, or of lords of gods vaunt their victory in battle or of those sages have entered rapture of perfect meditative absorbtion. So just as a traveler sets on road when time come to go, i will remain in this world no longer, will dwell in stronghold of great bliss of deathlessness. -longchenpa, fourteenth- century dzogchen master

Dharma at day and dance at night. After the teachings dance and music entertainment is enjoyed. Bodhgaya, india

Dharma at day and dance at night. After the teachings dance and music entertainment is enjoyed. Bodhgaya, india

Wheel of Dharma on the roof of Jokhang Lamasery, Lhasa