The Mahabodhi temple, the stupa at the Bodhi tree where the Buddha attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), Bihar State, India

The Mahabodi Temple at Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), where the Buddha attained enlightenment, Bihar State, India

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

Buddha statues at Gangaramaya Buddhist Temple, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Feet of Buddha figure 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

Buddha statues in a Zen Buddhist temple in Yoshino, Nara, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Hundreds of Jizo in rows, Buddha statues, Zen Buddhism, Yoshino, Nara, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Enlightenment Stupa, Swayambhu Buddha Park, Ring Road, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

The grounds surrounding the Buddhist Mahabodhi Mahabihara Temple originally erected around 260 BCE where Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment and formulated his teachings, Bodh Gaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bihar, India, Asia

The Enlightenment of the Buddha, Phat Ngoc Xa Loi Buddhist temple, Can Tho, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Van Linh Buddhist pagoda, man praying to the Buddha, the Enlightenment of the Buddha statue, An Hao, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Enlightenment of the Buddha, main altar with golden Buddha statue, Phat Ngoc Xa Loi Buddhist temple, Vinh Long, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

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

Temptation and Enlightenment depicted in the Life of Buddha, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Bhutanese pilgrim holds leaf of bodhi tree as she meditates. It is believed that gautam buddha attained unsurpassed, supreme enlightenment under the bodhi tree in bodhgaya. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Bhutanese pilgrims meditate under bodhi tree. It is believed that gautam buddha attained unsurpassed, supreme enlightenment under this bodhi tree. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Gilded Buddha statue, Bhumispara-mudra, Buddha Gautama at the moment of enlightenment, Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Hand of a Buddha statue decorated with gold leaf (Bhumispara-mudra: Buddha Gautama at the moment of enlightenment), Wat Si Chum, Historical Park Sukhothai, Sukhothai, Thailand, Asia

Giant Buddha, Gandan Monastery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

The Buddhist Enlightenment Stupa In Costa Del Sol; Benalmadena Pueblo, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

Nepal, Kathmandu, Buddha statue at the foot of the Swayambunath Monkey Temple.