Buddhist sacred texts and a roll of Sai-Sin (sacred thread), Life of Siddhartha Gautama, the Supreme Buddha, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Prince Siddhartha Gautama, Buddha as a child, Phap Van Buddhist Temple, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Life of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, mural showing a visit to Rajagaha City, where the Buddha went for alms, Chau Doc, An Giang, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pitu Khosa Rangsay Buddhist pagoda, painting of the Life of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, Can Tho, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Statue of Prince Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, as a child, Chua Thien Lam Go Pagoda, Tay Ninh, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Chapel and Gautama Buddha, Cultural Center Ruh Ordo named after Chinghiz Aitmatov, Issyk Kul Lake, Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, 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

Teaching of the Buddha, Life of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, Mongkol Serei Kien Khleang Pagoda, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wooden statue of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), Van Hanh Zen Buddhist Monastery, Dalat, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Gautama Buddha, Four Faces paya, Kyaik Pun Paya, Bago, Myanmar (Burma), 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

Woman praying at main altar, Phat Quang Buddhist temple, Siddhartha Gautama (the Shakyamuni Buddha), Chau Doc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tinh Xa Ngoc Chau pagoda, Life of Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, Prince Siddhartha cutting off hair to renounce worldly life on the bank of the Anoma River, Chau Doc, 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

Chua Ho Quoc Pagoda, Siddhartha Gautama (the Shakyamuni Buddha) sitting in meditation pose under Bodhi tree, Phu Quoc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Phat Quang Buddhist Temple, Siddhartha Gautama (the Shakyamuni Buddha) Chau Doc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mudra, Siddhartha Gautama, the Shakyamuni Buddha, Huynh Dao Buddhist Temple, Chau Doc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Siddhartha Gautama, the Shakyamuni Buddha, Huynh Dao Buddhist Temple, Chau Doc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Siddartha Gautama's mother dreaming of a white elephant presenting her with a lotus flower, before the Buddha's birth, depited in the Life of Buddha, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Buddha's Sacred Hair Relic, Botataung Pagoda, Buddha's First Sacred Hair Relic Pagoda, Yangon, (Rangoon), Myanmar, (Burma)

Buddha stony statue under the snow in winter season in a garden.

Mahabodhi Temple at night, the place where historical Buddha Siddhartha Gautama reached enlightment, Bodh Gaya, Gaya, Bihar, India

Two monks in front of gilded Chedi, housed a Buddha relic of the Wat Saket on the Golden Mount, Bangkok, Thailand

Butter lamps at the Mahabodhi Temple, place of enlightenment or awakening, "Bodhi" of Siddhartha Gautama, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India, Asia

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

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