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

The Great White Pagoda (Da Baita), Tayuan Temple (Tayuan Si), one of China's most ancient Buddhist sites, Five Terrace Mountain (Wutai Shan), Shanxi, China, Asia

The Great White Pagoda (Da Baita), Tayuan Temple (Tayuan Si), one of China's most ancient Buddhist sites, Five Terrace Mountain (Wutai Shan), Shanxi, China, Asia

Fire with coal for the Chinese New Year festival, Great White Pagoda, village of Taihuai, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

Fire with coal for the Chinese New Year festival, Great White Pagoda, village of Taihuai, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

Mountains of Wutai Shan in winter, Five Terrace Mountain, Great White Pagoda, Northern Terrace, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

gate and high walls of Luo Hou monastery, Great White Pagoda, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

Lama monk turns the prayer wheels at the base of the Great White Pagoda, during the birthday celebrations for Wenshu, Tayuan Monastery, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

Mountains of Wutai Shan in winter, Five Terrace Mountain, Great White Pagoda, Northern Terrace, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

pilgrims circle and turn the prayer wheels at the base of the Great White Pagoda, during birthday of Wenshu, Monastery, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia