Buddhist Todai-ji Temple, image of Binzuru - touching it is supposed to cure illness, Nara, Japan

Ionic Temple of Aesculapius, God of Healing, designed by Antonio Asprucci, by an artificial lake in the Borghese Park, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Temple of Asclepius in the ancient city of Epidaurus, UNESCO, Peloponnese, Greece

Temple of Asclepius in the ancient city of Epidaurus, UNESCO, Peloponnese, Greece

Bamboo garden in Kaiyuan Temple,first established 738AD, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province, China

Detail of the medicine bowl, Bhaisajya Buddha (Medicine Buddha) (Buddha of Healing), Jogyesa Temple, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Tourist squeezing through the healing pillar for good health, Todaiji Temple, Nara, Japan, Asia

Roman columns, ruins of the Roman healing temple Asklepieion, Kos, Dodecanese, Greece, Europe

Tourist sitting in front of the ruins at Asklepieion (healing temple), Kos, Dodekanes, Greece, Europe