Bas-relief of life of Buddha, Borobudur, 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple, UNESCO, Java, Indonesia

One of Eighteen Arhats of Mahayana Buddhism await return of Buddha as Maitreya, Long Quang Pagoda, An Giang Province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Thien Truc Buddhist pagoda, Life of the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama), preaching first sermon to monks in Deer Park in Varanasi, Bac Lieu, Vietnam

Ruins in front of Sisevo Monastery, Macedonia, Europe

Buddhist monk performing daily duties in Chiangmai, Thailand

Buddhist monk performing daily duties in Chiangmai, Thailand

Buddhist monks at Wat Rong Khun, the famous White Temple, Chiang Rai, Thailand

Roman cloister of Sant Pere de Galligants Monastery housing the Archaeological Museum of Catalonia, Girona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Corridor and arches at Monasterio y Museo de la Recoleta, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru, South America