Rock cut reclining statue of the Buddha preparing to enter nirvana, in cave 26, a chaitya in the Buddhist cave site at Ajanta, carved from a gorge in the Waghore River, Ajanta, Maharashtra State, India.

Statues of seated, standing and sleeping Buddha, Isurumuniya, Anuradhapura, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Sleeping Buddha, Wat Lokaya Sutha, Ayutthaya Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ayutthaya, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sleeping Buddha, Win Sein Taw Ya, around Mawlamyine (Moulmein), Mon State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

The 35m long sleeping Buddha, The Great Buddha Temple, Zhangye, Gansu Province, China, Asia

Statue of the reclining Buddha, attaining nirvana. Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Statue of the reclining Buddha, attaining nirvana, Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Reclining Buddha statue, Buddha entering Nirvana, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Reclining Buddha, Subodharama Temple, dating from the mid 19th century, Dehiwala, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Sleeping Buddha, Wat Lokaya Sutha, Ayutthaya Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ayutthaya, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sleeping Buddha, Wat Lokaya Sutha, Ayutthaya Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ayutthaya, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Reclining Buddha in Nirvana, Gal Vihara Rock Temple, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, Asia

Sleeping Buddha, Win Sein Taw Ya, around Mawlamyine (Moulmein), Mon State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Sleeping Buddha, Paya Chaukhtatgyi Paya, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Seated Buddha, Ngahtatgyi Paya, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Close up of the head of a reclining Buddha statue, Wat Pha Baat Tai, Luang Prabang, Laos

Rock sculpture of the 31m sleeping Buddha statue of Sakyamuni entering Nirvana, Dazu Rock Carvings, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chongqing Municipality, Fujian Province, China, Asia

Guardian Naga snake and sleeping Buddha pavilion at the Wat Traeuy Kaoh temple on Fish Island across the river, Kampot, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sleeping Buddha pavilion at Wat Traeuy Kaoh temple on Fish Island across the river from this old colonial port, Kampot, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

The sleeping Buddha, Dhauligiri Shanti Stupa (Dhauli Peace Pagoda), completed in 1972 with the collaboration of Nippon Buddha Sangha, atop Dhauli Hills on site of ancient temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Asia

Statue of Maitreya, Buddha of the Future, Bongeunsa temple, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Sleeping Buddha, Bongeunsa temple, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Statue of Maitreya, Buddha of the Future, Bongeunsa temple, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Sleeping Buddha at Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Monk sleeping on floor beside Buddha statues, Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Resting buddha, Luang Prabang, Laos, Asia

Resting buddha, Luang Prabang, Laos, Asia

Reclining Buddha At Wat Pho Temple In Bangkok, Thailand

Reclining Buddha Statue, Honshu island, Japan, Asia