A male teacher teaching a classroom of children at a primary school in Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Agnes Mbvoyire, VSO national volunteer working alongside Filipino volunteer Rhea Villarico to improve standards of teaching in nursery schools in eastern Rwanda, Africa

Tourists on rainforest boardwalk in Barron Gorge National Park, North Queensland, Australia

Pah Oh minority children in local village school, Pattap Poap near Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Muranese instructor teaching to a group of students the lampworking technique to make glass beads, Abate Zanetti glass school, Murano island, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Student of the Koran studying at the Alcazhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt

VSO volunteer Paul Jennings discussing plans with a new VSO volunteer Mandy about improving teaching methodologies in the classroom, Angaza school, Lindi, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Pah Oh minority children in local village school, Pattap Poap near Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Mother teaching daughter to milk goat, Meru, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Inuit elder teaches igloo building to young men from the community of Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, North America

Tourists on boardwalk tour in Barron Gorge National Park, North Queensland, Australia

Pupils in a classroom, African primary school, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Aids education in school, Harar, Ethiopia, Africa

Temple stay program with the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, Bongeunsa temple, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

A VSO volunteer teaching a female electrician, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Village of Masango, Province of Cibitoke, Burundi, Africa

Grandfather and child, Dong village of Zhaoxing, Guizhou Province, China, Asia

The Gesture of Debate explaining the Buddhas teachings (Vitaka Mudra), depicting the ministry in the Life of Buddha, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Schoolchildren in classroom, elementary school, Vang Vieng, Vientiane Province, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

A classroom of school children learning about the potential of cocoa farming, Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Buddhist lama teaching young monks, Karchu Dratsang Monastery, Bumthang, Bhutan, Asia

Village of Masango, Province of Cibitoke, Burundi, Africa

Buddhist monks, Karchu Dratsang Monastery, Jankar, Bumthang, Bhutan, Asia

After 45 years of teaching the Dharma, the Buddha passed into Parinirvana, scene from the Life of Buddha, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Teaching of the five Islamic daily prayers (Salat), Paris Great Mosque, Paris, France, Europe

The occasion when 1250 monks gathered spontaneously to hear the Buddha's teaching, depicted in the Life of Buddha, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

A VSO volunteer teaching how to use a lathe during a VSO woodwork vocational skills training workshop, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Primary school in Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Primary school, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Schoolchildren learning about coffee, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Crowned plover or crowned lapwing (Vanellus coronatus) adult teaching chick to hunt, Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

The Buddha teaching depicted in the Life of Buddha, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Mother teaching child to ski, Arapahoe Basin Ski Resort, Rocky Mountains, Colorado, United States of America

Mother teaching child to ski, Arapahoe Basin Ski Resort, Rocky Mountains, Colorado, United States of America

Jewish primary school, Paris, France, Europe

Girls studying in a medersa (koranic school), Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Catholic nun teaching in a secondary school, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Buddhist teaching, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Local school, Nekena village, Mali, Africa

Tens of thousands of buddhist pilgrims from around the world traveled to bodhgaya, a town in northern india, to hear exiled tibetan spiritual leader hh dalai lama give the kalachakra-religious teachings. Pilgrim take rickshaw to the main temple in bodhgaya. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, bihar, india

Buddhist monks prostrating at maha bodhi temple complex in bodhgaya. Prostration is a gesture used in buddhist practice to show reverence to the triple gem (comprising the buddha, his teachings, and the spiritual community) and other objects of veneration. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Monk prostrating in front of maha bodhi temple. Bodhgaya prostration is a gesture used in buddhist practice to show reverence to the triple gem (comprising the buddha, his teachings, and the spiritual community) and other objects of veneration. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Vietnam yen mo tu commune primary school, ninh binh province. this is one of several schools in this region of northern vietnam where crs in cooperation with the local education authorities has implemented inclusive education practices, whereby children with mental or physical disabilities are integrated into the normal primary schools. crs provides special training for the teachers to help them. the image shows 13-year-old pham thi bich ngoc (in pink jacket) who suffers from cerebral palsy and is intergrated into a class of 11-year-olds. her teacher nguyen thi mund is seen here helping her with an alphabet exercise

Thailand steven moses, director of nccm, with burmese refugee children at school, mae sot

Vietnam yen mo tu commune primary school, ninh binh province. this is one of several schools in this region of northern vietnam where crs in cooperation with the local education authorities has implemented inclusive education practices, whereby children with mental or physical disabilities are integrated into the normal primary schools. crs provides special training for the teachers to help them. the image shows 13-year-old pham thi bich ngoc (in pink jacket) who suffers from cerebral palsy and is intergrated into a class of 11-year-olds. her teacher nguyen thi mund is seen here helping her with an alphabet exercise

Philippines a high school in quezon city, manila

Ethiopia science class for 10th grade at the lazarist catholic high school addis ababa

South sudan lutaya primary school, constructed and financed by jesuit refugee services since 2005, yei. lesson taking place in one of the classrooms. some classes have over 100 children. most classes do not have desks or seats. children often bring their own stools to sit on

A solitary mask dancer appears wearing a frightening mask and silk brocade. they circle the courtyard with sprightly leaps. called protectors of faith, or dharmapdla, the origins of figures like these can be traced back to the pre-aryan peoples of india. originally known as yaksas (literally, a wondrous thing), they were tree spirits, who were accepted by the buddhists as defenders of the faith. in nepal and tibet, as in india, local deities were converted into protectors. a devotee of an alien sect devised a means to humiliate the buddha and his disciples. the buddha discovered it and succeeded in converting him to his teaching. due to lack of wisdom, the buddha remarked, some could not realize the goodness of his disciples and he compared the ignorant to the blind and the wise to those who have eyes.nobody is condemned in buddhism, for greatness is latent even in the seemingly lowliest just as lotuses spring from muddy ponds. -the dhammapada. solu khumbu, nepal

His holiness the 17th gyalwang karmapa. Following the death of hh dalai lama, it is believed that 17th karmapa with take hold of the seculare reign. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Purchang (cremation palace) of h.h. Dilgo khyenste. Bhutan. H.h. Dilgo khyentse rinpoche (1910-1991), tutor to present dalai lama revered as of greatest exponents of dzogchen- teachings of great perfection. Khyentse rinpoche®s purchang (cremation palace), satsam chorten, below paro takstang, bhutan, november 4, 1992 never forget swiftly this life will be over, like a flash of summer lightning or wave of a hand. that have opportunity to practice dharma, do waste a single moment on anything else, practice with your energy.oe h.h. Dilgo khyenste rinpoche, heart treasure of enlightened ones my delight in death is, greater than delight of traders at making vast fortunes at, or of lords of gods vaunt their victory in battle or of those sages have entered rapture of perfect meditative absorbtion. So just as a traveler sets on road when time come to go, i will remain in this world no longer, will dwell in stronghold of great bliss of deathlessness. -longchenpa, fourteenth- century dzogchen master

Vietnam yen mo tu commune primary school, ninh binh province. this is one of several schools in this region of northern vietnam where crs in cooperation with the local education authorities has implemented inclusive education practices, whereby children with mental or physical disabilities are integrated into the normal primary schools. crs provides special training for the teachers to help them. the image shows 13-year-old pham thi bich ngoc (in pink jacket) who suffers from cerebral palsy and is intergrated into a class of 11-year-olds. her teacher nguyen thi mund is seen here helping her with an alphabet exercise

Tens of thousands of buddhist pilgrims from around the world traveled to bodhgaya, a town in northern india, to hear exiled tibetan spiritual leader hh dalai lama give the kalachakra-religious teachings. Pilgrims walk through the entrance banner at main temple in bodhgaya. They carry kusha grass for offering. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, bihar, india

Thailand our school muslim school for burmese refugees, mae sot

Nyingmapa gangte monastery with young monks letting some steam after morning prayer. During a visit to phobjikha valley, pema lingpa prophesised that a monastery named gang-teng (hill) would be built on this site that teachings would be spread from there. temple founded here in 1613 by gyalse pema thinley, grandson mind reincarnation of pema lingpa

Vietnam crs (catholic relief service) work with people with disabilities extends into the college system with a project of inclusive education. at the hanoi college of it, shown here, there are 25 students with disabilities and 15 visually impaired. crs provides special mobility equipment such as wheelchair ramps, and with a joint grant shared by other funding agencies, provided an elevator at the college (seen here), so that wheelchair bound students could move easily to other floors of the building

Colombia extra-curricular seminar in a middle school at la paz, barrancabermeja, in which children discuss violence in their community, and their personal experiences. Many had witnessed killings and dead bodies at close range. The seminars are organised by dni, international defense of children. Their town is one of the most violent in colombia

Education, pakistan. Punjab. Maths class using traditional methods in a primary state school

Buddhist monk holding blessed water in a vessel with hh dalai lama amulet. Inside mahabodhi temple. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Hollywood actor richard gere attended kalachakra initiation at maha bodhi temple. Bodhgaya, india

Hindu pilgrims come to maha bodhi temple to worship buddha because he is the reincarnation of vishnu. Maha bodhi temple complex. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Colombia extra-curricular seminar in a middle school at la paz, barrancabermeja, in which children discuss violence in their community, and their personal experiences. Many had witnessed killings and dead bodies at close range. The seminars are organised by dni, international defense of children. Their town is one of the most violent in colombia

Thailand muslim school for burmese refugees, mae sot

Tibetan monk take rickshaw to the main temple in bodhgaya. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, bihar, india

Hh dalai lama giving the kalachakra-religious teachings. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Tens of thousands of buddhist pilgrims from around the world traveled to bodhgaya, a town in northern india, to hear exiled tibetan spiritual leader hh dalai lama give the kalachakra-religious teachings. Pilgrims offer holy kusha grass (amrisso). Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, bihar, india

Bhutanese pilgrim holds leaf of bodhi tree as she meditates. It is believed that gautam buddha attained unsurpassed, supreme enlightenment under the bodhi tree in bodhgaya. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Volunteer monks distribute tibetan butter salt milk tea to the kalachakra initiation attendants. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Ethiopia classroom of sebia catholic elementary school, tigray

IBMC Buddhist University, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Volunteer monks make tibetan butter salt milk tea in gigantic vessel for the kalachakra initiation attendants. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Tibetan musicians perform at maha bodhi temple. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Russia - secondary school, yuzhno sakhalinsk, sakhalin island, russian far east

Thailand teacher u thein tun at muslim school for burmese refugees, mae sot

Tibetan spiritual leader hh dalai lama. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Buddhist nuns in front of tergar monastery in maha bodhi temple. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Bhutanese pilgrims meditate under bodhi tree. It is believed that gautam buddha attained unsurpassed, supreme enlightenment under this bodhi tree. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

South sudan school narus

Thai temple on the way to mahabodhi temple. Bodhgaya, india

Mute swan (cygnus olor) swimming with cygnets, oxfordshire, uk

Bhutanese pilgrim praying at butter statues that is made under the bodhi tree inside mahabodhi temple complex. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

His holiness the 17th gyalwang karmapa banners at tergar monastery in maha bodhi temple. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Thailand our school muslim school for burmese refugees, mae sot

Kenya grandsons of abraham, home for street boys, mombasa

Dharma at day and dance at night. After the teachings dance and music entertainment is enjoyed. Bodhgaya, india

Pilgrims receive puriying essence blessings. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Buddhist monk praying butter statues that is made under the bodhi tree inside mahabodhi temple complex. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

While circumambulating maha bodhi temple, tibetans making money offerings to bihari in need. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

While circumambulating maha bodhi temple, tibetans making money offerings to bihari in need. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Hh the 14th dalai lama holds a statue of buddha with bodhi-tree-leaf. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Ethiopia catholic elementary school at wutafa, tigray. Boy reading english

Uganda in the home of najjemba teopista, caritas lugazi agricultural field animator, kasaayi village, kayunga district. teopista teaching her children the abcs

Buddhist pilgrims from arunachal pradesh in india, buyng stone souvenirs. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Tibetan pilgrims in devotion. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Buddhist pilgrims circumambulate maha bodhi temple in bodhgaya. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Kenya pendekezu letu boarding school for former street girls, thika

Kenya pendekezu letu boarding school for former street girls, thika

Dharma at day and dance at night. After the teachings dance and music entertainment is enjoyed. Bodhgaya, india

Gambia catholic school in banjul support catholic relief services

Volunteer monks make tibetan butter salt milk tea in gigantic vessel for the kalachakra initiation attendants. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india