Patuxai (Victory Gate), a war monument, at sunset, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Patuxai (Victory Gate), a war monument, at sunset, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Patuxai (Victory Gate), a war monument, at sunset, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Interior, Dominican Monastery of Batalha (Saint Mary of the Victory Monastery), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Leiria district, Portugal, Europe

King Joao I Cloister, Arcade Screens, Dominican Monastery of Batalha (Saint Mary of the Victory Monastery), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Leiria district, Portugal, Europe

Victory Arch, Baghdad, Iraq, Middle East

Mosaic floor, 4th century, a Christian mosaic version of Victoria, Roman goddess of Victory, Basilica of Aquileia, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Aquileia, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, Europe

The Arco della Vittoria (Victory Arch), Genoa, Liguria, Italy, Europe

View of Town Hall and Statue of Victory and Kavala Heroes Monument, Kavala, Dimos Kavalas, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Gulf of Thasos, Gulf of Kavala, Thracian Sea, Greece, Europe

Equestrian statue of Victor Emmanuel II, Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II (Vittoriano) (Altare della Patria), Piazza Venezia , Rome, Lazio, Italy

Patuxai Victory Monument (Vientiane Arc de Triomphe), Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Victory Square, Vittoriosa, Birgu, Valletta, Malta, Mediterranean, Europe

Nuno Alvares Pereira equestrian statue, Dominican Monastery of Batalha (Saint Mary of the Victory Monastery), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Leiria district, Portugal, Europe

Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) and Quadriga winged victory, Unter den Linden, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Socha Vitezství (Statue of Victory) bronze statue, Queen Anne's Summer Palace, Prague, Czechia (Czech Republic), Europe

Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) and Quadriga winged victory, Unter den Linden, Berlin, Germany, Europe

The statue of Victory on the rear of the Temple of Rome and Augustus, Ostia Antica archaeological site, Ostia, Rome province, Latium (Lazio), Italy, Europe

National Library with Victory Monument and Victory Park behind, Riga, Latvia, Europe

Peak of Victory and the town of Leh, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Mosteiro da Santa Maria da Vitoria (Monastery of St. Mary of the Victory), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Leiria, Portugal, Europe

The Brandenburg Gate with the Quadriga winged victory statue on top illuminated at night, Pariser Platz, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Mosteiro da Santa Maria da Vitoria (Monastery of St. Mary of the Victory), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Leiria, Portugal, Europe

Siegessaule (Victory Column) in Berlin Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) and Quadriga winged victory, Unter den Linden, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Triumphal Column (Victory Column) at the Great Star, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) and Quadriga winged victory and road sign Pariser Platz, Unter den Linden, Berlin, Germany, Europe

View of Victory Bridge with background buildings on River Adige, Verona, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Pipila monument statue on hill in Guanajuato, Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

Monument to El Pipila, Guanajuato, Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

Relief of Nike, winged goddess of victory, Roman ruins of ancient Ephesus, near Kusadasi, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Close-up of Siegessaule monument (Victory Column), Berlin, Germany, Europe

Praca do Comercio and Victory Arch, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Victory Arch, Bolzano (Bozen), Bozen district, Sudtirol (South Tyrol), Italy, Europe

Tuk-tuks parked in front of the Patuxai Victory Monument (Vientiane Arc de Triomphe), Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Victory Arch, Bolzano (Bozen), Bozen district, Sudtirol (South Tyrol), Italy, Europe

The Brandenburg Gate with the Quadriga winged victory statue on top, Pariser Platz, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Victory Arch, Bolzano (Bozen), Bozen district, Sudtirol (South Tyrol), Italy, Europe

Pipila monument statue on hill in Guanajuato, Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

The Brandenburg Gate with the Quadriga winged victory statue on top, Pariser Platz, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Football, france. Paris. Crowds celebrating france's victory in euro 2000

World War II memorial, Victory Square, Bishkek, Kyrgystan

Victory Arch, Bolzano (Bozen), Bozen district, Sudtirol (South Tyrol), Italy, Europe

Church of Our Lady of Victories during celebrations for Victory Day on 8th September, Senglea, Malta, Mediterranean, Europe

Close-up of Siegessaule monument (Victory Column), Berlin, Germany, Europe

Church of Our Lady of Victory, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sao Cristovao, Sergipe, Brazil, South America

Victory Column (Siegessaeule), Berlin Mitte, Berlin, Germany, Europe

World War II memorial, Victory Square, Bishkek, Kyrgystan

Victory tower in the fort at Chittorgarh, Rajasthan State, India, Asia

Church of Our Lady of Victory, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sao Cristovao, Sergipe, Brazil, South America

Statue of Victoria on the Victory Column commemorating the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian War, Berlin, Germany, Europe

South africa. Blood river monument of victory of afrikaners against zulu warriors. Kwazulu-natal.

Guanajuato, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

Revolutionary art, Museum of the Revolution, Havana, Cuba

Red and white stone houses of Marmont Row, Victory Green, Stanley, Port Stanley, East Falkland, Falkland Islands, South America

HMS Victory, flagship of Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1758-1805, at Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, Portsmouth Historical Dockyard, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

HMS Victory in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Park with plants and trees around Victory Gate (Patuxai), Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Temple of Victory, model, Imera, Himera, Termini Imerese, Sicily, Italy

Exterior view of the HMS Victory, on display in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

HMS Victory and the new Mary Rose Museum, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

HMS Victory in dock at Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Victory ceremony of Men's 1500m, medalists shake hands, London 2012, Summer Olympic Games, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mini Cooper car at Porte Cailhau 15th century entrance to city of Bordeaux marks victory of Charles VIII at Fornoue

Celebrations for the 70th anniversary of Victory Day, Ala-Too square, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

The HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar, now a museum ship in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Allyson Felix, United States, powers to victory, Women's 200m final, Stadium, London 2012, Olympic Games, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

HMS Victory at night, Portsmouth Dockyard, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Patuxai (Victory Gate) on Lan Xang Avenue, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Porte Cailhau 15th century entrance to city of Bordeaux marks victory of Charles VIII at Fornoue

Carved stone, Ephesus, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia

Stadium big screen shows winner of Men's high jump and medal positions, victory ceremony, London 2012, Olympic Games, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Victory Tower in Fort, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

The HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar, now a museum ship in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

HMS Victory, Portsmouth Dockyard, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Victory Tower in Fort, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Alhondiga de Granaditas, former granary, site of first major rebel victory of the War of Independence, now a museum, Guanajuato, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

Admiral Nelson's ship, HMS Victory, Portsmouth Historic Docks, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar, now a museum ship in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, Europe

The Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, Europe

Qutub Minar, minaret and victory tower, UNESCO World Heritage Site, New Delhi, India, Asia

Gilded statue on top of the Victory Column on Strasse des 17 Juni in Berlin, Germany, Europe

Siegestor (Victory Gate), Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

The Patuxai (Victory Gate) on Lan Xang Avenue, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sang sang rimpoche uses the dorje, a sacred ritual object to make the first decisive cut into the sand mandala on the last day of the mani rimdu festival. chiwang monastery, solu khumbu, nepal. solu khumbu, nepal

Fire ritual at chiwang monastery during the mani rimdu festival. these monks circumambulate the pyre after its ignition. one holds a long book wrapped in a felicitous scarf. the purifying fire takes the offering and raises them towards the sky in smoke. the circumambulatory ritual also recalls the way disciples showed respect for the buddhas body. solu khumbu, nepal

Monk beating traditional drum called gong, int he courtyard of chiwang monastery during mani rimdu festival. chiwang monastery, solu khumbu, nepal

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

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

Bonpo conch shell, t. Norbutse. young monks, wearing ceremonial hats, blow on conch shells to call monks to prayer. yellow cylindrical object behind them is a victory banner, symbolizing monasteries defeat of negativity evil intention on premises

Europe, Portugal, Batalha. April 14, 2022. Batalha Monastery, a Dominican convent of Saint Mary of Victory.

Victory Tower, Qutb Minar Mosque, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Delhi, India, Asia

Victory Tower, Qutb Minar Mosque, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Delhi, India, Asia

Khujand, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 20, 2021. Memorial for the Soviet Afghanistan War in Victory Park in Khujand. Editorial Use Only

Khujand, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 20, 2021. Memorial for the Soviet Afghanistan War in Victory Park in Khujand. Editorial Use Only

Siegessaule (Victory Column), Berlin, Germany, Europe

Khujand, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 20, 2021. Memorial for the Soviet Afghanistan War in Victory Park in Khujand. Editorial Use Only

UK, London, Hms Victory & Tower Bridge

Russia, Saint Petersburg, Victory Square, Monument To The Victory And War Victims, Hotel Pulskoskaia At Rear

Khujand, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. August 20, 2021. War Memorial in Victory Park in Khujand. Editorial Use Only