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Novice Buddhist nuns queueing for a meal at Mahagandayon Monastery, where some 2000 monks and nuns are fed daily, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Monk playing lingum trumpet in front of a prayer wheel, Punakha, Bhutan, Asia

Buddhist monks of the yellow hat tradition, Gyuto Tantric Monastery, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Buddhist monks of the yellow hat tradition making a sand mandala, Gyuto Tantric Monastery, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Tibetan Buddhist monks studying Buddhist scripture in Drepung Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

The debating Tibetan Buddhist monks of Sera Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Main temple at Udon Monastery (Vipassana Dhura Buddhist Centre) at Phnom Udon, Udong, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Long-eared Buddha figure at Udon Monastery (Vipassana Dhura Buddhist Centre) at Phnom Udon, Udong, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ornately painted dining hall at Udon Monastery (Vipassana Dhura Buddhist Centre) at Phnom Udon, Udong, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Main temple and a golden dragon at Udon Monastery (Vipassana Dhura Buddhist Centre) at Phnom Udon, Udong, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

A man rotates the roller-books of the Monastery of Rinpung Dzong which are used to pray, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

A Buddhist monk (lama) spins a prayer wheel at Diskit Monastery in the Nubra Valley, Ladakh, India, Asia

Wall painting showing animal interdependence, Hemis Monastery, Ladakh, India, Asia

Derlong, Red Sect Monastery, at Jigzhi in Qinghai, China, Asia

Lamayuru gompa (monastery), Lamayuru, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

North side of Mount Everest (Chomolungma), from Rongbuk monastery, Himalayas, Tibet, China, Asia

Kumbum, Gyantse, Tibet, China, Asia

Monks playing drums at a Tsechu (festiva), Gangtey Gompa (Monastery), Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Buddhist monks lining up to receive donations of rice for lunch, Mahar Gandar Yone Monastery, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Corridor off which are monks' living quarters, Cave 2 of Buddhist caves in rock-carved stupa-monastery complex dating from the Kushano-Sasanian period, Takht-I-Rustam (Rustam's Throne), near Haibak, Samangan Province, Afghanistan, Asia

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

Corridor off which monks' living quarters were carved in cave 2, Takht-I-Rusam (Rustam's throne), part of a Buddhist stupa-monastery complex dating from the Kushano-Sasanian period 4th-5th century AD, Samangan Province, Afghanistan, Asia

The Kumbum chorten (Stupa) in the Palcho Monastery at Gyantse, Tibet, China, Asia

Buddhist wall paintings at Tashilhunpo (Tashilunpo) monastery, Shigatse (Xigaze) (Xigatse), Tibet, China, Asia

A monk rotates the roller-books of the Monastery of Punakha Dzong which are used to pray, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Tashilumpo Monastery, the residence of the Chinese appointed Panchat Lama, Tibet, China, Asia

The Shrine Pond with cobra canopy prayer flags and stupa, Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre, Eskdalemuir, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Backlit view of Kee Gompa monastery complex from above, with Spiti valley and snowy mountains beyond, Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Manjushri statue, Shedub Choekhor Ling Monastery, Mont Saleve, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

The debating Tibetan Buddhist monks of Sera monastery, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Novice Buddhist monks returning to monastery for their breakfast, Amarapura, Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Prayer flags, Ganden Monastery, near Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

The Shrine Pond and Monastery Gateway, Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre, Eskdalemuir, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Stupas (chortens), Labrang Tibetan Monastery, Gansu, China, Asia

Rock paintings, Sera Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Monks playing horns at a Tsechu (festiva), Gangtey Gompa (Monastery), Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

The Kumbum chorten (Stupa) in the Palcho Monastery at Gyantse, Tibet, China, Asia

Buddhist Festival (Tsechus), Haa Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Taktshang Goemba (Tiger's Nest) Monastery, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

The Stupa from the Peace Garden, Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre, Eskdalemuir, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

A living Buddha at the Tibetan Uppasilutan Monastery, northeast Qinghai, China, Asia

Monk with drum, Autumn Tsechu (festival) at Trashi Chhoe Dzong, Thimpu, Bhutan, Asia

The base of Kumbum chorten (Stupa) in the Palcho Monastery at Gyantse, Tibet, China, Asia

Door, Hemis gompa (monastery), Hemis, Ladakh, Indian Himalaya, India, Asia

Tibetan monastery outside Garze, Sichuan Province, China, Asia

White Tara, Tibetan thanka, Shedub Choekhor Ling Monastery, Mont Saleve, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

The Hanging Monastery dating back more than 1400 years in Jinlong Canyon, Shanxi province, China, Asia

Maitreya (the future Buddha) statue, 15m tall, Tikse Gompa, Ladakh, India, Asia

Ridge top Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, founded by the Zhabdrung in 1638, Bhutan, Asia

Buddhist monks of the yellow hat tradition, Gyuto Tantric Monastery, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Tibetan monk comes out from Punakha Dzong, the second oldest and most majestic dzong in Bhutan, Asia

Trongsa Dzong, Trongsa, Bhutan, Asia

Chorten, Lamayuru gompa (monastery), Lamayuru, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Procession in monastery courtyard with monk musicians blowing traditional horns, Hemis Festival, Hemis, Ladakh, India, Asia

Rebuilding, Regong artist, Long Wu Monastery, Tongren, Qinghai, China, Asia

Tashigang Dzong, Bhutan, Asia

Ghami monastery monks blessing a field, Mustang, Nepal, Asia

Buddhist prayer flag on mountain path to Tak Tsang Monastery, Bhutan

Tantric paintings on doors at Tongren Monastery, Qinghai, China, Asia

Group of young Buddhist monks, Karchu Dratsang Monastery, Jankar, Bumthang, Bhutan, Asia

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

North side of Mount Everest (Chomolungma), from Rongbuk monastery, Himalayas, Tibet, China, Asia

Monk in wooden mask in traditional costume, dancing in monastery courtyard, Hemis Festival, Hemis, Ladakh, India, Asia

Drummers at Devil Dances, Tibetan Yellow Hat Sect, Guomarr Monastery, Qinghai, China, Asia

Ganden Monastery, near Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Atumashi Kyaung (Incomparable Monastery) orginally built by King Mindun in 1857, gutted by fire in 1880 and rebuilt by convict labour, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Lamayuru gompa (monastery), Lamayuru, Ladakh, Indian Himalaya, India, Asia

Chortens, Lamayuru gompa (monastery), Lamayuru, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Buddhist prayer flag, Taktshang Goemba (Tiger's Nest) Monastery, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Backlit view of Kee Gompa monastery complex from above, with Spiti valley and snowy mountains beyond, Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

The Great Buddha Land has an Amitabha Buddha statue standing 120 feet tall surrounded by 480 small statues of Amitabha Buddha, Fokuangshan monastery, Kaohsiung area, Taiwan, Republic of China, Asia

Procession on the first morning of the Hemis Summer Festival, Hemis Monastery, Ladakh, India, Asia

Detail of Buddha statue at Alchi Monastery, Ladakh, India, Asia

Novice Buddhist monk in lesson at Shwe Yaunghwe Kyaung, a famous teak monastery, Nyaungshwe, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma),Asia

Novice Buddhist monk at a Buddhist monastery at Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Young Buddhist monk at the Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, Wangdue Phodrang (Wangdi), Bhutan, Asia

Young Buddhist monk takes clay with his hand to create objects that will be sold for the upkeep of the monastery, Punakha, Bhutan, Asia

Ho Phap Buddhist temple, monk ringing bell in monastery, Vung Tau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ganden Monastery, near Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Prayer flags, Ganden Monastery, near Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Lamayuru gompa (monastery), Lamayuru, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Wat Phra Thong, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Group of monks dancing in the monastery courtyard rehearsing for Hemis festival, Hemis, Ladakh, India, Asia

The Hanging Monastery dating back more than 1400 years in Jinlong Canyon, Shanxi province, China, Asia

Wall painting, Punakha Dzong, Bhutan, Asia

Lamas at monastery entrance, which is covered with a curtain depicting the sacred symbols of Buddhism, at Longki, south of Yushu in Qinghai, China, Asia