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Goldfinger In the Mahamuni Buddha, Temple in Mandalay is washed every morning of the Buddha statue. Also, the faithful sticking gold leaf on the statue... Category | macro
Wood and prayers In addition to the historic Buddhist Wat Chedi Luang in Chiang Mai, there are other smaller temples and plenty of wood-decorated prayer houses. | Thailand Category | architecture
The desire for stairs In der Nähe der Wasserfälle von Mok Fah im Doi Suthep-Pui National Park steht mitten im Dschungel eine buddhistische Pagode.... Category | architecture

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Light View In der Ananda Pagode in Bagan, der von 1091 bis 1105 in der Regierungszeit von König Kyanzittha errichtet wurde. Die... Category | architecture
Ancient Stone Mountains Das historische Zentrum Sukhothai: Die Stadt wurde 1238 zur Hauptstadt des siamesischen Königreiches, das in seiner Blütezeit um einiges größer... Category | architecture
A view into the Abyss? Perhaps a symbol of the coup in the country, the tender beginning of democratization has been swept away with a stroke of the hand. what... Category | people
Gold Mountain The upper and golden part of the Phu That Pagoda appears on the ascent to the monastery complex in Oudomxay. | Laos Category | architecture
Before the first wave Thousands of people gather at Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda on Inle Lake during the annual and multi-day Buddha Festival. Who... Category | water
Wood and Stone Im buddhistischer Klostergebäude des Wat Phan Tao in Chiang Mai können Besucher die feinen Arbeiten aus Teakholz aus den umliegenden... Category | architecture
Still Hope The evenings at the Shwe Yin Myaw Pagoda in Hpa-An are very special. People visit the pagoda at sunset,... Category | people

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Stair Color Rise to Wat That Luang Neua in Vientiane. The monastery is the residence of the Supreme Patriachen (Pha Sangkharat) of the Laotian... Category | architecture
Time of Decision Almost everyone in Myanmar is a monk once in a lifetime. Some people move to the monastery for a few weeks. Others for a... Category | people
The Golden Guardian Buddhist Protz: For the entrance to a monastery near Chumphon, a huge sculpture was built on the main street... Category | architecture
The versatile symbol Lotosknospe at Wat Xieng Thong Monastery in Luang Prabang: According to legend, Buddha was born on a lotus plant. There is... Category | architecture
Lotus on the roof In the monastery and pagoda complex Ko Yin Lay: At the top of the roof you have a panoramic view. The four huge... Category | architecture
Always following the snakes Rise to Wat Chom Si Monastery: The Buddhist monastery is located on a small hill, Mount Phousi, in the middle of the... Category | architecture
From Today to The Day Before Yesterday The Sule Pagoda now stands on a huge roundabout in the city centre of the former capital Yangon. The main stupa preserves until the... Category | city
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Buddha in the Underworld On the way in the Mahar Sadan cave near Hpa-An. Very impressive medium-sized and small Buddha statues on the walls, have also... Category | blog
Holy Mouth In That Luang in the Laotian capital, That Luang is the largest Buddhist stupa in Vientiane. The monument is surrounded by... Category | architecture

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Old Gold The Shwedagon, also known as Shwedagon-Paya, is the most important sacred building and religious center of Myanmar in Yangon. Legend has it that the... Category | blog
Golden Time In the tower of the monastery Ko Yin Lay with nine floors: The Buddhist monastery is located near the small... Category | architecture
Buddha Gold The Shwedagon, also known as Shwedagon-Paya, is the most important sacred building and religious center of Myanmar in Yangon. It is considered a landmark of the... Category | architecture
Monastry Lavation The Shwe Yan Pyay Monastery was built at the end of the 19th century. The main building is made entirely of teak and falls through its oval windows... Category | architecture
Buddha's View View from the ninth floor of the Buddha figure in the monastery Ko Yin Lay near Ye. The locals... Category | Nature
Mindless In the monastery and pagoda complex Ko Yin Lay: The four huge sitting Buddha figures are the main attraction. They point to all... Category | architecture
Rocky Buddha The Kaw Gon Cave near Hpa-An is quite small, but definitely worth a visit. Thousands of reliefs with... Category | architecture
Dusty Faith Innumerable Buddha figurines are made in the monastery town of Amarapura. After the next, a factory is found in this street. Not only... Category | people
Peaceful In the town of Mawlamyine, located at the than Lwin River, you find several mosques. The coexistence of the Buddhist majority with the... Category | architecture, city
Banana Mountain Banana mountain located ten kilometers away from ye. The actual name of the monastery and pagoda complex is Ko Yin lay. The... Category | architecture
Support Stairway to the Kyeik than LAN pagoda in Mawlamyaing. Perched on a hill in the middle of the city the Buddhist monastery on... Category | architecture
Focusing In the entrance of Kyan Khin monastery in Mawlamyaing a young monk played football with his friends. He was so... Category | people
Buddha Smell At the entrance of the Ko Yin Lay Pagoda: Candles and incense sticks are among the Buddhist utensils. The pagoda is a unique... Category | Everyday life
Living trees A gardener? A guest? A monk? I couldn't figure out what made the man in lofty heights or intended... Category | people
Locked up When I arrived at the Thai border: A taxi driver placed a Buddha in the glass on his console |... Category | Everyday life
Golden Stones Before that, the small Golden stupa is a small monastery is located in the lower part of the Kyauk Ka LAT pagoda... Category | architecture
Humid Sun Rocks The mount Zwegabin is located about a half hour with the moped for HPA-an. 722 meters above sea level sits... Category | Nature

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Moments Last sunrays of the day greet me when leaving the Kyan Khin monastery, one of the numerous Buddhist monasteries in Mawlamyaing. Top... Category | city
Water Dwellers In a restaurant on the beach of snake Iceland is the sculpture of a man of the sea and a Meejungfrau. You look at that... Category | Everyday life
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Time of Reflection In the morning at five o'clock on the mountain of Zwegabin: A monk from the monastery holds his daily meditation. A part of the... Category | blog, people
Golden Shore Overlooking the Lawka Nanda pagoda to the Irrawaddy in Bagan. The Buddhist site was during the reign of King Anawrahta. Category | water
The way is the goal In the Buddhist monastery PaAuk you can walk carefully arranged through through the jungle. Here you have the opportunity for... Category | Nature
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In an ancient Kingdom On the road between old temples and pagodas. Located in one of the most impressive areas of Myanmar in the old Royal City of Bagan on the Irrawaddy River. Category | blog
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Sandy Gold Along the Dawei Nabule Beach Peninsula: A ten kilometre long Golden Beach at the end on the rocks... Category | blog, Nature
Deep Insights The mountain of Zwegabin with its unusual shape, rises steeply with almost 800 m from the level. On the Summit... Category | Nature
Airy rock In the early morning in the monastery of Zwegabin: it is 800 m to go. The largest part of the route consists of stages. Am... Category | Nature
The whispering of the river The evenings at the Shwe Yin Myaw are especially pagoda in the village of HPA-an. The people gather in the pagoda... Category | Nature
The tranquil heat To the that Luang pagoda in Vientiane runs around in the shape of a square an arcade. The pagoda is a great... Category | architecture
Hours of mindfulness Meditation in the evening in the PA AUK monastery: Einundhalb hours, five times a day you can in the Dhamma Hall of... Category | people