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Buddha for Buddha Amarapura, the center of Buddha statue production. The stone workshops in Amarapura, a district of Mandalay in Myanmar, are known for... Category | blog, people
Come in - Come out Ornate doors, walls and ceilings at Wat Xieng Thong: The monastery is one of the most important and beautiful complexes in the world. Category | architecture
Stair Run In the garden of Wat Chom Si in Luang Prabang: The monastery is a small but impressive temple jewel that stands on the... Category | architecture

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Silent Paths with Blessings Morning near PaAuk Monastery near Mawlamyaing: In Myanmar, it is a widespread tradition that Buddhist monks... Category | Everyday life, people
Buddha was here In the Valley of the Buddha statues of Bamiyan, a former Buddhist Centre from the 10th century. Despite the destruction of the two Buddha Stautuen by... Category | Nature
Golden Evening Thundery evening at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon: The Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, is an important religious and cultural landmark.... Category | architecture
Pagode Thunder The most important sacred building and the religious center of Myanmar: Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon on a humid, wet and dark thunderstorm day. |... Category | architecture, city
Golden Air Contemplative hours in the Kyaik Tha Lan Monastery in Mawlamyaing: Above the city lies the golden pagoda, monastery complex on a chain of hills... Category | architecture
The Other Being Richly decorated and dotted with Buddha figures and other Buddhist elements, a stupa is part of a temple complex between Mandalay and... Category | architecture
Monkey theater Surrounded by the numerous and sometimes intrusive monkeys, a woman prays in front of the Buddha statue in the monastery of Zwegabin in the rising... Category | people, animals

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The gold at the end In the early, still foggy, morning at Zwegabin Monastery: I started the steep ascent at 4 o'clock in the morning and after strenuous ones,... Category | architecture
1000 and one Stupa Shwe in Dein pagoda at Inle Lake: over 1000 stupas cover the level. Partly they rotted away, other beautifully restored. The... Category | architecture
The Time of Art At the foot of Mount Popa Monastery, the columns are being restored. If you want to get to the monastery, you have to climb 777 steps, you will be there... Category | architecture, people
Gold House At the Mahamuni Buddha Temple in Mandalay. | Myanmar Category | architecture
Dreaming Pagodas Sunset in Old Bagan: From the 10th to the 13th century, 10,000 magnificent pagodas were built on an area of 42 square kilometers... Category | Nature
Once in a lifetime Buddhist nuns receive their food in Yangon. Yangon early in the morning, young novices collect their food alms: Of the approximately 53... Category | people
Focus Sea Über dem Bin Le Wa Strand bei dem Örtchen Zee Phyu Thaung steht auf einem Hügel eine kleine Pagode, von... Category | Nature
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The Murmur of the South Terrace From Yangon and other parts of the country of Myanmar pilgrimages to the Myat Shin Maw Pagoda on the southern tip of the Dawei peninsula... Category | blog, water
Buddha Heaven Light installation on the ceiling of the main hall of the Wat Chedi Luang in Chiang Mai | Thailand Category | architecture

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Downwards Upwards In the garden of Wat Phousi Monastery in Luang Prabang: The Buddhist monastery is located on a small hill, Mount Phousi,... Category | architecture
Stair meditation Evening: Staircase to Kyaik Tan Lan Monastery in Mawlamyaing. To reach the prayer halls, you have to go step by step... Category | architecture
Golden Dragon Part of a dragon figure in the monastery complex Phu That in Oudomxay. | Laos Category | macro
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
The Sonnenwerk Sonnenaufgang über dem Klosterberg Mount Zwegabin. | Myanmar Dieses Jahr wieder mal kein Sylvesterfest: Hier kann man sein eigenes digitale... Category | Nature
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 Near the waterfalls of Mok Fah in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park stands a Buddhist pagoda in the middle of the jungle.... Category | architecture
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 The historic center of Sukhothai: The city became the capital of the Siamese kingdom in 1238, which in its heyday was much larger. 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 In the Buddhist monastery building of Wat Phan Tao in Chiang Mai, visitors can see the fine teak works from the surrounding... 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
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

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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
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