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Buddha Heaven Light installation on the ceiling of the main hall of the Wat Chedi Luang in Chiang Mai | Thailand Category | architecture
Downwards Upwards Im Garten des Klosters Wat Phousi in Luang Prabang: Das buddhistische Kloster liegt auf einem kleinen Hügel, dem 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

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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

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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
The Golden Guardian Buddhist Protz: For the entrance to a monastery near Chumphon, a huge sculpture was built on the main street... Category | architecture

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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
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

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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
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