Worshippers sat around the golden pillars of Lak Mueang to pay their respects

Apparently, Under The Influence Of The Khmer Culture, Thailand Also Adopted The Devaraja Philosophy To Legitimize Its Kingship

The Buddha Statue At Wat Traimit Are Considered Pious And Are Constantly Visited By Worshippers

The Golden Buddha Statue Is Enshrined In What Appears To Be The Center Of The Hill And Is Visited By Worshippers Incessantly

Golden Buddha Statues Sit At The Entrance And Inside The Chapel At Wat Suthat

The 114-meter-high Pagoda At Shwemawdaw Pagoda Is The Tallest Pagoda In Myanmar

Buddhist Practice Called Life Release Was Done Also In Hindu Shrine

Looking At The Gilded Mikoshi, It Seems To Me That Japan's Idea Of Godliness Is Not Fundamentally Different From That Of Southeast Asia

Pigeons At Ueno Toshogu Shrine

Along With Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, Kitano Tenmangu Shrine Is Like The Originator Of The Tenjin Faith

The Golden Buddha Statue At Wat Traimit Is A Mysterious Buddha Statue That Has Long Been Plastered Over

It's Considered A Rarity In Any Culture, But I Think The Chinese Love Of Gold Is Over The Top

The Reclining Buddha Lying In Wat Pho Had A Glittering Pattern On His Toes That Looked Like Fingerprints

The Emerald Buddha At Wat Phra Kaew Is Not Made Of Emerald, But Jade

Phra Si Rattana Chedi Built At Wat Phra Kaew Was Decorated With Gold

Another Hall Stands Next To Lak Mueang, With A Golden Statue Standing On A Golden Altar

The Ground With The Fingers Of The Right Hand Is Called The Demon's Descending Mark, The Pose That Buddha Took When He Drove Away The Demons

The Golden Trilokachet Buddha Sitting At Wat Suthat

Reclining Buddha In Wat Pho

Historically, There Are Four Castles Called Nijo-jo Castle

It Is Difficult To Distinguish Between Nishi Hongan-ji And Higashi Hongan-ji

There Were Buddha Statues And People Of Myanmar Who Are Said To Be Devout, But Not A Single Person Was Paying Homage

Looking At The Stupas Glittering In The Sunlight, You May Even Feel As If You Are Accumulating Virtues Just By Looking At Them

The Name Of The Street, Maha Bandula, Comes From A Real-life Person Who Was The Supreme Commander Of The Royal Burmese Army

Like Shwedagon Pagoda, Sule Pagoda Has Its Share Of Shady Characters Who Are After Worshippers

The Boy Walking Around With No Pants On Showed No Interest In The Camera Or Me

It Is Not Unusual To See Three People On A Scooter In Taiwan

The Line On The Forehead Is A Religious Mark Called A Tilaka, Which Indicates The Religious Denomination Believed In By Color And Shape

The Gesture Of Giving A Thumbs Up Does Not Always Have A Positive Meaning

Why Many Women In India Have Their Left Nostril Pierced

A Woman Was Strolling With Her Dog On A Baby Carriage In The Precincts Of Kita-in Temple