Nara City, Nara
The Five-story Pagoda Of The Much Older Kofuku-ji Temple Soared Above The Old Townscape As If Glaring At It
Nakayama Hokkekyo-ji Temple, Chiba
Nakayama Hokkekyo-ji Temple Is One Of The Seven Main Temples Of Nichiren-shu In Various Parts Of Japan
Ikegami Honmon-ji Temple, Tokyo
Despite Its Beautiful Bright Vermilion Color, There Were Not Many People Around, And The Pagoda Was Just Standing There Quietly
Ikegami Honmon-ji, Tokyo
It Is Nothing But Sheer Luck That The Five-story Pagoda Of Honmon-ji Did Not Burn Down
Sankeien Garden, Kanagawa
Originally, Stupas Were Placed At The Center Of Buddhist Temples, But In Japan, They Are Rarely Placed At The Center
Iinuma Kannon, Chiba
Originally, Pagodas Were Meant To Enshrine Buddha’s Ashes
Tozen-ji Temple, Tokyo
Three-story Pagoda Of Tozen-ji Temple
Banna-ji Temple, Tochigi
Banna-ji, Originally A Mansion Of The Ashikaga Clan, Is Still Completely Surrounded By A Dugout
Wat Arun, Bangkok
The Whiteness Of The Stupa At Wat Arun Seems To Embody Purity, The Cleansing Of All Evil Karma And The Suffering Of Afflictions
It's Hard To Feel Solemn At Wat Arun, A Tourist Attraction, With People Taking Pictures Here And There
Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok
Phra Si Rattana Chedi Built At Wat Phra Kaew Was Decorated With Gold
The Stupa At Wat Phra Kaeo Was Ornate And Elongated, Like A Rocket
Mahazedi Pagoda, Bago
Looking At The Stupas Glittering In The Sunlight, You May Even Feel As If You Are Accumulating Virtues Just By Looking At Them
Monks On The Steep Steps, Cleaning The Stupa Of The Mahazedi Pagoda
Shwemawdaw Pagoda, Bago
The 114-meter-high Pagoda At Shwemawdaw Pagoda Is The Tallest Pagoda In Myanmar
Kyauktan, Myanmar
Beyond The Landing Boat, I Could See Ye Le Pagoda
Ye Le Pagoda, Kyauktan
The Man Was Standing By The Waterside Of Ye Le Pagoda, Praying
Maha Bandula Road, Yangon
The Name Of The Street, Maha Bandula, Comes From A Real-life Person Who Was The Supreme Commander Of The Royal Burmese Army
Sule Pagoda, Yangon
Sule Pagoda, A Major Tourist Attraction, Is Built On An Island In The Middle Of The Roundabout
Like Shwedagon Pagoda, Sule Pagoda Has Its Share Of Shady Characters Who Are After Worshippers
At The End Of The Street Lined With Fruit Vendors, Sule Pagoda Shines In The Night Sky
Wat Arun Is A Tourist Attraction, But It Still Functions As A Buddhist Temple, And Monks Can Still Be Seen Here And There
I Don't Know If It Is Believed That One Can Accumulate Merit By Engaging In Temple Repairs In A Theravada Buddhist Country
Chosei-in, Kanagawa
In Southeast Asian Buddhist Countries, The Word Stupa Refers To A Pagoda, But For Some Reason In Japan It Has Become A Board And Is Used For Memorial Services For The Deceased
Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon
Buddhist Monks In Shwedagon Paya
Paya Gyi Pagoda, Pyay
Paya Gyi Pagoda Is Under Restoration And Covered With Scaffolding
Pyay, Myanmar
Stupa On The Opposite Side Of The River
Maha Wizaya Pagoda, Yangon
Three Persons Heading For Pagoda
Shwedagon Paya, Yangon
Many People Were Taking A Break In The Shade Near The Chedi At Shwedagon Paya
Shwedagon Pagoda Was Towering
Kathmandu, Nepal
Small Stupa In The Courtyard Surrounded By Apartments
Boudhanath, Nepal
Woman In Front Of An Altar
Two Tibetan Women In Boudhanath
The Stupa Standing In Bodhannath Is So Huge That It Is Overwhelming
Umbrella In Front Of The Big Stupa At Boudhanath
Stupa And A Devotional Buddhist
Eyes Watched You
Galle, Sri Lanka
People On The Beach
Patan, Nepal
Small Stupa At The End Of The Lane
Swayambhunath, Nepal
Woman At An Altar
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