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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 Is One Of The Seven Main Temples Of Nichiren-shu In Various Parts Of Japan

Despite Its Beautiful Bright Vermilion Color, There Were Not Many People Around, And The Pagoda Was Just Standing There Quietly

It Is Nothing But Sheer Luck That The Five-story Pagoda Of Honmon-ji Did Not Burn Down

Originally, Stupas Were Placed At The Center Of Buddhist Temples, But In Japan, They Are Rarely Placed At The Center

Originally, Pagodas Were Meant To Enshrine Buddha’s Ashes

Three-story Pagoda Of Tozen-ji Temple

Banna-ji, Originally A Mansion Of The Ashikaga Clan, Is Still Completely Surrounded By A Dugout

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

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

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

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

Beyond The Landing Boat, I Could See Ye Le Pagoda

The Man Was Standing By The Waterside Of Ye Le Pagoda, Praying

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, 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

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

Buddhist Monks In Shwedagon Paya

Paya Gyi Pagoda Is Under Restoration And Covered With Scaffolding

Stupa On The Opposite Side Of The River

Three Persons Heading For Pagoda

Many People Were Taking A Break In The Shade Near The Chedi At Shwedagon Paya

Shwedagon Pagoda Was Towering

Small Stupa In The Courtyard Surrounded By Apartments

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

People On The Beach

Small Stupa At The End Of The Lane

Woman At An Altar