Yungang Caves. Chinese visitors at ancient Buddhist site with rock carvings dating from AD 386 - 534.

Yungang Caves. Chinese visitors at ancient Buddhist site with rock carvings dating from AD 386 - 534.

Group of young Buddhist monks some holding umbrellas as sun shades.

People circumambulate giant central stupa hung with prayer flags and painted with eyes of Buddha. Town spread out beyond.

Part view of the Great Stupa and carved gateway or torana.

Fragrant Hills Park Temple of Azure Clouds. Fierce deity statue.

Part view of the Maitreya future Buddha twenty-six metre high standing figure in the Wanfuge Lama temple.Ten Thousand Happiness Pavilion Tower of the Great Buddha Asia Asian Chinese Chungkuo Jhonggu...

Temple carvings

Temple carvings

Tibetan Temple facade with red columns

Mount Koyosan. Centre of the Shingon Buddhist sect established by the monk Kobo-daishi. Novice monks dressed in black and white robes filing through forest of giant Cryptomeria trees in snow to make...

Crowd carrying body of deceased to burning ground in highly decorated cremation tower where it will be transferred to a wooden bull which transports the soul to Paradise and everything will be burnt....