| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Myanmar |
City / Town : Mandalay
District : Mandalay Hill
|
 |
Golden coloured Buddha statue.
|
1983 |
| Myanmar |
City / Town : Mandalay
District : Mandalay Hill
|
 |
The Marble Buddha.
|
1983 |
| Myanmar |
City / Town : Mingun
Site / Event : Hsinbyume Pagoda
|
 |
A small Buddhist shrine.
|
1983 |
| Myanmar |
City / Town : Pagan
|
 |
Pitakat Taik was originally a library for Buddhist scriptures built in 1058.
|
1983 |
| Myanmar |
City / Town : Pagan
Site / Event : Mingalazedi Temple
|
 |
The temple is covered in tiles illustrating the life of the Buddha.
|
1983 |
| Myanmar |
City / Town : Pagan
Site / Event : Lemyethna Temple
|
 |
The temple has many colourful Buddhas and frescos.
|
1983 |
| Myanmar |
City / Town : Pagan
Site / Event : Nandamannyaa Temple
|
 |
Buddhist fresco.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kathmandu
Site / Event : Sweta Machhendranath Temple
|
 |
The Sweta Machhendranath Temple is holy to Buddhists and Hindus.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kirtipur
|
 |
An abandoned Buddhist temple.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Kirtipur
|
 |
The Bagh Bairab Temple is sacred to both Buddhists and Hindus.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Patan
|
 |
Patan is the second largest town in the valley with a Buddhist history going back to 250 BCE.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Patan
Site / Event : Mahabuddha Temple
|
 |
Mahabuddha Temple is modelled on a famous temple in India.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Patan
Site / Event : Mahabuddha Temple
|
 |
Carved Buddhas on the exterior of the temple.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Bodhnath
Site / Event : Bodhnath Stupa
|
 |
The Buddha's eyes watch over four directions.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Bodhnath
Site / Event : Bodhnath Stupa
|
 |
The curved street around the Buddhist stupa.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Bodhnath
Site / Event : Bodhnath Stupa
|
 |
Buddhist pilgrims and beggars around the stupa.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Swayambhudnath
|
 |
Swayambhudnath is a 2000 year old Buddhist temple on a hilltop.
|
1983 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Kathmandu Valley
City / Town : Swayambhudnath
|
 |
Images of the Buddha.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Everest Trek
Region : Namche
City / Town : Namche Bazaar
|
 |
Buddhist temple.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Upper Marsyandi Valley
|
 |
Buddhist prilgrims.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Upper Marsyandi Valley
City / Town : Tal
|
 |
The entrance to the village is a stone kani. This indicates Buddhist influence.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Upper Marsyandi Valley
City / Town : Bagerchhap
|
 |
A Buddhist chorten.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Upper Marsyandi Valley
City / Town : Bagerchhap
|
 |
A Buddhist shrine.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Upper Marsyandi Valley
City / Town : Chame
|
 |
Buddhist shrine.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Upper Marsyandi Valley
City / Town : Talung
|
 |
Buddhist prayer flags over Talung.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Upper Marsyandi Valley
|
 |
A carved mani stone indicates the influence of Tibetan Buddhism.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Upper Marsyandi Valley
City / Town : Pisang
|
 |
Lower Pisang (3200m) is Buddhist stone village.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Upper Marsyandi Valley
City / Town : Pisang
|
 |
Pisang is a Buddhist village populated by Manangis.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Upper Marsyandi Valley
City / Town : Pisang
|
 |
The Buddhist temple overlooks the village.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Tibetan Plateau
|
 |
Buddhist shrine along the trail.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Tibetan Plateau
City / Town : Hongde
|
 |
Buddhist mani stone carved in Tibetan script.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Tibetan Plateau
City / Town : Hongde
|
 |
Painted wooden Buddhist shrine.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Tibetan Plateau
City / Town : Hongde
|
 |
Painted Buddha.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Tibetan Plateau
City / Town : Mungli
|
 |
A Buddhist chorten.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Tibetan Plateau
City / Town : Braga
|
 |
Braga is dominated by a 1050 year old Buddhist temple.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Tibetan Plateau
City / Town : Braga
|
 |
The temple at Braga contains thousands of Buddhas brought from Tibet after 1959.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Tibetan Plateau
City / Town : Braga
|
 |
Three chortens (Buddhist shrines), prayer flags and carved mani stones.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Tibetan Plateau
City / Town : Braga
|
 |
Mani stone carved with stories of the Buddha and Tibetan writing.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Jhang Khola Valley
City / Town : Ranipauwa
|
 |
Ranipauwa is an important pilgrimage town for both Hindus and Buddhists.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Jhang Khola Valley
City / Town : Muktinath
|
 |
Tibetan style Buddhist temple.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Kali Gandaki Valley
City / Town : Kagbeni
|
 |
Tibetan style Buddhist chorten.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Kali Gandaki Valley
City / Town : Marpha
|
 |
Buddhist shrine.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Kali Gandaki Valley
City / Town : Tukche
|
 |
Small Buddhist temple by the edge of the valley.
|
1990 |
| Nepal |
State / Province : Annapurna Trek
Region : Kali Gandaki Valley
City / Town : Ghasa
|
 |
The centre of the village with its Buddhist temple.
|
1990 |
| Netherlands |
City / Town : Amsterdam
Site / Event : Van Gogh Museum
|
 |
"The Buddha" (Odilon Redon, 1904).
|
2022 |
| Netherlands |
City / Town : Amsterdam
Site / Event : Van Gogh Museum
|
 |
Detail of "The Buddha" (Odilon Redon).
|
2022 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Gilgit-Baltistan
Region : Karakoram Highway
City / Town : Hunza
District : Altit
Site / Event : Altit Fort
|
 |
The carvings are influenced by Hindu, Buddhist and Muslim traditions.
|
2025 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Gilgit-Baltistan
City / Town : Skardu
Site / Event : Manthal Buddha Rock
|
 |
The Manthal Buddha Rock dates from the 9th century.
|
2025 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Gilgit-Baltistan
City / Town : Skardu
Site / Event : Manthal Buddha Rock
|
 |
The central Buddha is flanked by Bodhisattvas (desciples).
|
2025 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Gilgit-Baltistan
City / Town : Skardu
Site / Event : Manthal Buddha Rock
|
 |
Smaller Buddhas surround the main image.
|
2025 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Capital Territory
City / Town : Islamabad
Site / Event : Lok Varsi Museum
|
 |
Gandhara style Buddha where Greek and Buddhist influences merge.
|
2025 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Punjab
City / Town : Taxila
|
 |
The area was the meeting place of Ashoka's Buddhist empire of India and the arrivale of the Greeks under Alexander the Great.
|
2025 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Punjab
City / Town : Taxila
Site / Event : Bhir Mound
|
 |
Bhir Mound has been part of the Persian Empire (518 BCE), Greek Empire (326 BCE) and Buddhist Empire (262 BCE).
|
1983 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Punjab
City / Town : Taxila
Site / Event : Dharmarajika Stupa
|
 |
Taxila has been part of the Persian, Greek and Buddhist Empires.
|
1983 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Punjab
City / Town : Taxila
Site / Event : Dharmarajika Stupa
|
 |
Standing Buddha with Grecian style clothing.
|
2025 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Punjab
City / Town : Taxila
Site / Event : Mohra Moradu
|
 |
Buddhist images around the base.
|
2025 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Punjab
City / Town : Taxila
Site / Event : Museum
|
 |
The Fasting Buddha in Taxila is one of only two in the world.
|
1983 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Punjab
City / Town : Taxila
Site / Event : Museum
|
 |
Buddha statues in the Swat Valley have Greek influence.
|
1983 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Punjab
City / Town : Taxila
Site / Event : Museum
|
 |
Buddhist carving.
|
1983 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Punjab
City / Town : Taxila
Site / Event : Museum
|
 |
Buddhist carving.
|
1983 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Punjab
City / Town : Taxila
Site / Event : Museum
|
 |
The Death of the Buddha.
|
2025 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Punjab
City / Town : Taxila
Site / Event : Museum
|
 |
Buddha and women under an arch (3rd century).
|
2025 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Punjab
City / Town : Taxila
Site / Event : Museum
|
 |
Buddha found in one of the monasteries.
|
2025 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
City / Town : Taxila
Site / Event : Jaulian
|
 |
The figures are in three tiers including lions, Buddhas and desciples.
|
2025 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
City / Town : Taxila
Site / Event : Jaulian
|
 |
Buddha as a royal figure.
|
2025 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
City / Town : Taxila
Site / Event : Jaulian
|
 |
5th century Buddha on the base of the main stupa.
|
2025 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
City / Town : Taxila
Site / Event : Jaulian
|
 |
Buddha meditating.
|
2025 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
City / Town : Taxila
Site / Event : Jaulian
|
 |
Buddha in a niche in the monastery.
|
2025 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Region : Swat Valley
|
 |
A pre-Greek fort that later became a Buddhist monastery.
|
1983 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Region : Swat Valley
|
 |
The region was a boundary between Indian Buddhism and Greek culture.
|
1983 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Region : Swat Valley
|
 |
A Buddhist stupa in Swat Valley which was once a Buddhist stronghold.
|
1983 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Region : Swat Valley
|
 |
The region is the ancient Gandara, known for its Greek style Buddhas.
|
1983 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Region : Swat Valley
City / Town : Butkara
|
 |
Butkara (300 BCE) is a Buddhist site influenced by Greek culture after the arrival of Alexander The Great.
|
1983 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Region : Swat Valley
City / Town : Butkara
|
 |
Buddhist carvings.
|
1983 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Region : Swat Valley
City / Town : Butkara
|
 |
Buddhist figures in the Gandara region are a mix of Buddhist and Hellenic styles.
|
1983 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Region : Swat Valley
City / Town : Butkara
|
 |
Buddhist figure with Grecian style robes.
|
1983 |
| Pakistan |
State / Province : Sindh
City / Town : Mohenjodaro
|
 |
Mohenjodaro is an ancient city topped by a 3rd century Buddhist stupa.
|
1983 |
| Philippines |
State / Province : Mindanao
City / Town : Davao
Site / Event : Lon Wa Temple
|
 |
The temple is Buddhist and Taoist.
|
1988 |
| Philippines |
State / Province : Luzon
City / Town : Bagguio City
Site / Event : Bell Church
|
 |
The temple is a mixture of Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism and Christianity.
|
1988 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
District : Old Town Square
Site / Event : House Below the Star
|
 |
Tang Dynasty Buddha head from China.
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
District : Old Town Square
Site / Event : House Below the Star
|
 |
Standing Buddha from China.
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
District : Old Town Square
Site / Event : House Below the Star
|
 |
Buddhist stele from the Tang Dynasty (China).
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
District : Old Town Square
Site / Event : House Below the Star
|
 |
Reclining Buddha from 6th century China.
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
District : Old Town Square
Site / Event : House Below the Star
|
 |
Wooden Buddha.
|
2022 |
| Poland |
City / Town : Torun
District : Old Town Square
Site / Event : House Below the Star
|
 |
Porcelain figure of a Buddha (19th century, China).
|
2022 |
| Russia |
City / Town : Seyatel
Site / Event : Sun Museum
|
 |
Nepalese Buddhist image of the Sun.
|
2008 |
| Singapore |
City / Town : Singapore
Site / Event : ACM
|
 |
Japanese crucifix with a Buddha (1945).
|
2023 |
| Singapore |
City / Town : Singapore
District : Chinatown
Site / Event : Buddha Tooth Temple
|
 |
The Buddha Tooth temple.
|
2023 |
| Singapore |
City / Town : Singapore
District : Chinatown
Site / Event : Buddha Tooth Temple
|
 |
Three Buddhas.
|
2023 |
| Singapore |
City / Town : Singapore
District : Little India
Site / Event : Temple of 1000 Lights
|
 |
15m high seated Buddha.
|
1992 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Seoul
Site / Event : Jogyesa Temple
|
 |
Wooden Buddha dating from 1460 brought here from a different temple.
|
2022 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Seoul
Site / Event : Jogyesa Temple
|
 |
Three Buddhas inside the main temple. The middle one is the original.
|
2022 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Seoul
Site / Event : Jogyesa Temple
|
 |
Detail of the Paradise Buddha.
|
2022 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Seoul
Site / Event : Jogyesa Temple
|
 |
Woman praying to the Child Buddha.
|
2022 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Seoul
Site / Event : War Museum
|
 |
Buddhist stele made in 834.
|
2022 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Seoul
District : Gangnam
Site / Event : Bongeunsa Temple
|
 |
Smiling Buddha.
|
2022 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Seoul
District : Gangnam
Site / Event : Bongeunsa Temple
|
 |
The lotus is a symbol of Buddhism.
|
2022 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Seoul
District : Gangnam
Site / Event : Bongeunsa Temple
|
 |
Symbol of Buddhism on the pavement.
|
2022 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Seoul
District : Gangnam
Site / Event : COEX Mall
|
 |
Although Korea is Buddhist, Confucian and secular, there is a Christmas tree in the library.
|
2022 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Seoul
Site / Event : National Museum
|
 |
United Silla Buddhas combine the styles of Silla, Paekje and Goguryeo with elements of Chinese Tang. This one is made of iron.
|
2022 |
were added from 1 March 2026.