Awe inspiring is not exaggeration with these buddha statues. I will tell you why in figures. The Yungang Caves were carved 1500 years ago. 252 grottoes where created and within them are over 51,000 buddha statue carvings. The Buddha on the left of this photo is a mere 17 metres high! Not much more I can say other than it's one thing I would recommend that people see before they die. All images creative commons non commercial.
Every surface of every temple in Angkor is detailed in a similar fashion to this. The amount of skill and man hours it must have taken to do this is staggering, especially when you consider how many temples are in Angkor. All images creative commons non commercial
In South East Asia Buddha statues like this are common place. This one in Nha Trang, Vietnam was especially large and impressive. It helped the shot that the cloud was suitably epic on that day. All images creative commons non commercial
Buddhist statues within the Wat Phnom temple in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. All images creative commons non commercial
Thai temples are beautiful. This is a shot of the roof of a temple in Chiang Mai. the decoration and detail is stunning. All images creative commons non commercial
A look at a daily scene of worship in one of Thailands thousands of Buddhist temples. All images creative commons non commercial
Grandmother Duangchan Teaching Grandson Peelawat to Chant in Pali
Peelawat Being Taught To Worship
Worshiping In Isaan
Awe inspiring is not exaggeration with these buddha statues. I will tell you why in figures. The Yungang Caves were carved 1500 years ago. 252 grottoes where created and within them are over 51,000 buddha statue carvings. The Buddha on the left of this photo is a mere 17 metres high! Not much more I can say other than it's one thing I would recommend that people see before they die. All images creative commons non commercial.
Awe inspiring is not exaggeration with these buddha statues. I will tell you why in figures. The Yungang Caves were carved 1500 years ago. 252 grottoes where created and within them are over 51,000 buddha statue carvings. The Buddha on the left of this photo is a mere 17 metres high! Not much more I can say other than it's one thing I would recommend that people see before they die. All images creative commons non commercial.
Awe inspiring is not exaggeration with these buddha statues. I will tell you why in figures. The Yungang Caves were carved 1500 years ago. 252 grottoes where created and within them are over 51,000 buddha statue carvings. The Buddha on the left of this photo is a mere 17 metres high! Not much more I can say other than it's one thing I would recommend that people see before they die. All images creative commons non commercial.
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