Buddhist Caves and Shrines

Stunning cave interiors featuring ornate Buddha sculptures, pagodas, and spiritual monuments located in various Southeast Asian countries.

Hundreds of miniature Buddha sculptures decorate the lower cave of the Pak Ou Caves in Pak Ou, Pak Ou District, Luang Prabang, Laos, Asia.

LAOS, NEAR LUANG PRABANG, MEKONG RIVER, PAK OU CAVES, BUDDHA STATUES

Wat Tham Pla temple or Monkey Cave temple, Mae Sai region, Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

Buddha images in Pindaya Cave in Myanmar (Burma). The interior of the cave temple contains over 8000 Buddha images the earliest are thought to date from around 1750.

Pindaya cave in Shan State, Myanmar Burma, Asia

Hundreds of miniature Buddha sculptures decorate the lower cave of the Pak Ou Caves in Pak Ou, Pak Ou District, Luang Prabang, Laos, Asia.

Hpa-An, Saddan (Sadan, Saddar) Cave, Buddha images, stupa, lime stone, Kayin (Karen) State, Myanmar (Burma)

Tham Phra Prathun Monastery at the Village of Khao Daeng at the Hat Sam Roi Yot in the Province of Prachuap Khiri Khan in Thailand, Thailand, Hua Hin, November, 2022. THAILAND PRACHUAP SAM ROI YOT WAT THAM PHRA PRATHUN

Buddhist Pagoda at Sadan Sin Min cave. Hpa-An, Myanmar Burma Amazing view of Buddhist Pagoda at sacred Sadan Sin Min cave. Hpa-An, Myanmar Burma travel landscapes and destinations Copyright: xZoonar.com/RyshchenkoxTetianax 8176297

Buddha statues in the Saddar grotto, Myanmar, Asia,

Buddhist Pagoda at Sadan Sin Min cave. Hpa-An, Myanmar Burma Amazing view of Buddhist Pagoda at sacred Sadan Sin Min cave. Hpa-An, Myanmar Burma travel landscapes and destinations Copyright: xZoonar.com/RyshchenkoxTetianax 8176350

Buddha statues inside the buddhist temple cave, Khao Luang caves, Phetchaburi, Thailand, Asia

Thousands of Buddha statues are in the Tham Ting (lower cave) of the Pak Ou Caves, situated in a limestone mountain above the Mekong River near Luang Prabang in Central Laos.

Lying Buddha in Saddan Cave, Hpa-an, Myanmar, Asia

Hundreds of miniature Buddha sculptures adorn the lower cave in the Pak Ou Caves, Pak Ou, Pak Ou District, Luang Prabang, Laos, Asia

Entrance to Huyen Khong cave, protective deities, guardian figures, Marble Mountains, Ngu Hanh Son, Thuy Son, Da Nang, Vietnam, Asia

Chiang Dao Cave in Chiang Mai province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tham khao luang cave temple.The temple inside of the cave in Phetchaburi, Thailand

Buddha statues, stupa and pagoda in the Saddan Cave, Saddar cave, Sadan Cave near Hpa-an, Kayin State, Karen State, Myanmar, Burma, Asia

Entrance to Huyen Khong cave, protective deities, guardian figures, Marble Mountains, Ngu Hanh Son, Thuy Son, Da Nang, Vietnam, Asia

Buddhas statues and religious carving at Sadan Sin Min cave. Hpa-An, Myanmar Burma Amazing view of lot Buddhas statues and religious carving on limestone rock in sacred Sadan Sin Min cave. Hpa-An, Myanmar Burma travel landscapes and destinations Copyright: xZoonar.com/RyshchenkoxTetianax 8176370

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Hoa Nghiem Grotto with a statue of Quan Am holding fap lam, a bottle of miraculous water in the left hand, Marble Mountains, Ngu Hanh Son, Thuy Son, D...

Buddha statues inside Pindaya caves, Pindaya, Myanmar

Buddha statues inside Dambulla Cave Temple, Sri Lanka Dambulla, Sri Lanka - August 15, 2018: Buddha statues inside the historical Dambulla Cave Temple Copyright: xZoonar.com/OliverxFoerstnerx 12946924

Cave temples at the Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tham Phra Non, Reclining Buddha Cave, Wat Ao Noi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Central Thailand, Thailand

Cave room with a statue and wall paintings that create a spiritual atmosphere, The Diva Guhawa cave temple near Ratnapura in Sri Lanka

A roadside shrine near Portico de Romagna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Buddha statues inside Shwe Oo Min Caves, Kalaw, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Temple in a stalactite cave, Phraya Nakhon Cave, Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand

Monk standing in Saddan cave, Hpa-An, Kayin state, Myanmar, Asia

Cave Church of Agios Gerasimos, candlestick, burning candles, star effect, icons, niche with image of saint, Kefalonia Island, Ionian Islands, Greece, Europe

Van Thong Cave. Marble Mountain, Vietnam.

Golden Buddha and shrine in cave near Vang Vieng, Laos

Stone carved Buddhas share the Hindu temple complex of Angkor Wat, built in the 11th century by Suryavarman the 2nd, - Cambodia

Pagoda, Kaw ka Thawng cave, near Hpa-an, Karen or Kayin State, Myanmar, Burma, Asia

Thailand north of Phuket full length view reclining Buddha inside cavern, temple shrine bkgd illuminated

Hindu Shrine Inside Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Cave of meditation, covered in gold leaf, on Vulture Peak, important Buddhist pilgrimage destination, Buddha's first place of meditation, Ragir, Rajgir, Rajagriha, Rajagaha, Bihar, India, Asia

Kartikaya temple Gentling Highlands Kuala Lumpur Malaysia South East Asia Copyright: xShashikantxMehta/DinodiaxPhotox

Princess cave at Phra Nang beach near Krabi, fertility, fertility temple, penis, dildo, penis grotto, phallus, phallus symbol, symbol, religion, pilgrimage site, faith, superstition, place, pilgrimage, Buddhism, Buddhist, cave, statues, sculpture, replica, Eros, symbolic, tradition, traditional, pilgrimage, travel, tourism, culture, figure, Krabi, Thailand, Asia

Tham khao luang cave temple.The temple inside of the cave in Phetchaburi, Thailand

Buddha statues inside Myin Ma Hti Caves, near Kalaw and Aungpan, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Sculpture laughing Buddha. It is believed that touching the stomach sculpture brings luck and happiness.

Leshan July 2011 - In July many visitor come to see this site of the world most impressive religious statue to enjoy the garden, the temple and the gardens of this UNESCO site. The tiger is protecting the entrance of a cave in the garden of the site

Batu Caves, Sri Subramaniaswamy Hindu Temple, ourskirts of capital city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Peninsula, Malaysia, SE Asia

Batu Caves, Sri Subramaniaswamy Hindu Temple; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Buddha statues from the 15th century, Myanmar, Asia,

Henan Province, China, Asia, Longmen Grottoes,

THAILAND NONTHABURI PAK KRET WAT KLANG THAILAND NONTHABURI PAK KRET WAT KLANG Copyright: xZoonar.com/URSx 23102157

Laos, Luang Prabang. Pak Ou. Tham Ting caves. People praying and burning incense at altar.

Wat Ban Tham, or The Dragon Temple; Kanchanaburi, Thailand

Statues on Buddha and monks in the cave in Isurumuniya rock temple in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Covadonga Santa Cueva a Catholic sanctuary cave in Asturias near Picos europa mountains

Matinioc shrine, Bacuit Archipelago, Palawan, Philippines

Buddha statue in a small altar in a cave wall surrounded by rock paintings, The Batadombalena cave temple near Ratnapura in Sri Lanka

Myanmar (Burma), Sagaing State, Hpo Win Mounts, Po Win Daung, Maze caves or Wun Ga Bar

POLAND, NEAR KRAKOW, WIELICZKA SALT MINES (UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE), FIGURES CARVED OUT OF SALT

Princess Cave A picture of the shrine at the Princess Cave, near Phra Nang Beach, Ao Nang. Copyright: xZoonar.com/BrunoxCoelhox 21818569

SPAIN - Picos de Europa (district) - ASTURIAS. Santuario de Covadonga; feligreses en la "La Santina", Santa Cueva (Picos de Europa)

Statues Of Jain Gods Gwalior Madhya Pradesh India

Israel, Jerusalem, Church of Virgin's grave

Asia, Indonesia, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi. Graves

The Cave where Bernadette Soubirous had her Marian apparitions of our Lady of Lourdes in the french city of Lourdes in 1858. The heart of the sanctuaries in Lourdes, also known as: ""La Grotte des Apparitions"". Lourdes. France.

Reclining Buddha, Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, Asia

Grotte Saint-Remacle, oratory in a small cavern with altar dedicated to St Remaclus at Cugnon near Bertrix, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium, Europe

Pilgrim outside the Lourdes grotto, Lourdes, Hautes Pyrenees, France, Europe

Mausoleo de Revash, burial place of the Chachapoya culture in the steep rock face, Luya province, Amazonas region, Peru, South America

underground palace, Oriental Buddha Park, Leshan city, Sichuan, China, Asia.

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Agia Solomoni, cave church, carved out of limestone rock and was originally used as a catacomb, Paphos, South Cyprus, Cyprus

Grotte Notre Dame de Lourdes, grotto and place of pilgrimage in the village Roly near Philippeville, province of Namur, Ardennes, Wallonia, Belgium, Europe

Tombs of the King's concubines, Gunung Kawi, near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Covadonga, Spain, March 31, 2019: The Holy Cave of of Covadonga. The Sanctuary of Covandonga is a monument that commemorates the Battle of Covadonga, the beginning of the Reconquest, Europe

Gößweinstein, grotto Elisabethengrotte in Franconian Switzerland, Bavaria, Germany

Many buddhas in the Kaw Ka Thawng cave, Hpa-An, Kayin state, Myanmar, Asia

Batu Caves, Sri Subramaniaswamy Hindu Temple, ourskirts of capital city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Peninsula, Malaysia, SE Asia

The Longmen Caves, some of the finest examples of Chinese Buddhist art housing tens of thousands of statues of Buddha and his disciples; Luoyang, Hena...

stupa in the ancient Tibetan monastery

Romania, Transylvania, Praid, Praid Salt Mine, mine church

Pilgrim outside the Lourdes grotto

Sarcophagi in the rock face, burial place of the Chachapoya culture, Karajia, Luya province, Amazonas region, Peru, South America

Ohr von Dionysius, Syrakus, Sizilien Ohr von Dionysius, Syrakus, Sizilien Copyright: xZoonar.com/AnnaxLuryex 22932599

Shrine in the Tiantai temple on the top of mount, Jiuhua Shan. China

Aerial view of temples inside mountain cave in Guizhou province, China.

Fetish in Lobi village, Burkina faso Fetish used to protect Lobi village, Burkina faso Copyright: xZoonar.com/MassimoxLamax 11615271

Cave temples at the Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wayside shrine in the Koppenbrueller cave, Salzkammergut area, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe

Bali Hinduism, devout people praying in Taman Beji Griya Waterfall with Brahmin priest in white robe, Bali, Indonesia

Italy. Trentino Alto Adige. South Tyrol. Bolzano. A statue of Buddha collected by Reinhold Messner on his extreme Mountain expeditions on the highest peaks of the world.

Speleologist in the Grotto de la Malatiere in France

THAILAND PHRAE WAT SAWAN NIWET Cave of Wat Sawan Niwet in City of Phrae and Province of Phrae in North Thailand. Thailand, Phrae, November, 24, 2024. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/URSxFLUEELERx 23254220

Chapel of Panagia Sarantaskaliotissa at the entrance to The Cave of Pythagoras, Mount Kerkis, Samos Island, North Aegean, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe Copyright: KarolxKozlowski 1245-3368

Thailand, Pattaya: Buddah painted on a mountain at Kao She-Chan

The Pak Ou Caveplus the Tham Ting (lower cave) and the Tham Theung (upper cave)are caves situated near the confluence of the Mekong and the Ou rivers some 25 km north of Luang Prabang. The caves are notable for their miniature Buddha sculptures, which have been placed on altars among the stalagmites by local villagers for centuries. After visiting the cave on the Mekong expedition in 1867, Francis Garnier described coming upon the cave as a “striking impression.”.

Indian tourists inside 5th C Karla Buddhist Caves, India

Dormition of our Lady cave complex, medieval monastery, Tsipova, Moldova

SEORAKSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 15, 2017: Kyejoam Seokgul Hermitage shrine and Ulsanbawi rock in Seoroksan National park, South Korea

Salt cathedral of Zipaquira, Colombia, South America

wooden Orthodox Church in the forest in summer. wooden Orthodox Church in the forest in summer, Russia

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