Sacred Buddha Statues

Majestic golden Buddha statues housed in revered temples, reflecting the spiritual heritage of Buddhist architecture and art in Southeast Asia.

Buddha statue in the Patho Ananda temple, Myanmar, Asia,

Perhaps the highest revered temple in Bagan, the Ananda Pagoda was built in 1105 CE during the reign of King Kyanzittha (1084-1113) of the Bagan Dynasty. It is one of four surviving original temples of Bagan (also called Pagan). The temple layout is in a cruciform with several terraces leading to a small pagoda at the top covered by an umbrella (hti’). The Buddhist temple houses four standing Buddhas—facing east, north, west and south. The temple is said to be an architectural wonder in a fusion of Mon and adopted Indian styles of architecture. It was damaged in the earthquake of 1975. However, it has been fully restored and is well maintained by frequent painting and whitewashing of the walls. On the occasion of the 900th anniversary of its construction celebrated in 1990 the temple spires were gilded. Bagan, formerly Pagan, was mainly built between the 11th century and 13th century. Formally titled Arimaddanapura or Arimaddana (the City of the Enemy Crusher) and also known as Tambad

Buddha statue in the Patho Ananda temple, Myanmar, Asia,

Buddha statue in the Patho Ananda temple, Myanmar, Asia,

Golden statue of Buddha in meditation (Thursday) with offerings in Wat Phra Yai Temple. Koh Samui island, Thailand

Image of golden buddha statue in temple in province tak. Thailand. (Wat Phra Mahathat)

Close-up of one of the four Buddha statues inside the Ananda Temple, which is a Buddhist temple, built in 1105 AD during the reign (1084 to 1113) of King Kyanzittha of the Pagan Dynasty, in Bagan, Myanmar.

Thailand, Chiang Mai, Buddha statue in Wat Bupparam Buddhist temple.

Po Lin Monastery. Shakyamuni Buddha statue in main Hall.

Vergoldete Buddhastatue, Bhumispara-mudra, Buddha Gautama im Augenblick der Erleuchtung, Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand, Asien Vergoldete Buddhastatue, Bhumispara-mudra, Buddha Gautama im Augenblick der Erleuchtung, Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand, Asien LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/WalterxG.xAllgöwerx 23287653

Sitting Buddha Gold Statue close up in Buddhist Temple. Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand

Laos, November 2016. Buddhist temple Temple in Laos Copyright: xZoonar.com/MassimoxLamax 12697536

Phra Si Sakyamuni Buddha in Wihan Luang Hall, Wat Suthat Temple, Giant Swing, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Buddha statue in Manjushri Temple, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

Thailand, Ko Samui (aka Koh Samui). Wat Plai Laem aka Plai Laem Temple, prayer house. Golden Buddha surrounded by ornate painted wall murals.

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Golden Buddha statue in Bagan, Burma, Myanmar, Asia

Laos, Luang Prabang. Wat Wisunarat, golden buddha.

Close-up of a statue of Buddha in a temple, Wat Arun, Bangkok, Thailand

Buddha statue at Mahabodhi temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Chua Ho Quoc pagoda. Siddhartha Gautama, the Shakyamuni Buddha. Buddha sitting in the meditation pose. Bodhi tree. Phu Quoc. Vietnam.

Goldene Buddhastatue, Phra Si Sakyamuni, aus der Sukhothai-Ära und eine der größten sitzenden Buddha-Statuen in Thailand umgeben von exquisiten Wandmalereien, Innenansicht der Vihara, Wat Suthat Thepwararam, Königlicher Tempel, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand, Asien *** Golden Buddha statue, Phra Si Sakyamuni, from the Sukhothai Era and a the largest sitting Buddha Statues in Thailand surrounded from exquisite Wall paintings, Interior view the Vihara, Wat Suthat Thepwararam, royal Temple, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia 1031609663

Gold-plated Buddha statue, Pagoda Chua Bai Dinh, Ninh Binh, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Nepal, Patan, Uku Bahal, Buddha statue,

Singapore (Sanskrit for Lion City). Chinatown, Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. Gold Buddha statue inside traditional Chineese temple.

Goldene Buddhastatue, Bhumispara-mudra, Buddha Gautama im Augenblick der Erleuchtung, Wat Long Koon, Luang Prabang, Laos, Asien *** Golden Buddha statue, Bhumispara mudra, Buddha Gautama at Moment the Enlightenment, Wat Long Koon, Luang Prabang, Laos, Asia 1031608439

Iconic image of a classical Buddha figure

Large golden Gautama Buddha inside Ananda Temple, Old Bagan, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

Buddha statue in Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar

Statue of Amitabha Buddha in a museum, National Museum Of Vietnamese History, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam

Close-up of a statue of Buddha

Gilded Buddha statue, Bhumispara-mudra, Buddha Gautama at the moment of enlightenment, Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Buddha statue at Mahabodhi temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Myanmar. Bagan. Htilominlo Temple. Golden Buddha.

Asgiriya Vihara, the Monastery of the Horse Mountain’, was built by the family of Pilima Talauve in the early 19th century, on a plot adjoining the ancient royal cremation ground. The Asgiriya Vihara is a rather smallish, inconspicuous temple, but as one of the seats of Goyigama religious power, of great significance. From the early 19th century onwards, during the Esala Perahera, the sacred Tooth Relic would be deposited for the last night of the festival at the Asgiriya Vihara. Together with the Malwatte Vihara, it is also one of the wealthiest temples in Sri Lanka.

Buddha and arc in Shwedagon Paya pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar

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Gandan Monastery, Mongolia's largest functioning monastery, Mongolia, Ulaanbaator

Buddha statue in Wat Phan On, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

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Khao Phrabath Temple on hilltop, Pattaya, Northern Gulf of Thailand, 2 hours south of Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia

Iconic image of a classical Buddha figure

Window carving depicting the Buddha, Wat Haw Pha Bang, Royal Palace Museum, Luang Phabang, Laos

Myanmar, Shan, Pindaya. The fantastic Buddhist Caves at Pindaya in Myanmar.

Shan-style Buddha statue at the Nga Phe Kyaung monastery, Jumping Cat Monastery, Lake Inle, Burma also known as Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia

Statue of Buddha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Buddha sculpture, Wat Phra Singh, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asia

Sitting Buddha Gold Statue close up in Buddhist Temple. Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Close-up of a statue of Buddha

Wat Chedi Luang pagoda. Chiang Mai Thailand.

Asgiriya Vihara, the Monastery of the Horse Mountain’, was built by the family of Pilima Talauve in the early 19th century, on a plot adjoining the ancient royal cremation ground. The Asgiriya Vihara is a rather smallish, inconspicuous temple, but as one of the seats of Goyigama religious power, of great significance. From the early 19th century onwards, during the Esala Perahera, the sacred Tooth Relic would be deposited for the last night of the festival at the Asgiriya Vihara. Together with the Malwatte Vihara, it is also one of the wealthiest temples in Sri Lanka.

Buddha image in Ananda temple, Bagan

The head of Buddha Maitreya statue in Nubra valley (north India)

Thailand,Trat Province,Koh Chang,Wat Klong Prao,Buddha Statue

Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Temple Chiang Mai

Myanmar. Yangon. Shwedagon Pagoda. Buddha with golden robes.

Buddha meditating, Guilin, Guangxi region, China.

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Lam Te Pagoda. Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha : the awakened. Ho Chi Minh city. Vietnam.

Close-up of a Buddha statue in a temple, Kuthodaw Pagoda, Mandalay, Myanmar

Sakyamuni Buddha. Jogysea temple. Main hall.

Medicine, Sakyamuni and Amithaba gold Buddha statues, Heavenly King Hall, Yufo Si, Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai, China, Asia

Goldene Buddhastatue, Bhumispara-mudra, Buddha Gautama im Augenblick der Erleuchtung, im Marmortempel, Wat Benchamabophit, Bangkok, Thailand, Asien *** Golden Buddha statue, Bhumispara mudra, Buddha Gautama at Moment the Enlightenment, at Marble temple, Wat Benchamabophite, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia 1031608403

Gold-plated Buddha statue, Pagoda Chua Bai Dinh, Ninh Binh, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sitting Buddha in wat Si Chum, old Sukhotai, Thailand

Bronze statue of seated Buddha

White Buddha statue

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Golden Buddha statue at Wat Prathat Doi Suthep temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand Date: December 2012

Burma, Bagan. Sulamani Temple

Buddha sculpture dating from the Gupta period in the 5th century, from Sarnath Museum, Uttar Pradash, India, Asia

Kyaik Tan Lan or Kyaikthanlan Pagoda in Mawlamyine

Golden Buddha in Pagoda, Bagan, Myanmar, Asia

Buddha statue at Wat Dong Palan Temple, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Asia

Sakyamuni Buddha statue in Shey gompa (Tibetan Buddhist monastery). Shey, Ladakh, India. Sakyamuni Buddha statue in Shey monastery. Shey, Ladakh, India

Gautama the Buddha (Nepal) 18th C. Asian Art Gilt Copper Christie's Images, London, England

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Golden Buddha statue with stick and umbrella (symbol of luck and power), Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

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In 1487 the King Tilokarat, 9th of the Mangrai monarchs, died, leaving the throne to his grandson, King Yot Chiang Rai (1487-95). According to the Yonok Chronicle, during Yot Chiang Rais reign, an itinerant monk was wandering through the forest area between Chiang Mai City and Doi Suthep when he saw miraculous rays of light emanating from the ground beneath a large, old tree. On learning of this, King Yot Chiang Rai was curious, and set out on elephant back to investigate, vowing: ‘if there are sacred relics to be found, and I am fortunate enough to become a patron of Buddhism, then let the elephant stop where the relics are buried. In time the elephant did stop, and a container ‘in Chiang Saen style was unearthed, containing a tooth thought to be that of the Buddha. Yot Chiang Rai venerated the relic and held a great religious celebration at which the tooth ‘shone with a radiance like the moon at the start of the lunar month. It was then placed in a gold reliquary, and installed i

Daibutsu, Great Buddha statue at Kotoku-in temple, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, Asia

Twin Buddha images, the front is Phra Buddhachinnasi over 600 years old, in Wat Boworniwet in Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Historic wooden door in the old town of Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Tibetan Buddhism, old golden rock relief of Buddha, Palha Lu-Puk Monastery, Lhasa, Himalayas, U-Tsang, Central Tibet, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, Asia

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Close-up of one of wonders of the world Great Buddha in Kamakura Japan

Bangkok National Museum. Buddha in meditation. 14 th century. Thailand.

White statue Wat Palad temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Buddha statue, Bhumispara-mudra, Buddha Gautama at the moment of enlightenment, Wat Ong Teu, Vientiane, Laos, Asia

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Low angle view of a gold Buddha statue, Big Buddha, Ko Faan, Ko Samui, Thailand

Myanmar, Yangon, Shwedagon, Paya, Head Of A Buddha Statue Against Blue Background.

Buddha statue, Da Xiong Bao Dian, Great Hall, Chongsheng Temple, Dali, Yunnan Province, China

Statue of Buddha in Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Blessing statue of Lord Buddha, China

Wat Pa Daet (ัดป่าแดด), the name - ‘sunlit woodland’ - indicates this was formerly a forest temple. A walled enclosure contains a viharn, sala and ho trai or library, while just outside stands an ubosot in traditional northern style, surrounded by a narrow moat. The viharn dates from 1877 and was painstakingly restored in the mid-1980s. Decorated in black and gold, the three-tiered roof sweeps low in typical Lan Na style, with elaborate winged gables supporting flaring naga. The steps leading to the portico are guarded by Burmese-style chinthe lions and naga-makara balustrades, with the chinthe emerging from the makara mouths, an unusual synthesis found elsewhere in the Mae Chaem Valley as well as at the ho trai of Wat Phra Singh in Chiang Mai. Within the viharn, after passing beneath gilded eyebrow pelmets, are a series of relatively well-preserved late 19th century murals, some of which appear to have been restored, while others are fading almost completely away due perhaps to salin

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Portrait, Buddha in front of the Dharma Wheel, Great Buddha Temple, Wat Phra Yai, on Ko Phan, Koh Samui, Thailand, Asia

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