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Buddhism Photos

These " Pictures of Buddhism " were taken during my 2006 trip to China.

Spare-life goats at the holy Dabao temple

Chicken at Ringa. This is a "spared-life" animal, one that has been saved from the butcher and set free at the monastery

Sumtsanlang monsatery, the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery complex in southern China

Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags at Ringa monastery

Buddhist prayers written in Chinese

World's largest prayer wheel, located in Shangri-La, China

Giant prayer wheel in Zhongdian

Tibetan prayer flags

Buddhist pilgrims prostrating at Sumtsanlang monsatery

Tibetan Buddhist pilgrim Sumtsanlang monsatery

Buddha inside Sumtsanlang monsatery

Golden ornamental deer at Sumtsanlang monsatery

Man working at the Tibetan buddhist temple of Ringa

Oodles of prayer flags at Ringa temple

Offerings at Ringa Buddhist temple

Inside living quarters of a caretaker of

Yak butter candle burning

Stone carving

Prayer wheels at Sumtsanlang monsatery

Interior of Sumtsanlang monsatery

Gold and green dragon

Golden roof at Sumtsanlang monsatery

Monastery at holy Ringa mountain

Rolls of Tibetan prayer flags

Buddhist prayer flags at the holy mountain of Ringa

Prayer flags blowing in a fierce wind

Decorations on the world's largest prayer wheel

Decorations on the world's largest prayer wheel in Zhongdian

Largest Buddhist prayer wheel in the world

Prayer flags at a Buddhist shrine in northwestern Yunnan province

Tibetan shrine

Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags at Da bao si

Closeup of a modern Tibetan prayer flag

World's largest prayer wheel, located in Zhongdian

Looking up at the world's largest prayer wheel

Prayer flags at Meili outlook point

Many monks in red waiting for a bus

Monks waiting for a bus

Monks walking down a town street

Young monks speaking with the driver of a minivan

Masses of prayer flags in the upper Mekong river valley

Tibetan shrine along road to Deqin

Spared-life goats at Da Bao si temple (Ringa monastery) In NW Yunnan

Spare-life animals at Ringa monastery

Tibetan prayer flag with terrace rice paddies behind

Buddhist statue inside Sumtsanlang monsatery

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