Buddhism Photos

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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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