Sacred Buddhas in Pak Ou caves Lao

Sacred Buddhas in Pak Ou caves Lao, originally uploaded by B℮n.

Sacred Buddhas in Pak Ou caves Lao

Near Pak Ou (mouth of the Ou river) the Tham Ting (lower cave) and the Tham Theung (upper cave) are 25 km from Luang Prabang, Laos. The Pak Ou caves are only accessible by boat, about two hours upstream from the center of Luang Prabang, and have recently become more well known by tourists. The caves are noted for their impressive Lao style Buddha sculptures assembled over the centuries by local people and pilgrims. Hundreds of mostly wooden Buddhist figures are laid out over the floors and wall shelves. They take many different positions, including meditation, teaching, peace, rain, and reclining (nirvana). Tham Ting contains approximately 2,500 Buddhas. It's a Pilgrim thing: Come to Pak Ou, leave a Buddha statue as an offering, light incense, pray, shake the fortune sticks.

Raflesia arnoldi in Batang palupuh, Indonesia

Raflesia arnoldi in Batang palupuh, Indonesia, originally uploaded by budapar.

Raflesia arnoldi in Indonesia

Morning rays in Myanmar or Burma

Morning rays in Myanmar or Burma, originally uploaded by Rudi Roels.

Tarsier at Avilon Zoological Park Philippine

Tarsier at Avilon Zoological Park Philippine

Pattaya Beach Thailand

Pattaya Beach Thailand

Phuket Thailand Vegetarian Festival

Phuket Thailand Vegetarian Festival

Islamic Fishing Village at Thailand

Islamic Fishing Village at Thailand

Street Food Stalls in Thailand at Loi Krathong Festival

Night Street Food Stalls in Thailand at Loi Krathong Festival

Loy Krathong Day is one of the most popular festivals of Thailand celebrated annually on the Full-Moon Day of the Twelfth Lunar Month. It takes place at a time when the weather is fine as the rainy season is over and there is a high water level all over the country.

"Loy" means "to float" and a "Krathong" is a lotus-shaped vessel made of banana leaves. The Krathong usually contains a candle, three joss-sticks, some flowers and coins.

Eagle at the Avilon Montalban Zoological Philippine

Eagle at the Avilon Montalban Zoological Park in Rodriguez (Montalban), Rizal, Philippines.

Mystical Land of Ayutthaya, Myanmar

Mystical Land of Ayutthaya, Myanmar, originally uploaded by B℮n.

Mystical Land of Ayutthaya, Myanmar

Bracelet Souvenirs from Vietnam

Bracelet Souvenirs from Vietnam

Snacks at Traditional Market Vietnam

Snacks at Traditional Market Vietnam

Amazing Li river with karst mountains - China

Amazing Li river with karst mountains - China, originally uploaded by gdraskoy.

Guilin is in southwest China and famous for its limestone karst mountains.

The bridge at Xian, North of China

The bridge at Xian, North of China, originally uploaded by Stefans Photos.

Choir on The Great Wall of China

Choir on The Great Wall of China, originally uploaded by North Sullivan.

In front of Grand Palace Bangkok Thailand

Grand Palace Bangkok Thailand

Enjoy Sunset at Vietnam

Enjoy Sunset at Vietnam

Guan Yin at Nanshan China

Guan Yin at Nanshan China
Originally uploaded by django.malone

Guan Yin at nanshan China

Lake on Himalaya Tibet

Lake on Himalaya Tibet

Monastery at Himalaya Tibet

Monastery at Himalaya Tibet

Bohol Beach Philippine

Bohol Beach Philippine

Paddling the boat comes out of the cave at Vietnam

Paddling the boat comes out of the cave at Vietnam

Coconut Oil Candle in a Tibetan Prayer Place

Coconut Oil Candle in a Tibetan Prayer Place

Terrace of Drepung Monastery Lhasa Tibet

Terrace of Drepung Monastery Lhasa Tibet

Paddling Boat at Vietnam

Enjoy the nature by Paddling Boat at Vietnam

Magical View of Potala Tibet

Magical View of Potala Tibet from across the water creates magical and supernatural view. This tourism destination of Potala Palace is at Lhasa, Tibet.

Brief History of Potala.
The old Potala Palace was built in 7th century. At that time Zhanpu King (Shuzhan Genpu) established Tufen Kingdom in Tibet, Lhssa was its Capital, The Emperor of China's Tamg Dynasty sent Princess Wenchen to merry Zhanpu King.
Zhanpu King decided "to build a city to show the glory", then started to built Potala Palace on the Red Hill.
There were 1,000 rooms in it; however the old Palace was destroyed during the war. The present Potala palace was re-built major after 17 century, particular during Dalai Lama V period.

The present Potala Palace is 119 meters height with 13 floors. It is famous for its high historical value and kept numerous treasure in it.

Drepung Monastery Lhasa Tibet

Drepung Monastery Lhasa Tibet is the best unique tourism place in Asia

A Pathway at Sera Monastery Lhasa Tibet

A Pathway at Sera Monastery Lhasa Tibet

A Monk at Kumbum Chorten Gyantse Tibet

A Monk at Kumbum Chorten Gyantse Tibet

Amazing Stupa Kumbum Chorten Tibet

Amazing Stupa Kumbum Chorten Tibet

Buddha paintend on the cliff at Lhasa Tibet

Buddha paintend on the cliff at Lhasa Tibet

Tibet boy picture on field

Asia travel photographed Tibet boy picture on field