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Arakan Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Arakan Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Three headed elephant guarding a sanctuary, Arakan Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Three headed elephant guarding a sanctuary, Arakan Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Pilgrims feeding holy turtles, Arakan Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Pilgrims feeding holy turtles, Arakan Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Buddhist monastery used as a priests home and school, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Buddhist monastery used as a priests home and school, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The Aindow Yak Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
The Aindow Yak Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Marble Buddha in a pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Marble Buddha in a pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Pagan Kings temple near Aindow Yak Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Pagan Kings temple near Aindow Yak Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Buddhist temple at Nagasaki, Japan, c1880

Beisi Pagoda, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, c1924Artist: Ernest Peterffy
Beisi Pagoda, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, c1924. This octagonal Buddhist pagoda dates from the 12th century, during the Southern Song dynasty

Stone Buddha, a relic of the past glory of Anuradhapura, Ceylon, c1924. The city of Anuradhapura was one of the earliest urban sites in Sri Lanka

Lama dance, Tibet, c1924. Artist: Edmund Candler
Lama dance, Tibet, c1924. Lama dancing is a sacred ritual dance in Tibetan Buddhism. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, volume six, The Fleetway House, London, c1924

Procession to a Buddhist temple, Diyatalawa, Ceylon, c1945

The Bell Pagoda, Nara, Japan, late 19th or early 20th century. Nara was the capital of Japan from 710-784. It is famous for its Buddhist temples

Pagoda, Nara, Japan, late 19th or early 20th century. Nara was the capital of Japan from 710-784. It is famous for its Buddhist temples

Temple gate, Shiba, Tokyo, Japan, early 20th century(?)

Temple of Buddha, Canton, China, 1843. Artist: WH Capone
Temple of Buddha, Canton, China, 1843

Detail of a picture of Paradise, Chinese, Tang dynasty, 618-907 (1925). Painting on silk. Found in the collection of the British Museum

Arhat holding a reliquary, China, Song dynasty, c960-1279 (1925). Painting on silk. A print from Chinese Art, Burlington Magazine Monographs, BT Batsford, Ltd, London, 1925

The Eight Incidents of the Nirvana of Sakyamuni, 18th century, (1886)
The Eight Incidents of the Nirvana of Sakyamuni, 18th century (1886). Sakyamuni (Sage of the Sakyas) is another name for Buddha

The Three Sake-tasters, c1700 (1886). Burlesque of an ancient picture typifying the three religions, Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. From an engraving after Okumura Masanobu

The Mendicant Priest and the Wild Geese, late 17th or early 18th century (1886). From a picture by Hanabusa Itcho (1651-1724), engraved in the Itcho gwa-fu

Chinese priest on a mule, 15th century (1886). Sesshiu School. From a painting by Shiutoku, engraved in the E-hon te-kagami

Arhat, Panthaka, 15th century (1886). From a painting by Meicho, engraved in the Wa-Kan mei-hitsu gwa-yei. Buddhist School

Arhat, Bhadra, 15th century (1886). From a painting by Meicho, engraved in the Wa-Kan mei-hitsu gwa-yei. Buddhist School. A print from The Pictorial Arts of Japan, by William Anderson, Sampson Low

A Buddhist priest, 1904. A print from Japan, its History, Arts and Literature, Volume V, by Captain F Brinkley, TC and EC Jack, 34 Henrietta Street, London WC2 and Edinburgh, 1904

Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 1904. The Buddhist temple of Kiyomizu-dera was originally established in the late 8th century but the buildings seen in the photograph date from the 1630s

The Temple of Ten Thousand Idols in Japan, c1860. Artist: A Thom
The Temple of Ten Thousand Idols in Japan, c1860. A print from The Faiths of the World, a Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Sects Their Doctrines, Rites, Ceremonies and Customs, Vol I

Interior of a cave temple, Ellora, Maharashtra, India, 19th century (1956). Ellora is famous for its rock temples, a series of caves carved out of the rocky hillside, one and a quarter miles long

Asceticism: a group of Mughal ascetics, (1956). From the British Museum, London. A print from Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common

Oriental Divinities. Artist: A Thom
Oriental Divinities. Indra and Cotama Budha. A print from The Faiths of the World, a Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Sects Their Doctrines, Rites, Ceremonies and Customs, Vol I

Asian furniture, 1911-1912. Artist: Edwin Foley
Asian furniture, 1911-1912. Burmese carved and gilt doorway from Mandalay; Buddhist manuscript box and shrine of wood encrusted with coloured glass

Yakushi Buddhist Temple, Motomachi, Yokohama, Japan, 20th century

Stately splendour of the Shitenno-ji Temple, Osaka, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Stately splendour of the Shitenno-ji Temple, Osaka, Japan, 1904. Originally founded in 593, Shitenno-ji is the oldest Buddhist temple in Japan. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Main front of Higashi Hongan-ji, largest Buddhist temple in Japan, Kyoto, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Main front of Higashi Hongan-ji, largest Buddhist temple in Japan, Kyoto, 1904. The Mie-do (founders hall) of the temple, built in 1895. Stereoscopic card. Detail

A family enjoying a picnic under the cherry blossoms, Omuro Gosho, Kyoto, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
A family enjoying a picnic under the cherry blossoms, Omuro Gosho, Kyoto, Japan, 1904. Also known as Ninna-ji, Omuro Gosho is a Buddhist temple originally founded in the 880s

Women in the Kinkaku-ji Temple garden, Kyoto, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Women in the Kinkaku-ji Temple garden, Kyoto, Japan, 1904. The Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion Temple) is a Buddhist temple originally founded in 1397

Women pilgrims on the steps of Omuro Gosho (east), Kyoto, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Women pilgrims on the steps of Omuro Gosho (east), Kyoto, Japan, 1904. Also known as Ninna-ji, Omuro Gosho is a Buddhist temple originally founded in the 880s

A single pine trained into the shape of a boat, Kinkaku-ji Monastery, Kyoto, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
A single pine trained into the shape of a boat, Kinkaku-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 1904. The Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion Temple) is a Buddhist temple originally founded in 1397

Yomeimon (gate), Buddhist Temple of Yakushi, Nikko, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Yomeimon (gate), Buddhist Temple of Yakushi, Nikko, Japan, 1904. Nikko has several Buddhist shrines, some dating from as far back as the 8th century. Stereoscopic card. Detail

South front of Asakusa Temple, Tokyo, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
South front of Asakusa Temple, Tokyo, Japan, 1904. Senso-ji, a Buddhist temple in the district of Asakusa, is the oldest temple in Tokyo, dating from the mid 7th century

Buddhist priests in Ikegami Temple, Omori, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Buddhist priests in Ikegami Temple, Omori, Japan, 1904. The temple houses a shrine to Nichiren, who established a Buddhist sect in the 13th century

The Great Pagoda of Tanjore (Thanjavur), India, 1902. Artist: BL Singley
The Great Pagoda of Tanjore (Thanjavur), India, 1902. Stereoscopic slide. Detail

Tibetan mendicants, c1910. The term mendicant refers to begging or relying on charitable donations, and is most widely used for religious followers or ascetics who rely exclusively on charity to

The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing, China, c1895. The Porcelain Tower (or Porcelain Pagoda) is an historical archaeological site located on the south bank of the Yangtze in Nanjing, China

Buddhist temple, Nikko, Japan, 1895. Artist: Hildibrand
Buddhist temple, Nikko, Japan, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XIV, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

The Deb Raja, acting head of the Buddhist Church of Bhutan, 1922. Artist: John Claude White
The Deb Raja, acting head of the Buddhist Church of Bhutan, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Monastery at Shigatze, Tibet, c1890. Illustration from The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, Division XIII, (Virtue & Co Limited, London, c1890)

Buddhist monastery, Yuen-Fu on the Min, South of Fuchu-Fu, c1890. Artist: Armand Kohl
Buddhist monastery, Yuen-Fu on the Min, South of Fuchu-Fu, c1890. Monastery in a cave in China. Illustration from The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, Division XIII

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