GNG5288166: 20151103, Vang Vieng, Laos : Alms giving ceremony / Bridgeman Images

GNG5288189: 20151030, Vientiane, Laos : Wat Si Muang ( Simuong) buddhist temple. Seated Buddhist monks chanting and reading prayers at a ceremony / Bridgeman Images

GNG5288242: Vientiane, Laos : Wat Naxai buddhist temple. Buddhist monk. Portrait / Bridgeman Images

GNG5288261: 20151031, Vientiane, Laos : Wat Si Muang ( Simuong) buddhist temple. Novice buddhist monk / Bridgeman Images

GNG5288289: 20151103, Kasi, Laos : Pagoda. Women preparing flower offerings for a buddhist ceremony / Bridgeman Images

GNG5288309: 20151103, Kasi, Laos : Pagoda. Women preparing flower offerings for a buddhist ceremony / Bridgeman Images

GNG5288334: 20151030, Vientiane, Laos : Wat Si Muang ( Simuong) buddhist temple. Buddhist holy water blessing brass bowl / Bridgeman Images

GNG5288354: 20151030, Vientiane, Laos : Wat Si Muang ( Simuong) buddhist temple. Worshiper praying. Ritual with a sacred stone / Bridgeman Images

GNG5288392: 20151030, Vientiane, Laos : Wat Si Muang ( Simuong) buddhist temple. Lao woman cooking for the monks / Bridgeman Images

GNG5288424: 20151029, Vientiane, Laos : Wat Sisaket (Si Saket) buddhist temple. Wedding couple wearing traditional Lao costumes / Bridgeman Images

GNG5288471: The path of enlightenment. Life of Buddha. Ceiling Artwork Depicting the Life of Buddha. Wat Inpeng. Ventiane. Laos, 20151029, Vientiane, Laos / Bridgeman Images

GNG5288486: Buddha Thursday. Wat Simuong. Wat Si Muang. Vientiane. Laos, 20151030, Vientiane, Laos / Bridgeman Images

GNG5288523: Painting depicting the life story of Shakyamuni Buddha. Wat Naxai. Vientiane. Laos, 20151106, Vientiane, Laos / Bridgeman Images

GNG5288549: Muslim prayer in the desert, SEBHA, LIBYE / Bridgeman Images

GNG5286197: Statue of buddha in a cambodian pagoda, Siem Reap, Cambodia / Bridgeman Images

GNG5286262: Wat Ounalom, Phnom Penh Monastic life in a cambodian buddhist pagoda, Phnom Penh, Cambodia / Bridgeman Images

GNG5286284: Two Buddhas in a cambodian Pagoda, Siem Reap, Cambodia / Bridgeman Images

GNG5286300: Buddhist ceremony in a cambodian Pagoda, Siem Reap, Cambodia / Bridgeman Images

GNG5286317: Buddhist worshippers praying at Wat Phnom, Phnom Penh, Cambodia / Bridgeman Images

GNG5286341: Preah Prom Rath MonasteryLife of the BuddhaThe young Siddhartha Gautama and his mother during a farmers' festival, Siem Reap, Cambodia / Bridgeman Images

GNG5286350: Preah Prom Rath MonasteryLife of the BuddhaFor a time the Prince returned to palace life, but he took no pleasure in itEven the news that his wife Yasodhara had given birth to a son did not please himThe child was called Rahula, Siem Reap, Cambodia / Bridgeman Images

GNG5286378: Life of the BuddhaTeaching the four noble truths, Siem Reap, Cambodia / Bridgeman Images

GNG5286389: Life of the BuddhaTeaching the dharma to his family, Siem Reap, Cambodia / Bridgeman Images

GNG5286459: Preah Prom Rath Monastery. Life of the Buddha. Meditation on a lotus flower. The Buddha shown in earth-touching position. Siem Reap Cambodia / Bridgeman Images

GNG5286231: Gamelan instruments in a cambodian pagoda, Siem Reap, Cambodia / Bridgeman Images

GNG5286259: Wat Bo, Siem Reap Old buddhist monk, Siem Reap, Cambodia / Bridgeman Images

GNG5286277: Buddhist monks at Sisowath QuayPhnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia / Bridgeman Images

GNG5286289: Tradional cambodian wedding in a buddhist pagoda, Siem Reap, Cambodia / Bridgeman Images

GNG5286313: Wat Ounalom, Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia / Bridgeman Images

GNG5286333: Buddhist worshippers praying at Wat Phnom, Phnom Penh, Cambodia / Bridgeman Images

GNG5286418: Buddhist ceremony in a cambodian Pagoda. Siem Reap Cambodia / Bridgeman Images

GNG5286433: Monastic life in a cambodian buddhist pagoda. Siem Reap Cambodia / Bridgeman Images

GNG5286462: Preah Prom Rath Monastery. Life of the Buddha. Meditation on a lotus flower. Siem Reap Cambodia / Bridgeman Images

GNG5285877: Painting depicting Buddha receiving offerings. Cambodia / Bridgeman Images

GNG5286014: Pagoda at Wat Sampheou near Battambang. Cambodia / Bridgeman Images

GNG5286035: Khmer temple given a fresh coat of paint. Cambodia / Bridgeman Images