Young Burmese monk

A young monk in Yangon, Burma in August 2010

The texting monk

Monk on the phone in Taipei, Taiwan in August 2010

Monk on a bus

A monk on a bus in Sukhumvit, Bangkok, Thailand in June 2011

Lord Buddha

A Buddha statue in Ubud, Bali in June 2011

Temple Buddhas

Buddha images in a temple on Wat Chiang Saen road in Chiang Mai, Thailand in June 2011

Burmese Buddha

Buddha at the Shwedagon Paya in Yangon, Burma in August 2010

Shwedagon Pagoda

The magnificent Shwedagon Paya in Yangon, Burma in August 2010

Devotions

Woman prostrate in prayer at the Shwedagon Paya in Yangon, Burma in August 2010

Washing a statue

Woman washing a Buddha statue at the Shwedagon Paya in Yangon, Burma in August 2010

Young Burmese monks

Monks at the Shwedagon Paya in Yangon, Burma in August 2010

Calm abiding meditation

Poster advertising a calm abiding meditation course in a shop window in Milton, NSW in August 2011

Reflected casket

A religious item as seen through a mirror at the Wat Phan On Temple on Rachadamnoen Road in Chiang Mai, Thailand in June 2011

Temple spire

Wat Phan On Temple on Rachadamnoen Road in Chiang Mai, Thailand in June 2011.

Broken figurines

Figures in a temple on Rachadamnoen Road in Chiang Mai, Thailand in June 2011.

Chiang Mai Buddha

A Buddha a temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand in June 2011.

Young monk

Young monk at the Shwedagon Paya in Yangon, Burma in August 2010

Temple meditation

Man meditating at the Shwedagon Paya in Yangon, Burma in August 2010

Washing the Buddha

Woman washing a Buddha statue at the Shwedagon Paya in Yangon, Burma in August 2010

Votive statue

A votive statue in Ubon Ratchathani,Thailand, in August 2010

Golden Buddha

A Buddha at the Shwedagon temple in Yangon, Burma in August 2010