Photographer Jeremy Homer captures vivid, dramatic images of Buddhism in Asia.
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Monks gather to hold candles during the ordination of new monks at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a temple north of Bangkok, Thailand. It is the holy site of the Dhammakaya movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by a monk named Phra Dhammachayo. |
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Lightning streaks across the sky over the Potala Palace during a storm in Lhasa, once the winter residence of the Dalai Lama. |
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A monk prays at one of thousands of temples in Amarapura, a city that was once the capital of Myanmar. |
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A monk beside the famous Golden Rock. It is rumored that a single hair of Buddha is what holds this seemingly gravity-defying rock firmly on the precarious edge of a mountain. |
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Monks from the Gelugpa school of Buddhism in Tibet, wearing their distinctive yellow hats, wait outside the main prayer hall of Labrang monastery. |
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Two Shaolin monks in Zhengzhou, China practice kung fu. |
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A pilgrim pauses to pray as a crowd of monks gather outside the main hall of Labrang Monastery. Founded in 1709, Labrang was once home to more than 4,000 monks but now has just 1,500 monks. |
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Image of Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar. It is rumored to be the oldest pagoda in the world, 2600 years old. |
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Pilgrims cross the U Bein Bridge, which spans Taungthaman Lake near Amarapura, Myanmar. Built in 1850, it is believed to be the world's oldest and longest teak bridge. |
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A monk touches a giant Buddha statue at Wat Si Chum temple, Thailand. |
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Dressed in bright red robes, monks return to prayer after a break in the courtyard of Semtokha monastery near Thimphu, Bhutan. |
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Pagodas and stupas appear in the mist on the Irawaddy River, Bagan, an ancient city in Myanmar. |
According to VNE