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Archive - May 24th 2026, Buddha's Birthday 

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Buddha's Birthday or "Buddha Day" is a festival that is celebrated in most of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia commemorating the birth of Prince Siddhartha Gautama, who became Shakyamuni Buddha, founder of Buddhism. 

Rene Burri 1961

JAPAN. Honshu. Kanto region. Kanagawa Prefecture. Kamakura. 1961.... 

Ian Berry 2014

Singapore. Two Chinese ladies fix wishing ribbons to a large... 

Ian Berry 2015

China. Shandong Province. Qingdao. A golden Buddha in a Buddhist... 

Jerome Sessini 2013

THAILAND. Ayuthaya. Row of Buddhas in Wat Yai Chai Mongkol. January... 
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Steve McCurry 2012

MYANMAR, 2012. Buddha statue with orange paint on face. 

Abbas 2009

MYANMAR. Inle Lake. 2009. A headless Buddha among the ruins of... 

Hiroji Kubota 2007

THAILAND. Bangkok. 2007. 

Bruno Barbey 2007

SOUTH KOREA. Seoul. Gurye. Hwaeomsa temple. Buddha's birthay... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2005

CHINA. Shanxi province. Giant Buddha in Yungang Caves. 2005. 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2016

Myanmar. Near Mawlamyine. Claimed to be the world's larget reclining... 

Inge Morath 1978

CHINA. Hangchow region. Chekiang Province. 1.600 year old Buddhas.... 

Stuart Franklin 2002

THAILAND. Bangkok. The Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Lumphini... 

Abbas 2009

CHINA. Sichuan Province. Chengdu. The ZHAJUE Buddhist Temple.... 

Abbas 2008

LAOS. Vientiane. Wat SISAKET. A Buddhist monk prays to the many... 

Abbas 2008

THAILAND. Bangkok. Buddhist sect of DHAMMA KAYA. The meditation... 

Burt Glinn 1965

SINGAPORE. 1965. A family takes a photograph in front of a Buddha... 

Abbas 2008

THAILAND. Ayuthaya. Wat PHRA MONGKHON BOPHIT. A monk prays and... 

Richard Kalvar 1999

FRANCE. Paris. UNESCO. Chinese Cultural Week. 1999. A replica... 

Richard Kalvar 2015

Korea. Jeollabuk-do Province. Gunsan city, Geumgwangdong area.... 

Ferdinando Scianna 2003

INDIA. New Dehli. 2003. 
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Abbas 2011

NEPAL. Kathmandu. Tibetan Buddhist monks celebrate the Buddha's... 

Abbas 2007

KOREA. Cheongdo. Unmunsa Buddhist monastery for nuns. Novices,... 

Bruno Barbey 2007

SOUTH KOREA. Seoul. Jogesa temple. Lotus Lantern Festival. 2007.... 

Ara Guler /Ara Güler Museum 1987

BURMA. 1987. 
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Bruno Barbey 2013

MYANMAR. 2013. 

Martine Franck 1997

NEPAL. Katmandu. Swayambunath temple. Matthieu RICARD, French... 

Bruno Barbey 2013

MYANMAR. Yangon. Shwedagon Pagoda. 2013. 

Bruno Barbey 2013

MYANMAR. Yangon. Shwedagon Pagoda. 2013. 

Steve McCurry 1996

AFGHANISTAN. Bamiyan. 1992. Farmers prepare wheat fields in front... 

Werner Bischof Estate 1951

JAPAN. Town of Nara. The Great Buddha. 1951. 
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