Buddhists

The Great Buddha of Kamakura at Kotoku-in Temple, Kamakura, Japan.

Large golden Buddha in an interior of a building at the Emerald Buddha complex in Thailand.

Image of a painted Japanese Buddhist figure from an unknown location in Japan.

Exterior view which includes diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer wearing suit and standing in the center among a group of unidentified Buddhist monks. The location is the Gandantegchinlen Monastery located in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Charles Thayer headed a party of fourteen Americans who traveled to Mongolia on a vacation in the summer of 1963, probably in June. They arrived at Ulan Bator and during the trip visited the Gobi Desert as well as the steppes of Mongolia and the site of the ancient capital of Karakorum.

Buddhist monks in Angkor, Cambodia. All are unidentified. This photo was taken by Vernice Anderson when she traveled with Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup on his mission to the Far East.

Expansive mountain view of Lamayuru gompa or monastery located in Ladakh. Back of photograph reads: "A gompa or monastery where the lamas live. All are Buddhists in Ladakh or Western Tibet & polyandry is the rule..."

Background view of mountains, probably Himalayas, with burial structure in foreground. Identified on the back of the photograph as: "A chorten near Leh-Ladakh [India] in which are the ashes of a lama. Beyond is a manis or prayer wall upon which are placed stones carved with the words - 'Om mani padme hum' - Votive offerings."