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The stupa complex at Borobudur in Java, Indonesia.

Angkor Wat temple complex in Angkor, Cambodia, with its towers and palm trees reflected in a large still pond under a blue sky.

Front view of the Bayon Temple at Angkor Thom, Cambodia, showing intricate stone towers and carvings surrounded by trees and ancient ruins.

bridge to Turtle Island

Shwe Dagon (Golden Pagoda), Yangon, Myanmar, c. 15th century.

Row of temporary bamboo houses with tall, upward-curving roofs in a Toraja village, Celebes, Indonesia, with people walking along a dirt path below.

Four Buddhist monks in orange robes walk past the large golden stupa of Pha That Luang in Vientiane, Laos, with blue sky overhead.

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