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White blossoming fruit tree plantation with yellow Dandelions Taraxacum sect. Ruderalia, Thuringia, Germany, Europe





Yamabushi followers, mountain ascetics, Buddhist sect, pouring water on the sacred cedar fire to produce more smoke, Iwakura,...
Yamabushi followers, mountain ascetics, Buddhist sect, pouring water on the sacred cedar fire to produce more smoke, Iwakura, Japan, East Asia, Asia





Masked dancers with skulls representing impermanence at the Cham dances, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China





Giant prayer wheels and yaks at the Buddhist Monastery of Tagong (Lhagang) - Kham, Sichuan Province, China, (Tibet)





View from Alamut, Castle of the Assassins, out over the valley, northeast of Ghazvin, Zanjun Province, Iran. The Frankish kni...
View from Alamut, Castle of the Assassins, out over the valley, northeast of Ghazvin, Zanjun Province, Iran. The Frankish knights who returned to Europe from the Crusades during the eleventh and twelfth centuries took with them tales of The Old Man of the Mountain, the leader of a religious sect known as the Assassins, who lived ina series of mountain fortresses near the source of the Alamut river, deep in the Alborz mountains of northern Iran.





"THE ARCH STREET MEETING HOUSE" (CASA DE REUNION DE ARCH STREET). Construída en 1804 como lugar de reunión de los cuáqueros. ...
"THE ARCH STREET MEETING HOUSE" (CASA DE REUNION DE ARCH STREET). Construída en 1804 como lugar de reunión de los cuáqueros. Vista parcial del exterior. FILADELFIA (PHILADELPHIA). Estado de Pensilvania. Estados Unidos.





France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Aude, Pic De Bugarach (1230M). Cathar Cross Cut Into Rock Beside Path To Summit. The Cathars We...
France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Aude, Pic De Bugarach (1230M). Cathar Cross Cut Into Rock Beside Path To Summit. The Cathars Were A Religious Sect Considered Heretical By The Catholic Church





Oman, Muscat. The Mutrah Souq area of the country's capital. A traditional bazar, the souq is a warren of alleyways and lined...
Oman, Muscat. The Mutrah Souq area of the country's capital. A traditional bazar, the souq is a warren of alleyways and lined by traditional stalls and a must for visitors to Muscat and locals alike. The market comes alive in the evening as the heat of the day dissipates.





Bilingual sign in front of a school, Mennonite colony, Filadelfia, Fernheim, Gran Chaco, Paraguay





Monks dance with ribbons representing deity powers at the Monlam Chenmo, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China





Buddhist monks waiting for alms at Patan, Nepal. They belong to the Theravada sect. Buddhism is very popular in Nepal but alm...
Buddhist monks waiting for alms at Patan, Nepal. They belong to the Theravada sect. Buddhism is very popular in Nepal but almost all of the buddhists follow the Vajrayana way. Since 1928, time of the first ordination of Theravadian monks in Nepal, there h. Buddhist monks waiting for alms at Patan, Nepal. They belong to the Theravada sect. Buddhism is very popular in Nepal but almost all of the buddhists follow the Vajrayana way. Since 1928, time of the first ordination of Theravadian monks in Ne





Tibetan Buddhist Monks wave at the Cham dances at the Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan, China





Bilingual emblem of the voluntary fire brigade, Mennonite colony, Filadelfia, Fernheim, Gran Chaco, Paraguay





Women members of fundamentalist Mormons of the 'United Effort', under arrest for practicing polygamy, or plural marriage. The...
Women members of fundamentalist Mormons of the 'United Effort', under arrest for practicing polygamy, or plural marriage. The community of 400 lived in the town of Short Creek, Arizona and police arrested the entire town. July 26, 1953.





Oman, Muscat, Ghala, Al Ghubrah (Grand Mosque) Mosque. The mosque, a magnificent example of modern islamic architecture, was ...
Oman, Muscat, Ghala, Al Ghubrah (Grand Mosque) Mosque. The mosque, a magnificent example of modern islamic architecture, was built for the nation by Sultan Qaboos to mark the 30th year of his reign and is open, at certain times, to non-Muslims.





PILGRIMS from AMDO visit SERA MONASTERY which dates back to the 15th century - LHASA, TIBET





Buddhist monks play kanglings at the Cham dances, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan Province, China





Sera Monastery, temple with a golden roof, Gelug School, Gelugpa, Yellow Hat sect, Lhasa, Himalayas, Tibet Autonomous Region,...
Sera Monastery, temple with a golden roof, Gelug School, Gelugpa, Yellow Hat sect, Lhasa, Himalayas, Tibet Autonomous Region, People´s Republic of China, Asia





Prabhupada´s Palace of Gold, a pilgrimage site for the Hare Krishna movement, New Vrindaban, West Virginia, USA





wat songtham woravihar or Wat Songtham Worawihan, old temple of the mon-buddhism sect, Phrapradeang district, Samut prakarn p...
wat songtham woravihar or Wat Songtham Worawihan, old temple of the mon-buddhism sect, Phrapradeang district, Samut prakarn province , thailand





A hindu monk is playing sitar while a novice monk is listening. Gujarat state, India. Both belong to the Swaminarayan sect.





Nyingma monk with damaru drum & bell at the Cham dances, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan Province, China





MASKED DANCER PROCESSION, with Tibetan Kings and MAHAKALAS, TIKSE Monastery Masked Dances - LADAKH, INDIA





United States. Kansas. Mennonite religious service outside the hut. Colored engraving of the newspaper "Frank Leslie's" "(187...
United States. Kansas. Mennonite religious service outside the hut. Colored engraving of the newspaper "Frank Leslie's" "(1875).





France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Aude, 'Chateau Villerouge-Termenes. Outer Walls Of Medieval Castle Stronghold In Village Where ...
France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Aude, 'Chateau Villerouge-Termenes. Outer Walls Of Medieval Castle Stronghold In Village Where Guilhem Belibaste, The Last Cathar Prefect Was Burnt At The Stake In 1321.'





France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Aude, Chateau Puilarens. Ruined Medieval Cathar Castle Stronghold Set High On Limestone Cliff S...
France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Aude, Chateau Puilarens. Ruined Medieval Cathar Castle Stronghold Set High On Limestone Cliff Showing Keep. With Trees At Foot Of Cliff In Foreground.





HISTORIA ESTADOS UNIDOS. BAUTISMO DE ANABAPTISTAS, unos de los primeros colonos de Norteamérica. Su ideología residía en la a...
HISTORIA ESTADOS UNIDOS. BAUTISMO DE ANABAPTISTAS, unos de los primeros colonos de Norteamérica. Su ideología residía en la aceptación del bautismo sólo de los adultos. Virginia siglo XVII. Grabado del 1841.





Masked dancer of Buddhist deity at the Monlam Chenmo or Cham Dances, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China





Buddhist monks play kanglings at the Cham dances, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan Province, China





Katok Dorjeden Monastery, first Nyingma Gompa founded in 1159 AD - Kham, (Eastern Tibet), Sichuan Province, China





India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Indus valley, Likir Gompa monastary, lamas of the Yellow Cap sect





Nyingma monk with damaru drum & bell at the Cham dances, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan Province, China





THE 14TH DALAI LAMA of TIBET speaks in Santa Cruz one day after he received the NOBEL PEACE PRIZE in 1989





Tibetan Buddhims, Bon Sect, sign, Swastika symbol, Tibetan writing, Yung Drung Kundrak Lingbon Monastery near Ravangla, Sikki...
Tibetan Buddhims, Bon Sect, sign, Swastika symbol, Tibetan writing, Yung Drung Kundrak Lingbon Monastery near Ravangla, Sikkim, Himalayas, India, South Asia, Asia





Historical illustration from the 19th Century, depiction of the arrest of Adamites in the 16th Century





United States. Virginia. Anabaptist Baptism. Their ideology lay in the acceptance of baptism of adults only. 17th century. Co...
United States. Virginia. Anabaptist Baptism. Their ideology lay in the acceptance of baptism of adults only. 17th century. Colored engraving, 1841.





Tibetan monks wearing robes and yellow hats of the Gelug Order or Yellow Hat Sect on the stairs in front of the Assembly Hall...
Tibetan monks wearing robes and yellow hats of the Gelug Order or Yellow Hat Sect on the stairs in front of the Assembly Hall, Tibetan Dukhang, the Labrang Monastery, Xiahe, Gansu, China, Asia





India, Jammu and Kashmir, Zanskar, Zanskar mountains, Tongde gompa, young priest of the Yellow Bonnets sect





Masked dancer & clown entertain the crowd at the Monlam Chenmo masked dances, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China





The German headquarters of the Church of Scientology, Charlottenburg district, Berlin, Germany, Europe





Monks practicing ritualized TIBETAN BUDDHIST debate at TASHILHUNPO MONASTERY - SHIGATSE, TIBET





Monks dance with ribbons representing deity powers at the Monlam Chenmo, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China





AMDO mother & child visit SERA MONASTERY which dates back to the 15th century - LHASA, TIBET





Deer dancer represents the animal world at the Monlam Chenpo, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China





Masked dancers (protector deities) at the Monlam Chenmo or Cham Dances, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China





China, Qinghai Province, Huzhu District, Elderly Tu Nationality Lamaist Woman Of Yellow Hat Buddist Sect Carrying Child On He...
China, Qinghai Province, Huzhu District, Elderly Tu Nationality Lamaist Woman Of Yellow Hat Buddist Sect Carrying Child On Her Back.





Dancelion Taraxacum sect. Ruderalia, at the hiking trail to Mt Hafelekarspitze, Innsbruck at back, Inn Valley, Stubai Valley ...
Dancelion Taraxacum sect. Ruderalia, at the hiking trail to Mt Hafelekarspitze, Innsbruck at back, Inn Valley, Stubai Valley and the Austrian Central Alps, Tyrol, Austria, Europe





GANDEN MONASTERY of the GELUKPA SECT was founded by TSONGKHAPA in 1409, destroyed by the CHINESE & recently rebuilt - TIBET





Masked dancers (protector deity) at the Monlam Chenmo or Cham Dances, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China





Masked dancers with skulls representing impermanence at the Cham dances, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China





Tibetan Buddhist monk at the Monlam Chenpo, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan Province, China





Buddhist monks in orange robes congregating at the dining hall of the Ling Yin Temple in Hangzhou China





Zha Xi Lang Jia Rimpoche at Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan Province, China





Probably a mounted version of TRISONG DETSEN in the entryway to the MAIN ASSEMBLY HALL of SERA JE COLLEGE - LHASA, TIBET





Monks inside main Sanmon Gate at Eiheiji Temple, headquarters of the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism, Fukui, Japan





Hundreds of small ´Jizo´ images near ´Jizo-do´ Hall, ommemorating stillborn and miscarried children in the Hase-dera Temple i...
Hundreds of small ´Jizo´ images near ´Jizo-do´ Hall, ommemorating stillborn and miscarried children in the Hase-dera Temple in Kamakura, japan





FRANCIA. Estela conmemorativa en recuerdo de los 205 cátaros que fueron quemados como herejes en el s. XIII, tras la cruzada ...
FRANCIA. Estela conmemorativa en recuerdo de los 205 cátaros que fueron quemados como herejes en el s. XIII, tras la cruzada iniciada por el Papa Inocencio III. "A LOS CATAROS, A LOS MARTIRES DEL PURO AMOR CRISTIANO, 16 DE MARZO DE 1244". Reproducción estela medieval levantada en 1960 en el PRADO DE LOS QUEMADOS. MONTSEGUR. (RUTA CATARA) .





Colombia, Antioquia Department, Medellin, downtown, Villanueva District, devotees of the Hare Krishna sect





Brooklyn Bridge, dahinter das Hauptquartier der Wachtturm_Gesellschaft, Zeugen Jehovas, Brooklyn, New York City, USA





Buddhist monks in doorway, Nyingma Cham Dances, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan Province, China





Monks dance without masks the first day of the Monlam Chenmo, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China





Monks dance with ribbons representing deity powers at the Monlam Chenmo, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China





Incense burns in front of a temple at Dhokham Garther Monastery - Kham, Sichuan Province, China, (Tibet)





Buddhist monk beats crowd back with a stick during the Cham dances at Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China





Kawaiola Hale Pule Chapel Polynesian Cultural Center Laie Honolulu Hawaii Oahu Pacific Ocean





Tibetan Buddhist monks sit on the roof of Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan Province, China





Tibetan Buddhist monks of the Nyingma sect at Katok Dorjeden Monastery wath the Cham dances - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China





Human effigy is cut up to remove negativity at the Monlam Chenpo, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China





Monks and nuns praying, holy altar the eye, ceremonial midday prayer in the Cao Dai temple, Tay Ninh, Vietnam, Asia





Masked crow dancer representing the animal world at the Monlam Chenmo, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China





Beautifully constructed ENTRYWAY of THE ASSEMBLY HALL TSOG-CHEN at SERA MONASTERY - LHASA, TIBET





Chokushimon Imperial Gate at Eiheiji Temple, headquarters of the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism, in Fukui, Japan





Masked dancer tames demons & negativity at the Monlam Chenpo, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China





American & monk at the Nyingma Cham Dances, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan Province, China





Mythical beings dance at the Monlam Chenpo, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan Province, China





A sand mandala in progress at the Lhakhang Karporling Chapel of Litang Chode Monastery - Kham, Sichuan, China, (Tibet)





Buddhist monk with holy relics at the initiation following the Monlam Chenpo at Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), China





American man & monks at the Nyingma Cham Dances, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan Province, China





High lama reads Buddhist scriptures at the Dhokham Garther Monastery - Kham, Sichuan Province, China, (Tibet)





Tibetan Buddhims, Bon Sect, God Yama holding the Wheel of Life, Yung Drung Kundrak Lingbon Monastery near Ravangla, Sikkim, H...
Tibetan Buddhims, Bon Sect, God Yama holding the Wheel of Life, Yung Drung Kundrak Lingbon Monastery near Ravangla, Sikkim, Himalayas, India, South Asia, Asia





Katok Dorjeden Monastery, first Nyingma Gompa founded in 1159 AD - Kham, (Eastern Tibet), Sichuan Province, China





Iglesia Ni Cristo, characteristic modern style of church built by this active Christian sect, Bicol, southern Luzon, Philippi...
Iglesia Ni Cristo, characteristic modern style of church built by this active Christian sect, Bicol, southern Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia





Protector deities dance at the Monlam Chenpo, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan Province, China





THANKAS hang inside the recently reconstructed GANDEN ASSEMBLY HALL - GANDEN MONASTERY, TIBET





culture, religion, Buddhism, Buddhist, Gelugpa, Gelugpa order, Yellow Hat Sect, monk, monks, portrait, Padum, Zanskar, valley...
culture, religion, Buddhism, Buddhist, Gelugpa, Gelugpa order, Yellow Hat Sect, monk, monks, portrait, Padum, Zanskar, valley, Kargil, Jammu, Kashmir, Himalaya, Ladakh, India, Asia





Tibetan Buddhist monks on the roof of Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan Province, China





Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Yevpatoria. Dervish Tekke monastery. 15th century. Inner hall with exhibition of ever...
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Yevpatoria. Dervish Tekke monastery. 15th century. Inner hall with exhibition of everyday objects of the ancient dervishes.





Stupas & monks above the Tibetan Buddhist monastery of Katok Dorjeden - Kham, (E. Tibet), Sichuan Province, China





Disciplinarian Clown at the Nyingma Cham Dances, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan Province, China





India, Sikkim, Student Buddhist Lama Monk carrying a gong and preparing for a Losar procession.





BUDDHIST DIETY with NAGAS or SNAKES at the entrance to the MAIN HALL OF SERA ME COLLEGE - LHASA, TIBET





Napalese woman in weaving factory near Katmandu working with loom while caring for her baby in wooden rocker





Auxillary shrine at Eiheiji Temple, headquarters of the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism, Fukui, Japan





Tantric dancer in the Black Hat Tradition at the Monlam Chenmo or Cham Dances, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, Chin...
Tantric dancer in the Black Hat Tradition at the Monlam Chenmo or Cham Dances, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China





Tibetan Buddhist monastery, Hemis monastery, gallery buildings, Drukpa sect, the Himalayas, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India,...
Tibetan Buddhist monastery, Hemis monastery, gallery buildings, Drukpa sect, the Himalayas, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia, Asia





Skeleton masks are used in the Monlam Chenpo dances, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Eastern, Tibet), Sichuan, China





Drepung monastery, the largest and richest monastery in Tibet, was founded in 1416 by Jamyang Choje, a disciple of Tsongkapa ...
Drepung monastery, the largest and richest monastery in Tibet, was founded in 1416 by Jamyang Choje, a disciple of Tsongkapa under the patronage of a noble family and later enlarged by the Fifth Dalai Lama. Drepung, which means rice heap in Tibetan, lies 8 kilometers west of Mt. Gambo Utse.





Munster Rebellion, Germany: Heretical Christian sect of Anabaptists ruled the city from February 1534 to June 1535. Execution...
Munster Rebellion, Germany: Heretical Christian sect of Anabaptists ruled the city from February 1534 to June 1535. Execution of leaders of the rebellion. Rejected infant baptism and practiced Believer's or Credobaptism instead.





SKULL MASK DANCER, representing non-attachment, and used as comic relief, AT THE TIKSE Monastery Masked Dances - LADAKH, INDI...
SKULL MASK DANCER, representing non-attachment, and used as comic relief, AT THE TIKSE Monastery Masked Dances - LADAKH, INDIA





Saint John's methodist Church. New York. United States. Nineteenth-century colored engraving.





The MAIN ASSEMBLY HALL at DREPUNG MONASTERY founded in 1416 by JAMYANG CHOJE TASHI PELDEN - LHASA, TIBET





Monks have lunch at the Monlam Chenmo, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern Tibet), Sichuan, China





Hiroshima (Japan): a big Daruma doll, also known as a Dharma doll, a hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after B...
Hiroshima (Japan): a big Daruma doll, also known as a Dharma doll, a hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism. These dolls, though typically red and depicting a bearded man (Dharma), vary. Hiroshima (Japan): a big Daruma doll, also known as a Dharma doll, a hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism. These dolls, though typically red and depicting a bearded man (Dha





ANTIGUA CASA DE REUNION DE LOS QUAQUEROS. Edificio del 1704 en la localidad de LINCOLN. Estados Unidos. Grabado coloreado del...
ANTIGUA CASA DE REUNION DE LOS QUAQUEROS. Edificio del 1704 en la localidad de LINCOLN. Estados Unidos. Grabado coloreado del s. XIX.





Tibetan Buddhism, monk orchestra accompanying religious masked Cham dance, in the important Kumbum Monastery, Gelug or Gelug_...
Tibetan Buddhism, monk orchestra accompanying religious masked Cham dance, in the important Kumbum Monastery, Gelug or Gelug_pa yellow hat sect, , Ta´er Monastery, Huangzhong, Xinning, Qinghai, formerly Amdo, Tibet, China, Asia





Crowd watches the dances at the Monlam Chenmo masked dances, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China





Buddhist monks watch the Monlam Chenpo dances celebrating Padmasambhava, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China





Tibetan woman anthropologist at the Nyingmapa sect Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan, China





Japan, Honshu, Wakayama, Mount Koyosan. Centre Of The Shingon Buddhist Sect Established By The Monk Kobo-Daishi. Novice Monks...
Japan, Honshu, Wakayama, Mount Koyosan. Centre Of The Shingon Buddhist Sect Established By The Monk Kobo-Daishi. Novice Monks Dressed In Black And White Robes Filing Through Forest Of Giant Cryptomeria Trees In Snow To Make Monthly Obeisance At The Mausoleum Of Kobo-Daishi.





Nyingmapa sect Buddhist monk & Khampas watch the Monlam Chenmo dances, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China





Dancers robe with embroidered protector deity, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan Province, China





The religious and patriotic frenzy of the Pai Marire (Hauhau sect) as they dance around a fire.

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