NEPAL Kathmandu -- 24 Dec 2008 -- Tibetan Buddhist refugees preambulate the great stupa at Boudha in Kathmandu, Nepal. Many of these Tibetans escaped Tibet when the country was invaded by the Chinese in 1951, with many departing in 1959. China has been putting pressure on Nepal to crackdown on pro Dalai Lama Tibetans living in Nepal -- Picture by Jon Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
NEPAL Kathmandu -- Small stupas in a courtyard in Kathmandu, Nepal - the home to over one million temples big and small -- Picture by Jon Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
NEPAL Kathmandu -- Boddhisattva statues at Swayambhunath stupa ( also known as the Monkey Temple ) in Kathmandu. One of the Kathmandu Valley's ancient treasures, this stupa was thought to have been visited by the Emperor Ashoka and is an important site for Tibetan Buddhists and Newars alike -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
NEPAL Kathmandu -- 12 Sep 2009 -- Tibetan Buddhist refugees preambulate the great stupa at Boudha in Kathmandu, Nepal. Many of these Tibetans escaped Tibet when the country was invaded by the Chinese in 1951, with many departing in 1959. They have made their home in Nepal ever since, though many have no formal citizenship. China has been putting pressure on Nepal to crackdown on pro Dalai Lama Tibetans living in Nepal -- Picture by Jon Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
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Wooden carving of a Buddhas face as a wall hanging for sale in Pattaya , Thailand
NEPAL Kathmandu -- Small stupas in a courtyard in Kathmandu, Nepal - the home to over one million temples big and small -- Picture by Jon Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
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NEPAL Kathmandu -- Detail of a small stupa in a courtyard in Kathmandu, Nepal - the home to over one million temples big and small -- Picture by Jon Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
NEPAL Khumjung -- A Sherpa Tibetan Buddhist spins prayer wheels at a chorten (stupa) in Khumjung a village of the Khumbu Himal (Everest region) of Nepal. Spinning these prayer wheels with their mantra of Ou Mani Padme Oum (which loosely translates as - How beautiful is the heart of the lotus!) is regarded as a pious act by Tibetan Buddhists -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
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