Buddha

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Distribution Center: USIS - Vientiane Post: RPC - Manila Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Distribution Center: Multiple Post: USIS - Phnom Ponh Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Distribution Center: USIS - Bangkok Post: RPC - Manila Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bangkok Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Valentino M. Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marvin D. Lynchard Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

This item is a photograph of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton standing in front of the Great Buddha with an unidentified man in Kamakura, Japan. The image was photographed by Barbara Kinney. Photographs Rel More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bangkok Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John K. Mcdowell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bangkok Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John K. Mcdowell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Drop Zone Buddha Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Lena Gonzalez, USN Release Status: More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dambula Country: Sri Lanka (LKA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita More

Two young Afghan girls wait as their family receives food donations near Bamyan, Afghanistan. Bamyan, the site of giant Buddhas carved in the 5th century and later destroyed by the Taliban, is one of the poores More

Phra Amporn Nakklang, a monk from the Washington Buddhavanaram Temple in Auburn, arranges flowers around a Buddha statue in preparation for a Vesak celebration at JBLM Lewis North Chapel May 26. Vesak Day is c More

Lt. Piyaratana Hingulwala, a Buddhist chaplain at Recruit Training Command, lights a candle at the beginning of a Vesak ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel. Vesak is a celebration of the birth, enlighte More

Members of the command team for Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan commander, tour a cave at the Buddhas of Bamyan, Afghanistan, with members of Regional Support Command East leader More

U.S. Army Spc. Micah Moten, an 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Black Hawk crew chief, distributes boxes of rice to villagers in Bamyan, Afghanistan, April 7. The mission was the fourth of its kind to aid villagers More

Apassara Jasmin Gronski, a student at Spanaway Lake High School, shows deep respect for Buddha during a Vesak celebration at JBLM-Lewis North Chapel May 26.

Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division enjoy a history lesson at a Buddhist temple on Jeju Island.

Lt. Piyaratana Hingulwala, a Buddhist chaplain at Recruit Training Command, selects a flower to hand to a recruit during a Vesak ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel. Vesak is a celebration of the birth, More

A large group of women and children surround village elders and Afghan National Police officers waiting to receive humanitarian aid donated by Feed My Starving Children, a U.S. non-profit aid organization, and More

Capt. Somya Malasri, a Buddhist chaplain with the 593rd Special Troops Battalion, leads meditation during a during a Vesak celebration at JBLM-Lewis North Chapel May 26.

Lt. Piyaratana Hingulwala, a Buddhist chaplain at Recruit Training Command, hands a flower to a recruit during a Vesak ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel. Vesak is a celebration of the birth, enlighten More

U.S. Army Capt. Isaac Watson of Boone, N.C., hands a 35-pound box of rice to an Afghan man in Bamyan, Afghanistan, April 7. The 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade distributed dozens of boxes of food donated through F More

Capt. Somya Malasri, a Buddhist chaplain with the 593rd Special Troops Battalion, lights three incense sticks during a Vesak celebration at JBLM-Lewis North Chapel May 26. The incense sticks represents compassi More

A candle is lit at the beginning of a Vesak ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel. Vesak is a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. More than 35,000 recruits train annually at the N More

U.S. Army Capt. Ashley Towns of Charlotte, N.C., distributes pens to an eager crowd of children in Bamyan, Afghanistan, April 7. Pens and school supplies are highly prized in the town, because they're required More

Devon Sysourath, 4, son of Sgt. Phodaothong Sysourath, an aircraft armament/electronic/avionic systems repairer with the 4-6th Air Cavalry Squadron, prays to Buddha during a Vesak celebration at JBLM-Lewis Nort More

A Buddhist priest holds a vajra, a Buddhist ritual tool, while praying at the Klipper Memorial aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii Dec. 7, 2014. The Japan Religious Committee for World Federation annually visits th More

Lt. Piyaratana Hingulwala, a Buddhist chaplain at Recruit Training Command, leads a prayer during a Vesak ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel. Vesak is a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and deat More

U.S. Army Capt. Kiel Towns of Toledo, Ohio, re-enlists U.S. Army Cpl. John Felts of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., at the base of one of the giant Buddha statues destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. The caves in the alc More

A recruit places a flower at a shrine dedicated to Buddha during a Vesak ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel. Vesak is a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. More than 35,000 rec More

Lt. Piyaratana Hingulwala, a Buddhist chaplain at Recruit Training Command, informs recruits of the history of Vesak during a ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel. Vesak is a celebration of the birth, en More

Lt. Piyaratana Hingulwala, a Buddhist chaplain at Recruit Training Command, informs recruits of the history of Vesak during a Vesak ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel. Vesak is a celebration of the bir More

Recruits meditate during a Vesak ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel. Vesak is a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. More than 35,000 recruits train annually from the Navy's onl More

A recruit meditates during a Vesak ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel. Vesak is a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. More than 35,000 recruits train annually from the Navy's o More

A shrine dedicated to Buddha is adorned with candles and flowers during a Vesak ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel. Vesak is a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. More than 35, More

Lt. Piyaratana Hingulwala, a Buddhist chaplain at Recruit Training Command, rings a meditation bell during a Vesak ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel. Vesak is a celebration of the birth, enlightenment More