A flight of wooden stairs at the Sera Monastery, one of Tibet's three great Gelugpa monasteries.

Monks at the Maha Ganayon monastery.

A Buddhist monk, U Pyina Nanda, shows a wound on his arm from a bullet fired by the security forces as they chased anti-coup protestors in Tharketa township.

The mother of Ye Myat Thu, 25, covers his face while a Buddhist monk waits to preach Buddhist sermons. Ye Myat Thu was shot in the back earlier that morning when security forces opened fire using live...

A Buddhist monk walks past the closed doors at the main entrance of Myanma Economic Bank Branch No.1 where many of the staff have joined the Civil Disobedience Movements and are staying away from thei...

Women recite Buddhist prayers 'to dodge bullets' for their children and protestors who are demonstrating against the military coup nearby.

The main doorway of a Buddhist temple destroyed by the earthquake and abandoned since March 2011 due to elevated radiation levels. The entire population of Futaba was evacuated en masse after the Fuk...

Buddhist nuns walk past protestors holding placards in front of the Sule Pagoda in the city centre.

A Buddhist monk, from a monastery said to be known for its nationalist, pro-military supporting monks, talks to pro-democracy protestors at the gates of his monastery who claim a group of people enter...

U Than Win (50), whose face is bloodied, points to his broken car windscreen. Win says he was beaten by a group of pro-military people and monks armed with wooden sticks and iron rods while he was par...

Buddhist monks, from a monastery said to be known for its nationalist, pro-military supporting monks, talk to pro-democracy protestors at the gates of their compound after it was claimed a group of pe...

Pro-democracy protestors point at a pile of rocks outside a monastery said to be known for its nationalist, pro-military supporting monks. It is claimed that the rocks are there for right wing monks a...

Pro-democracy volunteers tri to keep the peace as an argument grows between a group of Buddhist monks, from a monastery said to be known for its nationalist, pro-military supporting community, and pro...

A man tries to keep the peace as an argument grows between a group of Buddhist monks, from a monastery said to be known for its nationalist, pro-military supporting monks, and pro-democracy protestors...

Buddhist nuns, carrying placards calling for US military action, march to protest against the military coup.

Family and neighbours help U Thein Htay who was beaten up by a group of pro-military supporters including monks that came into their neighbourhood armed with swords and sticks and attacked local resid...

Family and neighbours help U Thein Htay who was beaten up by a group of pro-military supporters including monks that came into their neighbourhood armed with swords and sticks and attacked local resid...

Family and neighbours help U Thein Htay who was beaten up by a group of pro-military supporters including monks that came into their neighbourhood armed with swords and sticks and attacked local resid...

Family and neighbours help U Thein Htay who was beaten up by a group of pro-military supporters including monks that came into their neighbourhood armed with swords and sticks and attacked local resid...

A group of pro-military supporters holded up in a monastery known to be linked to the ultra-nationalist Patriotic Association of Myanmar (Ma Ba Tha) fire slingshots at a group of people from the local...

Family and neighbours gather round as volunteer medics treat U Thein Htay who was beaten up by a group of pro-military supporters including monks that came into their neighbourhood armed with swords a...

A group of pro-military supporters holded up in a monastery known to be linked to the ultra-nationalist Patriotic Association of Myanmar (Ma Ba Tha) fire slingshots at a group of people from the local...

Police arrive on the scene after local residents say they were attacked by a group of pro-military thugs, including monks, from a monastery known to be linked to the ultra-nationalist Patriotic Associ...

After they were attacked by a group of pro-military thugs, including monks, from a monastery known to be linked to the ultra-nationalist Patriotic Association of Myanmar (Ma Ba Tha), local residents b...

A man looks out from his home at a clash between a group of pro-military supporters and local residents.

Police arrive on the scene after local residents say they were attacked by a group of pro-military thugs, including monks, from a monastery known to be linked to the ultra-nationalist Patriotic Associ...

After they were attacked by a group of pro-military thugs, including monks, from a monastery known to be linked to the ultra-nationalist Patriotic Association of Myanmar (Ma Ba Tha), local residents a...

After they were attacked by a group of pro-military thugs, including monks, from a monastery known to be linked to the ultra-nationalist Patriotic Association of Myanmar (Ma Ba Tha), local residents a...

Police arrive on the scene after local residents say they were attacked by a group of pro-military thugs, including monks, from a monastery known to be linked to the ultra-nationalist Patriotic Associ...

Buddhist monks from Mya Taung monastery protest against the military coup. They are carrying placards declaring their support for the legitimate government of Myanmar.

Buddhist monks from Mya Taung monastery protest against the military coup. They are carrying placards declaring their support for the legitimate government of Myanmar.

A group of Buddhist monks donate snacks and water to protestors at Myaynigone junction.

A group of Buddhist monks donate snacks and water to protestors at Myaynigone junction.

After they were attacked by a group of pro-military thugs, including monks, from a monastery known to be linked to the ultra-nationalist Patriotic Association of Myanmar (Ma Ba Tha), local residents a...

Police arrive on the scene after local residents say they were attacked by a group of pro-military thugs, including monks, from a monastery known to be linked to the ultra-nationalist Patriotic Associ...

Buddhist monks from Mya Taung monastery protest against the military coup. They are carrying placards declaring their support for the legitimate government of Myanmar.

Buddhist monks from Mya Taung monastery protest against the military coup. They are carrying placards declaring their support for the legitimate government of Myanmar.

Police arrive on the scene, after local residents say they were attacked by a group of pro-military thugs, including monks, from a monastery known to be linked to the ultra-nationalist Patriotic Assoc...

Police arrive on the scene after local residents say they were attacked by a group of pro-military thugs, including monks, from a monastery known to be linked to the ultra-nationalist Patriotic Associ...

Police arrive on the scene after local residents, who have since armed themselves, say they were attacked by a group of pro-military thugs, including monks, from a monastery known to be linked to the...

Police arrive on the scene after local residents say they were attacked by a group of pro-military thugs, including monks, from a monastery known to be linked to the ultra-nationalist Patriotic Associ...

After they were attacked with slingshots by a group of pro-military thugs, including monks, from a monastery known to be linked to the ultra-nationalist Patriotic Association of Myanmar (Ma Ba Tha), l...

After they were attacked by a group of pro-military thugs, including monks, from a monastery known to be linked to the ultra-nationalist Patriotic Association of Myanmar (Ma Ba Tha), local residents a...

After they were attacked with slingshots by a group of pro-military thugs, including monks, from a monastery known to be linked to the ultra-nationalist Patriotic Association of Myanmar (Ma Ba Tha), l...

After they were attacked with slingshots by a group of pro-military thugs, including monks, from a monastery known to be linked to the ultra-nationalist Patriotic Association of Myanmar (Ma Ba Tha), l...

Riot police form a line at the entrance of a monastery known to be linked to the ultra-nationalist Patriotic Association of Myanmar (Ma Ba Tha) after locals who say a group of pro-military thugs, incl...

After they were attacked with slingshots by a group of pro-military thugs, including monks, from a monastery known to be linked to the ultra-nationalist Patriotic Association of Myanmar (Ma Ba Tha), l...

A woman looks at the activity of nearby security forces while a stone-carver continues their work.

Buddhist nuns, carrying placards calling for US military action, march to protest against the military coup.

Buddhist monks lead protestors at Hledan junction as they show their support for democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy (NLD) and to protest the 1 February 2021 military cou...

Police officers sit in trucks parked at the side of a road in the early morning as they prepare to confront pro-democracy protests following the army's coup d'etat of 1 February 2021.

Buddhist monks demonstrating in support of democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy (NLD), and to protest the 1 February 2021 military coup.

Buddhist monks demonstrating in support of democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy (NLD), and to protest the 1 February 2021 military coup.

A man carries a protest banner near the Sule Pagoda where large crowds gathered show their support for democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi and the NLD, and to protest the 1 February 2021 military coup.

A Buddhist monk holds a up placard as he stands in front of barricades on Yangon City Hall square.

A novice Buddhist monk looks on at protestors as they demonstrate their support for democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy (NLD), and to oppose the 1 February 2021 military...

On the birthday of independence leader General Aung San, the father of Aung San Suu Kyi and the founder of the army, people from various townships travel into the city centre, passing the Sule Pagoda,...

A CCTV surveillance camera near the Sule Pagoda.

A portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi beside a Buddhist shrine in a private house.

A Muslim woman checks Facebook on her mobile phone.

Workers play foot volleyball (takraw) on the street in front of a shop that sells Buddhist statues carved from marble.

People at a ferry terminal two days after the military coup.

Pro-military supporters, including Buddhist monks, wave flags as dozens of trucks rally around Yangon, a day after the military seized power in a coup.

Pro-military supporters, including Buddhist monks, wave flags as dozens of trucks rally around Yangon, a day after the military seized power in a coup.

A Buddhist monk sits on the ground in front of riot police stood behind a barrier on University Avenue Road where a huge crowd has gathered to protest against the military dictatorship and demand the...

Buddhist monks participate as tens of thousands of people gather to protest against the military dictatorship and demand the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders.

PA Buddhist monk joins the crowds of people marching in the city centre in a show support for the NLD (National League for Democracy), Aung San Suu Kyi and democracy and to protest the 1 February 2021...

A line of riot police block the road in front of the Sule pagoda in the centre of Yangon.

A couple wheel a bicycle past a line of riot police on guard in front of the Sule pagoda in the centre of Yangon.

A woman walks past a line of riot police on guard in front of the Sule pagoda in the centre of Yangon.

A Buddhist monk and a man dressed in NLD branded outfit stand in front of a line of riot police guarding Yangon's city hall where thousands of protestors have gathered to protest the military coup.

A line of riot police block the road in front of the Sule pagoda in the centre of Yangon.

A team of researchers use nets to catch bats at the Khao Chong Pran Cave near Buddha statues. A team of researchers consisting of scientists, ecologists, and officers from Thailand's National Park De...

A team of researchers use nets to catch bats at the Khao Chong Pran Cave near Buddha statues. A team of researchers consisting of scientists, ecologists, and officers from Thailand's National Park De...

Riot police leave their positions blocking a road after protestors dispersed following a peaceful demonstration against the military coup of 1 February 2021 and in support of the NLD (National League...

A man walks past the Sule Pagoda in Yangon on the day Myanmar's military seized power in a coup.

Homeless 73-year old Jimmy Bai in front of the pagoda in which he sleeps, in 228 Peace Park.

Shards broken from pottery Buddha images at the Nga Phe Kyaung Monastery.

A young woman, her baby strapped to her back, sells scarfs to the tourists at the Nga Phe Kyaung Monastery.

The colossal reclining Buddha at the Chauk Htat Kyi (Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple) Pagoda, at 67m long it is the fourth largest reclining Buddha statue in Myanmar.

Votive candles burning at the Shwedagon Pagoda.

Pohyon-sa Buddhist temple, one of the five most important in the country, and home to the remains of one of the rare copies of the Tripitaka Koreana.

Pohyon-sa Buddhist temple, one of the five most important in the country, and home to the remains of one of the rare copies of the Tripitaka Koreana.

A new Buddha appears on the Bangkok skyline. The statue, called 'Dhammakaya Thep Mongkol Buddha' at Paknam Bhasicharoen Temple, is made of copper, and corresponds with the image the former abbot saw i...

A Tibetan refugee and novice monk, drinks a fresh coconut at Bylakuppe Tibetan Monastery.

Monks undergo swab tests for COVID-19 at the Wat Pho Temple.

Monks and laypeople undergo swab tests for COVID-19 at the Wat Pho Temple.

Volunteers disinfect and clean The Temple of the Golden Buddha (Wat Traimit).

Monks from Wat Matchanthikaram, wearing face masks and face shields as they collect alms from local residents.

A Thai Buddhist monk sits on a train waiting to depart from Bangkok Railway Station. The seat beside him has a sign in Thai and English which reads: 'Do Not Sit', as rail authorities encourage social...