Photographer Jeremy Horner made pilgrimages to 16 Asian countries to record enchanting images of Buddhist countries.

Buddhist monks gather together for the annual mass inauguration of new monk at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Buddhist temple in Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani Province north of Bangkok capital, Thailand. The temple is the metropolis of The Dhammakāya Tradition, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo.

Lightning strikes over the floodlit Potala Palace during a thunderstorm in Lhasa city – the capital of Tibet – that appears with full of impression. The palace was once the seat of Tibetan government and winter residence of 14th Daila Lama. It represents Tibetan Buddhism and plays the role of preserving and spreading traditional Tibetan culture.

A Buddhist monk meditates in prayer at one of the thousands of shrines in Amarapura, one of the former capitals in Myanmar.

A Burmese monk pilgrimages to Kyaiktiyo (or Golden Rock) pagoda, one of the three most sacred Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Myanmar. The pagoda is famous for the giant granite boulder perched at the summit of Mount KyaiKtiyo, and covered with gold leaves stuck by devotees. The rock balances precariously over a cliff and appears to be on the verge of rolling down the hill that seems to defy gravity. According to the legend, it is perched on a single hair of Lord Buddha which keeps it from sliding down the chasm.

Buddhist monks of the Gelugpa University of Buddhism in Tibet wear their characteristic yellow hats while waiting to debate outside the main Prayer Hall (Grand Sutra Hall) of Labrang monastery.

Buddhist monks of Shaolin monastery (or Shaolin temple), a Chan Buddhist temple on Mount Song in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China are practicing in front of the stunning background of the holy temple.

A pilgrim walking the kora pauses for prayer, whilst Buddhist monks dress red robbers congregate outside the main Prayer Hall of Labrang monastery (in Gansu province, China), for Losar prayers at Tibet’s New Year. Established in 1709, Labrang had ever housed above 4,000 monks at its peak, but now only 1,500 monks reside here.

Shwedagon pagoda, known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is the most sacred, grandiose pagoda in Myanmar. Atop the main stupa features a diamond crown tipped with 5,448 diamonds and 2,317 rubies, sapphires and other gemstones. All over its body, 1,065 golden bells and 420 silver bells are hung with peculiar sounds. Specially, the diamond bud – the very top of the stupa – is tipped with an incredible 76 carat diamond.

U Bein bridge spans over Taungthaman lake near Amarapura (a township of Mandalay) and consists of more than 1,000 pillars. The 1.2 km long bridge is believed to be the oldest, longest teakwood bridge in the world. Every afternoon, it is very busy with hundreds of locals, saffron-robbed monks and tourists walk and cycle over it.

A child monk enters the Buddhist temple of Wat Mai in Luang Prabang, Laos through its golden portico with meticulously decorative motifs.

A Buddhist pays homage to the huge sitting Buddha image in Wat Si Chum temple of Sukhothai historical park, Thailand. The temple can be visible via the narrow opening in the temple wall.

In luminously saffron-robbers, novice monks return prayer studies after a break in the courtyard of Simtokha Dzong (castle monastery) near Thimphu, Bhutan.

Stupas and hollow temples are scattered in mist along the Irrawaddy river in Bagan, an ancient city in Myanmar.

Thien Tru (Heaven Kitchen) Pagoda, also known as Chua Ngoai (Outer Pagoda) of the Perfume Pagoda complex (Chùa Hương), is the most vital Buddhist pilgrimage site in Vietnam.