Searching for Buddha

Today is Buddha's Enlightenment Day.

BANGKOK, Thailand A miniature Buddha charm in a car, 1994. Abbas / Magnum Photos

AFGHANISTAN A Buddha dominates the wall at an archaeological site that once served as a temple, 1994. Steve McCurry / Magnum Photos

LESHAN, China The foot of a Buddhist statue, 1980. Bruno Barbey / Magnum Photos

SOQUEL, Calif. A nun prostrates herself in front of a statue of the Buddha, 2003. Gueorgui Pinkhassov / Magnum Photos

ANGKOR WAT, Cambodia A woman prays before a reclining Buddha, 1998. Steve McCurry / Magnum Photos

PARIS A Buddha statue in front of a Chinese restaurant, 1989. Richard Kalvar / Magnum Photos

DAZU, China Three Chinese youths visit the town, 1985. Hiroji Kubota / Magnum Photos

NEW YORK A tiny Buddha in a store window, 1978. Richard Kalvar / Magnum Photos

PARIS Tibetan nun Ani Palcthen at the Thtre du Soleil, 2001. Martine Franck / Magnum Photos

KYONGJU, South Korea 1998. Abbas / Magnum Photos

ANGKOR WAT, Cambodia A monk in a doorway, 1998. Steve McCurry / Magnum Photos

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka A prayer in front of a reclining Buddha in the holy Dambulla caves, 1995. Steve McCurry / Magnum Photos

BURMA A Buddhist temple, 1995. Chris Steele-Perkins / Magnum Photos