Mural of the Buddha on a wall at the Parap Market, Darwin, NT

Mural of the Buddha on a wall at the Parap Market, Darwin, NT in March 2019

Laughing Buddha Bar neon sign in Sydney, NSW

Laughing Buddha Bar neon sign in Sydney, NSW in January 2020

Statues of the Buddha instructing monks at Wat Burapha Phiram (วัดบูรพาภิราม) in Roi Et, Thailand

Statues of the Buddha instructing monks at Wat Burapha Phiram (วัดบูรพาภิราม) in Roi Et, Thailand in November 2019

A Buddha statue as a shrine with a monk statue at Wat Burapha Phiram (วัดบูรพาภิราม) in Roi Et, Thailand

A Buddha statue as a shrine with a monk statue at Wat Burapha Phiram (วัดบูรพาภิราม) in Roi Et, Thailand in November 2019

Wat Burapha Phiram (วัดบูรพาภิราม) in Roi Et, Thailand. At 60 metres high, it is the tallest standing Buddha image in Thailand and is known as Phra Phuttha Rattanamongkhon Mahamuni or Luangpho Yai

Wat Burapha Phiram (วัดบูรพาภิราม) in Roi Et, Thailand in November 2019. At 60 metres high, it is the tallest standing Buddha image in Thailand and is known as Phra Phuttha Rattanamongkhon Mahamuni or Luangpho Yai

A 3 headed golden Buddha figure in a spirit house in Hua Hin, Thailand

A 3 headed golden Buddha figure in a spirit house in Hua Hin, Thailand in August 2017

A beautiful Burmese Buddha at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

A beautiful Burmese Buddha at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra in January 2019

A Monday Buddha at Wat Khomniyaket in Khao Lak, Thailand

A  Monday Buddha at Wat Khomniyaket in Khao Lak, Thailand in August 2017

A Buddha water feature seen in a shop in Ulladulla, NSW

A Buddha water feature seen in a shop in Ulladulla, NSW in November 2017

A reclining golden Buddha in a shop window in Coogee, Sydney

A reclining golden Buddha in a shop window in Coogee, Sydney in May 2018

A Buddha image in a shop window in Yackandandah, Victoria

A Buddha image in a shop window in Yackandandah, Victoria in May 2018

A reclining Buddha outside the Buddha shop in Yackandandah, Victoria

A reclining Buddha outside the Buddha shop in Yackandandah, Victoria in May 2018

A Buddha statue in Phra Mahathat Kaen Nakhon temple ( พระมหาธาตุแก่นนคร) in Khon Kaen, Thailand

A Buddha statue in Phra Mahathat Kaen Nakhon temple ( พระมหาธาตุแก่นนคร) in Khon Kaen, Thailand in August 2016

Monk alm bowls in Phra Mahathat Kaen Nakhon temple ( พระมหาธาตุแก่นนคร) in Khon Kaen, Thailand

Monk alm bowls in Phra Mahathat Kaen Nakhon temple ( พระมหาธาตุแก่นนคร) in Khon Kaen, Thailand in August 2016

Golden Buddha image at the Big Buddha complex in Phuket, Thailand

Golden Buddha image at the Big Buddha complex in Phuket, Thailand in August 2017

A Giant Buddha in Phuket, Thailand

A Giant Buddha in Phuket, Thailand in August 2017

Side view of a huge Buddha at the Big Buddha complex in Phuket, Thailand

Side view of a huge Buddha at the Big Buddha complex in Phuket, Thailand in August 2017

The back and head of a huge Buddha at the Big Buddha complex in Phuket, Thailand

The back and head of a huge Buddha at the Big Buddha complex in Phuket, Thailand in August 2017

Giant reclining Buddha feet at วัดบุษยะบรรพต วัดเขาต้นงิ้ว temple in Hua Hin, Thailand

Giant reclining Buddha feet at วัดบุษยะบรรพต วัดเขาต้นงิ้ว temple in Hua Hin, Thailand in August 2017

Giant reclining Buddha at วัดบุษยะบรรพต วัดเขาต้นงิ้ว temple in Hua Hin, Thailand

Giant reclining Buddha at วัดบุษยะบรรพต วัดเขาต้นงิ้ว temple in Hua Hin, Thailand in August 2017