A mandala is a type of art with spiritual and ritual significance.

Of the Six Realms, it is only in the Human Realm that the path of liberation from the Wheel can be found.

This buddha of Monywa, Burma, is the world's largest reclining Buddha, measuring 300 feet long.

Buddhist art and iconography are a rich source of body art imagery. Readers of Buddhism at About.com are invited to send in photographs of their Buddhist tattoos. The best ones will be added to the gallery.

Buddhist art and iconography are a rich source of body art imagery. Readers of Buddhism at About.com are invited to send in photographs of their Buddhist tattoos. The best ones will be added to the gallery.

Buddhist art and iconography are a rich source of body art imagery. Readers of Buddhism at About.com are invited to send in photographs of their Buddhist tattoos. The best ones will be added to the gallery.

Buddhist art and iconography are a rich source of body art imagery. Readers of Buddhism at About.com are invited to send in photographs of their Buddhist tattoos. The best ones will be added to the gallery.

Stephen Batchelor's Confession of a Buddhist Atheist falls apart under close scrutiny and fails to live up to its hype.

In Buddhism, the basis of morality is not God or a list of Commandments. Instead, Mahayana Buddhism teaches that all moral and ethical teachings arise from the Three Pure Precepts.

Indra's Net, or the Jewel Net of Indra, in Mahayana Buddhism is a metaphor for the emptiness and interpenetration of all phenomena.

South Korean Buddhists march on the street as they prepare for the buddha's birthday on April 26, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Buddha was born approximately 2,553 years ago, and although the exact date is unknown, Buddha's official birthday is celebrated on the full moon in May in South Korea, which is on May 2 this year. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

A monk makes a phone call at an exhibition hall where ancient Buddhist relics are displayed on August 23, 2005 in Chengdu of Sichuan, China. Over 100 relics and treasures, including theTree-Leaf Book and dagoba, are shown on the exhibition which is opened on August 24. The Baoguang Temple, also known as 'Divine Light Temple', first built during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-220), is the largest monastery in the Chengdu area and the best-preserved Buddhist temple of Sichuan.

Tibetan Buddhist monks debate doctrines at the Jokhang Temple on June 20, 2009 in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Traditionally, Lhasa is the seat of the Dalai Lama and the capital of Tibet, and is the highest capital in the world. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

A Zen monk practicing takahatsu wears a rakusu.

Monks at the Samye Ling Buddhist Monastery and Tibetan Centre, prepare for prayers in the temple June 5, 2007 in Eskdalemuir in Scotland. The centre largest of its kind in the West, was established in 1967 is celebrating its 40th anniversary. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)