Myanmar 2001 - 1000 Cliffside Buddhas, Pyay

Near Pyay is an amazing spectacle of Buddha figurines on the cliff faces of Akauk Thaung mountain flanking the bank of the Ayeryarwady River. Each Buddha figure, of various sizes and repose, is set in its own cavity carved into the rock face. These cavities were the result of years of hard work by the faithful who had chiseled out the repositories and placed the Buddhas out of veneration for the Enlightened One. 

From the boat on the Ayeryarwady, the distant view of the Buddhas and pagoda on Akauk Thaung mountain

Buddha figurines in their repositories cover the cliff face

The Sleeping Buddha on the track leading up to the mountain top