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Novice Monks Ordain for Buddhist Lent

Posted on July 01, 2009

Thai Buddhist novices hold lotus flowers and candles during a ceremony to mark their passage into monk hood in the run up to Buddhist lent at a temple in Bangkok. Buddhist Lent, or Vassa, is a time devoted to meditation where Buddhist monks retreat into their temple grounds and do not …

Edited by: Suthee "Phong" Buayam

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