"Buddha's first sermon"

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25 July 2016

Photo taken on July 22, 2016 shows the scene of the Kalachakra ritual in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The Kalachakra instructions given by the 11th Panchen Lama continued on Friday. The Kalachakra (the wheel of time) ritual includes a series of teachings and initiations that are given by gurus to help Buddhists through the cycle of life. This is the first time in 50 years that the ritual has been performed in Tibet. Latest statistics showed more than 100,000 people have attended the ritual held in the New Palace of Panchen Lama near Zhaxi Lhunbo Lamasery, including 5,000 monks and nuns and 100 lamas.

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19 July 2016

Thai Buddhists celebrate Asaha Bucha day at Wat Yannawa in central Bangkok on 18 July 2016. Asaha Bucha is an important festivity in the Buddhist calendar which marks Buddha s first sermon to his disciples after enlightenment. It also signals the start of Buddhist Lent, a period during which all monks are not supposed to leave the grounds of their temple. Thai Buddhists celebrate the day at temples with a candlelight procession called Wian Tian.

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19 July 2016

Thai Buddhists celebrate Asaha Bucha day at Wat Yannawa in central Bangkok on 18 July 2016. Asaha Bucha is an important festivity in the Buddhist calendar which marks Buddha s first sermon to his disciples after enlightenment. It also signals the start of Buddhist Lent, a period during which all monks are not supposed to leave the grounds of their temple. Thai Buddhists celebrate the day at temples with a candlelight procession called Wian Tian.

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19 July 2016

Thai Buddhists celebrate Asaha Bucha day at Wat Yannawa in central Bangkok on 18 July 2016. Asaha Bucha is an important festivity in the Buddhist calendar which marks Buddha s first sermon to his disciples after enlightenment. It also signals the start of Buddhist Lent, a period during which all monks are not supposed to leave the grounds of their temple. Thai Buddhists celebrate the day at temples with a candlelight procession called Wian Tian.

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19 July 2016

Thai Buddhists celebrate Asaha Bucha day at Wat Yannawa in central Bangkok on 18 July 2016. Asaha Bucha is an important festivity in the Buddhist calendar which marks Buddha s first sermon to his disciples after enlightenment. It also signals the start of Buddhist Lent, a period during which all monks are not supposed to leave the grounds of their temple. Thai Buddhists celebrate the day at temples with a candlelight procession called Wian Tian.

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19 July 2016

Thai Buddhists celebrate Asaha Bucha day at Wat Yannawa in central Bangkok on 18 July 2016. Asaha Bucha is an important festivity in the Buddhist calendar which marks Buddha s first sermon to his disciples after enlightenment. It also signals the start of Buddhist Lent, a period during which all monks are not supposed to leave the grounds of their temple. Thai Buddhists celebrate the day at temples with a candlelight procession called Wian Tian.

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19 July 2016

Thai Buddhists celebrate Asaha Bucha day at Wat Yannawa in central Bangkok on 18 July 2016. Asaha Bucha is an important festivity in the Buddhist calendar which marks Buddha s first sermon to his disciples after enlightenment. It also signals the start of Buddhist Lent, a period during which all monks are not supposed to leave the grounds of their temple. Thai Buddhists celebrate the day at temples with a candlelight procession called Wian Tian.

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19 July 2016

Thai Buddhists celebrate Asaha Bucha day at Wat Yannawa in central Bangkok on 18 July 2016. Asaha Bucha is an important festivity in the Buddhist calendar which marks Buddha s first sermon to his disciples after enlightenment. It also signals the start of Buddhist Lent, a period during which all monks are not supposed to leave the grounds of their temple. Thai Buddhists celebrate the day at temples with a candlelight procession called Wian Tian.

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19 July 2016

Thai Buddhists celebrate Asaha Bucha day at Wat Yannawa in central Bangkok on 18 July 2016. Asaha Bucha is an important festivity in the Buddhist calendar which marks Buddha s first sermon to his disciples after enlightenment. It also signals the start of Buddhist Lent, a period during which all monks are not supposed to leave the grounds of their temple. Thai Buddhists celebrate the day at temples with a candlelight procession called Wian Tian.

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19 July 2016

Thai Buddhists celebrate Asaha Bucha day at Wat Yannawa in central Bangkok on 18 July 2016. Asaha Bucha is an important festivity in the Buddhist calendar which marks Buddha s first sermon to his disciples after enlightenment. It also signals the start of Buddhist Lent, a period during which all monks are not supposed to leave the grounds of their temple. Thai Buddhists celebrate the day at temples with a candlelight procession called Wian Tian.

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