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  • FEATURE - Thailand: Mönche zelebrieren den Makha Bucha Day
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    FEATURE - Thailand: Mönche zelebrieren den Makha Bucha Day
    March 1, 2018 - Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Thailand - Monks seen walking around the temple while holding lanterns during the yearly Makha Bucha ceremony in the north of Bangkok..Buddhist devotees celebrate the annual festival of Makha Bucha, one of the most important day for buddhists around the world. More than a thousand monks and hundred of thousand devotees were gathering at Dhammakaya Temple in Bangkok to attend the lighting ceremony (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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  • FEATURE - Thailand: Mönche zelebrieren den Makha Bucha Day
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    FEATURE - Thailand: Mönche zelebrieren den Makha Bucha Day
    March 1, 2018 - Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Thailand - A monk seen walking around the temple while holding a lantern during the yearly Makha Bucha ceremony in the north of Bangkok..Buddhist devotees celebrate the annual festival of Makha Bucha, one of the most important day for buddhists around the world. More than a thousand monks and hundred of thousand devotees were gathering at Dhammakaya Temple in Bangkok to attend the lighting ceremony (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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  • FEATURE - Thailand: Mönche zelebrieren den Makha Bucha Day
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    FEATURE - Thailand: Mönche zelebrieren den Makha Bucha Day
    March 1, 2018 - Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Thailand - Monks seen praying while holding lanterns during the yearly Makha Bucha ceremony in the north of Bangkok..Buddhist devotees celebrate the annual festival of Makha Bucha, one of the most important day for buddhists around the world. More than a thousand monks and hundred of thousand devotees were gathering at Dhammakaya Temple in Bangkok to attend the lighting ceremony (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Thailand: Mönche zelebrieren den Makha Bucha Day
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    FEATURE - Thailand: Mönche zelebrieren den Makha Bucha Day
    March 1, 2018 - Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Thailand - Monks seen praying while holding lanterns as the sun goes down during the yearly Makha Bucha ceremony in the north of Bangkok..Buddhist devotees celebrate the annual festival of Makha Bucha, one of the most important day for buddhists around the world. More than a thousand monks and hundred of thousand devotees were gathering at Dhammakaya Temple in Bangkok to attend the lighting ceremony (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Die Bilder des Tages
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    FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Die Bilder des Tages
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geem Drake/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock (9446806s)
    A general view of the Dhammakaya Temple during the yearly Makha Bucha ceremony in the north of Bangkok.

    Makha Bucha Day, Bangkok, Thailand - 01 Mar 2018
    Buddhist devotees celebrate the annual festival of Makha Bucha, one of the most important day for buddhists around the world. More than a thousand monks and hundred of thousand devotees were gathering at Dhammakaya Temple in Bangkok to attend the lighting ceremony.
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  • FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Die Bilder des Tages
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    FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Die Bilder des Tages
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geem Drake/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock (9446806u)
    A general view of the Dhammakaya Temple during the yearly Makha Bucha ceremony in the north of Bangkok.

    Makha Bucha Day, Bangkok, Thailand - 01 Mar 2018
    Buddhist devotees celebrate the annual festival of Makha Bucha, one of the most important day for buddhists around the world. More than a thousand monks and hundred of thousand devotees were gathering at Dhammakaya Temple in Bangkok to attend the lighting ceremony.
    (c) Dukas

     

  • NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
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    NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
    Feb. 22, 2016 - Bangkok, Thailand - A general view of the Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple during the yearly ceremony in the north of Bangkok, Thailand.Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha pratipa lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on ''Makha Bucha Day'' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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  • NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
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    NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
    Feb. 22, 2016 - Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand - Buddhist monks hold lantern during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 22, 2016..Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha pratipa lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on ''Makha Bucha Day'' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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  • NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
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    NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
    Feb. 22, 2016 - Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand - Buddhist monks walk by during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 22, 2016..Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha pratipa lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on ''Makha Bucha Day'' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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  • NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
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    NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
    Feb. 22, 2016 - Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand - Buddhist devotees pray during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 22, 2016..Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha pratipa lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on ''Makha Bucha Day'' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
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    NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
    Feb. 22, 2016 - Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand - Buddhist monks hold lantern during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 22, 2016..Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha pratipa lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on ''Makha Bucha Day'' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
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    NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
    Feb. 22, 2016 - Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand - Buddhist monks hold lantern during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 22, 2016..Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha pratipa lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on ''Makha Bucha Day'' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
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    NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
    Feb. 22, 2016 - Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand - Buddhist monks hold lantern during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 22, 2016..Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha pratipa lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on ''Makha Bucha Day'' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
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    NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
    Feb. 22, 2016 - Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand - Buddhist monks hold lantern during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 22, 2016..Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha pratipa lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on ''Makha Bucha Day'' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
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    NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
    Feb. 22, 2016 - Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand - Buddhist devotees hold lantern during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 22, 2016..Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha pratipa lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on ''Makha Bucha Day'' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
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    NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
    Feb. 22, 2016 - Bangkok, Thailand - A general view of the Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple during the yearly ceremony in the north of Bangkok, Thailand.Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha pratipa lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on ''Makha Bucha Day'' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
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    NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
    Feb. 22, 2016 - Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand - Buddhist monks hold lantern during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 22, 2016..Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha pratipa lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on ''Makha Bucha Day'' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
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    NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
    Feb. 22, 2016 - Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand - A general view of the Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple during the yearly ceremony in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 22, 2016..Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha pratipa lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on ''Makha Bucha Day'' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
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    NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
    Feb. 22, 2016 - Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand - Buddhist monks hold lantern during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 22, 2016..Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha pratipa lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on ''Makha Bucha Day'' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
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    NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
    Feb. 22, 2016 - Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand - Buddhist monks hold lantern during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 22, 2016..Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha pratipa lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on ''Makha Bucha Day'' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
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    NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
    Feb. 22, 2016 - Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand - Buddhist monks hold lantern during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 22, 2016..Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha pratipa lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on ''Makha Bucha Day'' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
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    NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
    Feb. 22, 2016 - Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand - Buddhist monks hold lantern during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 22, 2016..Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha pratipa lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on ''Makha Bucha Day'' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
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    NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
    Feb. 22, 2016 - Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand - Buddhist monks hold lantern during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 22, 2016..Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha pratipa lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on ''Makha Bucha Day'' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
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    NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
    Feb. 22, 2016 - Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand - Buddhist monks hold lantern during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 22, 2016..Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha pratipa lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on ''Makha Bucha Day'' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
    (c) Dukas

     

  • NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
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    NEWS - Buddhistischer Feiertag: 'Makha Bucha' in Thailand
    Feb. 22, 2016 - Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand - Buddhist monks hold lantern during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 22, 2016..Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha pratipa lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on ''Makha Bucha Day'' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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  • FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
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    FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
    29 August 2009 - Pathum Thani, Thailand - A mass ordination of 12000 Thai men from all over Thailand in to Buddhist monkhood at the Phra Dhammakaya temple on the outskirts of Bangkok. The temple was founded in 1970 and covers an area of 4 square kilometers, land which was donated by wealthy followers. A community of 3,000 monks, novices, laymen and laywomen live permanently at the temple making it the largest temple in Thailand in terms of inhabitants. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/ Sipa Press/0909252100 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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  • FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
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    FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
    29 August 2009 - Pathum Thani, Thailand - A mass ordination of 12000 Thai men from all over Thailand in to Buddhist monkhood at the Phra Dhammakaya temple on the outskirts of Bangkok. The temple was founded in 1970 and covers an area of 4 square kilometers, land which was donated by wealthy followers. A community of 3,000 monks, novices, laymen and laywomen live permanently at the temple making it the largest temple in Thailand in terms of inhabitants. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/ Sipa Press/0909252100 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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  • FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
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    FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
    29 August 2009 - Pathum Thani, Thailand - A mass ordination of 12000 Thai men from all over Thailand in to Buddhist monkhood at the Phra Dhammakaya temple on the outskirts of Bangkok. The temple was founded in 1970 and covers an area of 4 square kilometers, land which was donated by wealthy followers. A community of 3,000 monks, novices, laymen and laywomen live permanently at the temple making it the largest temple in Thailand in terms of inhabitants. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/ Sipa Press/0909252100 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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  • FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
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    FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
    29 August 2009 - Pathum Thani, Thailand - A mass ordination of 12000 Thai men from all over Thailand in to Buddhist monkhood at the Phra Dhammakaya temple on the outskirts of Bangkok. The temple was founded in 1970 and covers an area of 4 square kilometers, land which was donated by wealthy followers. A community of 3,000 monks, novices, laymen and laywomen live permanently at the temple making it the largest temple in Thailand in terms of inhabitants. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/ Sipa Press/0909252100 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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  • FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
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    FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
    29 August 2009 - Pathum Thani, Thailand - A mass ordination of 12000 Thai men from all over Thailand in to Buddhist monkhood at the Phra Dhammakaya temple on the outskirts of Bangkok. The temple was founded in 1970 and covers an area of 4 square kilometers, land which was donated by wealthy followers. A community of 3,000 monks, novices, laymen and laywomen live permanently at the temple making it the largest temple in Thailand in terms of inhabitants. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/ Sipa Press/0909252058 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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  • FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
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    FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
    29 August 2009 - Pathum Thani, Thailand - A mass ordination of 12000 Thai men from all over Thailand in to Buddhist monkhood at the Phra Dhammakaya temple on the outskirts of Bangkok. The temple was founded in 1970 and covers an area of 4 square kilometers, land which was donated by wealthy followers. A community of 3,000 monks, novices, laymen and laywomen live permanently at the temple making it the largest temple in Thailand in terms of inhabitants. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/ Sipa Press/0909252058 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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  • FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
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    FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
    29 August 2009 - Pathum Thani, Thailand - A mass ordination of 12000 Thai men from all over Thailand in to Buddhist monkhood at the Phra Dhammakaya temple on the outskirts of Bangkok. The temple was founded in 1970 and covers an area of 4 square kilometers, land which was donated by wealthy followers. A community of 3,000 monks, novices, laymen and laywomen live permanently at the temple making it the largest temple in Thailand in terms of inhabitants. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/ Sipa Press/0909252058 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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  • FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
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    FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
    29 August 2009 - Pathum Thani, Thailand - A mass ordination of 12000 Thai men from all over Thailand in to Buddhist monkhood at the Phra Dhammakaya temple on the outskirts of Bangkok. The temple was founded in 1970 and covers an area of 4 square kilometers, land which was donated by wealthy followers. A community of 3,000 monks, novices, laymen and laywomen live permanently at the temple making it the largest temple in Thailand in terms of inhabitants. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/ Sipa Press/0909252058 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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  • FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
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    FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
    29 August 2009 - Pathum Thani, Thailand - A mass ordination of 12000 Thai men from all over Thailand in to Buddhist monkhood at the Phra Dhammakaya temple on the outskirts of Bangkok. The temple was founded in 1970 and covers an area of 4 square kilometers, land which was donated by wealthy followers. A community of 3,000 monks, novices, laymen and laywomen live permanently at the temple making it the largest temple in Thailand in terms of inhabitants. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/ Sipa Press/0909252057 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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  • FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
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    FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
    29 August 2009 - Pathum Thani, Thailand - A mass ordination of 12000 Thai men from all over Thailand in to Buddhist monkhood at the Phra Dhammakaya temple on the outskirts of Bangkok. The temple was founded in 1970 and covers an area of 4 square kilometers, land which was donated by wealthy followers. A community of 3,000 monks, novices, laymen and laywomen live permanently at the temple making it the largest temple in Thailand in terms of inhabitants. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/ Sipa Press/0909252057 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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  • FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
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    FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
    29 August 2009 - Pathum Thani, Thailand - A mass ordination of 12000 Thai men from all over Thailand in to Buddhist monkhood at the Phra Dhammakaya temple on the outskirts of Bangkok. The temple was founded in 1970 and covers an area of 4 square kilometers, land which was donated by wealthy followers. A community of 3,000 monks, novices, laymen and laywomen live permanently at the temple making it the largest temple in Thailand in terms of inhabitants. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/ Sipa Press/0909252057 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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    FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
    29 August 2009 - Pathum Thani, Thailand - A mass ordination of 12000 Thai men from all over Thailand in to Buddhist monkhood at the Phra Dhammakaya temple on the outskirts of Bangkok. The temple was founded in 1970 and covers an area of 4 square kilometers, land which was donated by wealthy followers. A community of 3,000 monks, novices, laymen and laywomen live permanently at the temple making it the largest temple in Thailand in terms of inhabitants. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/ Sipa Press/0909252057 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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    FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
    29 August 2009 - Pathum Thani, Thailand - A mass ordination of 12000 Thai men from all over Thailand in to Buddhist monkhood at the Phra Dhammakaya temple on the outskirts of Bangkok. The temple was founded in 1970 and covers an area of 4 square kilometers, land which was donated by wealthy followers. A community of 3,000 monks, novices, laymen and laywomen live permanently at the temple making it the largest temple in Thailand in terms of inhabitants. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/ Sipa Press/0909252055 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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    FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
    29 August 2009 - Pathum Thani, Thailand - A mass ordination of 12000 Thai men from all over Thailand in to Buddhist monkhood at the Phra Dhammakaya temple on the outskirts of Bangkok. The temple was founded in 1970 and covers an area of 4 square kilometers, land which was donated by wealthy followers. A community of 3,000 monks, novices, laymen and laywomen live permanently at the temple making it the largest temple in Thailand in terms of inhabitants. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/ Sipa Press/0909252055 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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    FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
    29 August 2009 - Pathum Thani, Thailand - A mass ordination of 12000 Thai men from all over Thailand in to Buddhist monkhood at the Phra Dhammakaya temple on the outskirts of Bangkok. The temple was founded in 1970 and covers an area of 4 square kilometers, land which was donated by wealthy followers. A community of 3,000 monks, novices, laymen and laywomen live permanently at the temple making it the largest temple in Thailand in terms of inhabitants. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/ Sipa Press/0909252055 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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    FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
    29 August 2009 - Pathum Thani, Thailand - A mass ordination of 12000 Thai men from all over Thailand in to Buddhist monkhood at the Phra Dhammakaya temple on the outskirts of Bangkok. The temple was founded in 1970 and covers an area of 4 square kilometers, land which was donated by wealthy followers. A community of 3,000 monks, novices, laymen and laywomen live permanently at the temple making it the largest temple in Thailand in terms of inhabitants. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/ Sipa Press/0909252055 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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    FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
    29 August 2009 - Pathum Thani, Thailand - A mass ordination of 12000 Thai men from all over Thailand in to Buddhist monkhood at the Phra Dhammakaya temple on the outskirts of Bangkok. The temple was founded in 1970 and covers an area of 4 square kilometers, land which was donated by wealthy followers. A community of 3,000 monks, novices, laymen and laywomen live permanently at the temple making it the largest temple in Thailand in terms of inhabitants. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/ Sipa Press/0909252055 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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    FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
    29 August 2009 - Pathum Thani, Thailand - A mass ordination of 12000 Thai men from all over Thailand in to Buddhist monkhood at the Phra Dhammakaya temple on the outskirts of Bangkok. The temple was founded in 1970 and covers an area of 4 square kilometers, land which was donated by wealthy followers. A community of 3,000 monks, novices, laymen and laywomen live permanently at the temple making it the largest temple in Thailand in terms of inhabitants. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/ Sipa Press/0909252055 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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  • FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
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    FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
    29 August 2009 - Pathum Thani, Thailand - A mass ordination of 12000 Thai men from all over Thailand in to Buddhist monkhood at the Phra Dhammakaya temple on the outskirts of Bangkok. The temple was founded in 1970 and covers an area of 4 square kilometers, land which was donated by wealthy followers. A community of 3,000 monks, novices, laymen and laywomen live permanently at the temple making it the largest temple in Thailand in terms of inhabitants. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/ Sipa Press/0909252055 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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  • FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
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    FILE: MASS ORDINATION OF 12,000 BUDDHIST MONKS
    29 August 2009 - Pathum Thani, Thailand - A mass ordination of 12000 Thai men from all over Thailand in to Buddhist monkhood at the Phra Dhammakaya temple on the outskirts of Bangkok. The temple was founded in 1970 and covers an area of 4 square kilometers, land which was donated by wealthy followers. A community of 3,000 monks, novices, laymen and laywomen live permanently at the temple making it the largest temple in Thailand in terms of inhabitants. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/ Sipa Press/0909252055 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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