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Traditional mendicants' walk held in East China

Updated: 2014-05-07 07:36 (chinadaily.com.cn)
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More than 300 monks from temples and Buddhist colleges in Hangzhou held a traditional mendicants' walk from Faxi Temple to Lingyin Temple in celebration of the 2,558th anniversary of the Buddha's birth. The traditional ritual can be traced back 2,500 years.

Traditional mendicants' walk held in East China

Monks carrying alms bowls take part in the mendicants' walk in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province, May 6.[Photo/CFP]


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