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  • 19 JULY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: A newly ordained novice prays for the first time as a member of the clergy during his ordination at Wat Phra Dhammakaya. Seventy-seven men from 18 countries were ordained as Buddhist monks and novices at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Buddhist temple  north of Bangkok, Saturday. It is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo (Phrathepyanmahamuni). It is the largest temple in Thailand. The Dhammakaya sect has an active outreach program that attracts visitors from around the world.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JULY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Newly ordained monks and novices pray for the first time as members of the clergy during their ordination at Wat Phra Dhammakaya. Seventy-seven men from 18 countries were ordained as Buddhist monks and novices at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Buddhist temple  north of Bangkok, Saturday. It is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo (Phrathepyanmahamuni). It is the largest temple in Thailand. The Dhammakaya sect has an active outreach program that attracts visitors from around the world.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  Burmese Buddhist monks on the daily alms rounds on a busy street in Yangon, Myanmar. Most Burmese men join the Sangha (Buddhist clergy) at least once in their lives. Sometimes for only a few weeks, others make a lifetime commitment.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  Burmese Buddhist monks on the daily alms rounds on a busy street in Yangon, Myanmar. Most Burmese men join the Sangha (Buddhist clergy) at least once in their lives. Sometimes for only a few weeks, others make a lifetime commitment.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  Buddhist monks walk down a residential street in Yangon. Most Burmese men join the Sangha (Buddhist clergy) at least once in their lives. Some for just a few weeks, others for years. Some, but not all, make a lifetime commitment.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JULY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Newly ordained monks and novices pray for the first time as members of the clergy during their ordination at Wat Phra Dhammakaya. Seventy-seven men from 18 countries were ordained as Buddhist monks and novices at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Buddhist temple  north of Bangkok, Saturday. It is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo (Phrathepyanmahamuni). It is the largest temple in Thailand. The Dhammakaya sect has an active outreach program that attracts visitors from around the world.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  Burmese Buddhist monks on the daily alms rounds on a busy street in Yangon, Myanmar. Most Burmese men join the Sangha (Buddhist clergy) at least once in their lives. Sometimes for only a few weeks, others make a lifetime commitment.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  Burmese Buddhist monks on the daily alms rounds on a busy street in Yangon, Myanmar. Most Burmese men join the Sangha (Buddhist clergy) at least once in their lives. Sometimes for only a few weeks, others make a lifetime commitment.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ScenesOfYangon172.jpg
  • 19 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  Buddhist monks walk down a residential street in Yangon. Most Burmese men join the Sangha (Buddhist clergy) at least once in their lives. Some for just a few weeks, others for years. Some, but not all, make a lifetime commitment.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  Burmese Buddhist monks on the daily alms rounds on a busy street in Yangon, Myanmar. Most Burmese men join the Sangha (Buddhist clergy) at least once in their lives. Sometimes for only a few weeks, others make a lifetime commitment.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  Burmese Buddhist monks on the daily alms rounds on a busy street in Yangon, Myanmar. Most Burmese men join the Sangha (Buddhist clergy) at least once in their lives. Sometimes for only a few weeks, others make a lifetime commitment.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JULY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks file out of Siam Discovery shopping mall before a merit making ceremony in the Pathumwan area of Bangkok to honor Thai King His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, also known as Rama X, for his 66th birthday. The King's birthday is 28 July, and events are scheduled throughout Thailand to honor His Majesty. The Pathumwan merit making was organized by businesses in the area.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks lead a prayer with flower sellers in a florist's shop in Pak Khlong Talat in Bangkok. Pak Khlong Talat (literally "the market at the mouth of the canal") is the best known flower market in Thailand. It is the largest flower market in Bangkok. Most of the shop owners in the market sell wholesale to florist shops in Bangkok or to vendors who sell flower garlands, lotus buds and other floral supplies at the entrances to temples throughout Bangkok. There is also a fruit and produce market which specializes in fresh vegetables and fruit on the site. It is one of Bangkok's busiest markets and has become a popular tourist attraction.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks lead a prayer with flower sellers in a florist's shop in Pak Khlong Talat in Bangkok. Pak Khlong Talat (literally "the market at the mouth of the canal") is the best known flower market in Thailand. It is the largest flower market in Bangkok. Most of the shop owners in the market sell wholesale to florist shops in Bangkok or to vendors who sell flower garlands, lotus buds and other floral supplies at the entrances to temples throughout Bangkok. There is also a fruit and produce market which specializes in fresh vegetables and fruit on the site. It is one of Bangkok's busiest markets and has become a popular tourist attraction.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Mahayana Buddhist monks participate in a prayer service before Chinese New Year at Wat Mangon Kamlawat, the largest Mahayana (Chinese) Buddhist temple in Bangkok. Thailand has the largest overseas Chinese population in the world; about 14 percent of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and some Chinese holidays, especially Chinese New Year, are widely celebrated in Thailand. Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year or Tet (in Vietnamese communities) starts Monday February 8. The coming year will be the "Year of the Monkey."           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Mahayana Buddhist monks participate in a prayer service before Chinese New Year at Wat Mangon Kamlawat, the largest Mahayana (Chinese) Buddhist temple in Bangkok. Thailand has the largest overseas Chinese population in the world; about 14 percent of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and some Chinese holidays, especially Chinese New Year, are widely celebrated in Thailand. Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year or Tet (in Vietnamese communities) starts Monday February 8. The coming year will be the "Year of the Monkey."           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2016 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Monks from the Dhammakaya sect walk through the crowd at Wat Phra Dhammakaya on the first day of the 5th annual Dhammachai Dhutanaga (a dhutanga is a "wandering" and translated as pilgrimage). More than 1,300 monks are participating pilgrimage through central Thailand. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to pay homage to the Buddha, preserve Buddhist culture, welcome the new year, and "develop virtuous Buddhist youth leaders." Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the largest Buddhist temple in Thailand and the center of the Dhammakaya movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s. The monks are using busses on some parts of the pilgrimage this year after complaints about traffic jams caused by the monks walking along main highways.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2016 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Monks from the Dhammakaya sect walk through the crowd at Wat Phra Dhammakaya on the first day of the 5th annual Dhammachai Dhutanaga (a dhutanga is a "wandering" and translated as pilgrimage). More than 1,300 monks are participating pilgrimage through central Thailand. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to pay homage to the Buddha, preserve Buddhist culture, welcome the new year, and "develop virtuous Buddhist youth leaders." Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the largest Buddhist temple in Thailand and the center of the Dhammakaya movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s. The monks are using busses on some parts of the pilgrimage this year after complaints about traffic jams caused by the monks walking along main highways.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2016 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Monks from the Dhammakaya sect walk through the crowd at Wat Phra Dhammakaya on the first day of the 5th annual Dhammachai Dhutanaga (a dhutanga is a "wandering" and translated as pilgrimage). More than 1,300 monks are participating pilgrimage through central Thailand. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to pay homage to the Buddha, preserve Buddhist culture, welcome the new year, and "develop virtuous Buddhist youth leaders." Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the largest Buddhist temple in Thailand and the center of the Dhammakaya movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s. The monks are using busses on some parts of the pilgrimage this year after complaints about traffic jams caused by the monks walking along main highways.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:         People make merit by presenting Buddhist monks with alms during the annual New Year's mass merit making ceremony on at Sanam Luang in Bangkok. The ceremony is sponsored by the Bangkok city government. More than 500 Buddhist monks participated in the ceremony this year. Thais usually go to temples and religious observances to meditate and make merit on New Year's Day.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 OCTOBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Burmese Buddhist monks lead prayers at Shwedagon Pagoda. Some members of the Burmese Sangha (brotherhood of monks) have inserted themselves into Myanmar's election campaign. Members of Ma Ba Tha, an organization of nationalist conservative monks, have come out in opposition to Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD), saying she is too friendly with Myanmar's Muslim minority and would not be able to govern Myanmar. Shwedagon Pagoda is officially known as Shwedagon Zedi Daw and is also called the Great Dagon Pagoda or the Golden Pagoda. It is a 99 metres (325 ft) tall pagoda and stupa located in Yangon, Burma. The pagoda lies to the west of on Singuttara Hill, and dominates the skyline of the city. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar and contains relics of four past Buddhas: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair from Gautama, the historical Buddha. The pagoda was built between the 6th and 10th centuries by the Mon people, who used to dominate the area around what is now Yangon (Rangoon). The pagoda has been renovated numerous times through the centuries. Millions of Burmese and tens of thousands of tourists visit the pagoda every year, which is the most visited site in Yangon.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 OCTOBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Mahayana Buddhist novices walk across the temple grounds at Wat Mangkon Kamlawat, a large Chinese temple in Bangkok, on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok's Chinatown. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monks walks through the neighborhood at Wat Kalayanamit. Fifty-four homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok, are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People make merit by presenting donations to Buddhist monks during a service to honor Queen Sirikit of Thailand before her 83rd birthday. Queen Sirikit was born Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara on August 12, 1932. She is the queen consort of Bhumibol Adulyadej, King (Rama IX) of Thailand. She met Bhumibol in Paris, where her father was the Thai ambassador. They married in 1950, she was appointed Queen Regent in 1956. The King and Queen had one son and three daughters. She has not made any public appearances since her hospitalization in 2012. Her birthday is celebrated as Mother's Day in Thailand, schools and temples across Thailand hold ceremonies to honor the Queen and mothers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People make merit by presenting donations to Buddhist monks during a service to honor Queen Sirikit of Thailand before her 83rd birthday. Queen Sirikit was born Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara on August 12, 1932. She is the queen consort of Bhumibol Adulyadej, King (Rama IX) of Thailand. She met Bhumibol in Paris, where her father was the Thai ambassador. They married in 1950, she was appointed Queen Regent in 1956. The King and Queen had one son and three daughters. She has not made any public appearances since her hospitalization in 2012. Her birthday is celebrated as Mother's Day in Thailand, schools and temples across Thailand hold ceremonies to honor the Queen and mothers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JULY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  DADODIN PATAVATTO, a Buddhist monk, leads a silent march around Government House, which is the office of the Prime Minister in Bangkok. More than 100 people from Krabi province, members of the Save Andaman from Coal Network (SACN) have staged a series of marches and sit-ins outside the Prime Minister's office. They are opposed to plans to build an 800 megawatt coal fired power plant near southern Thailand's Andaman coast about 650 kilometers (400 miles) south of Bangkok. The area is famous for its pristine beaches. Residents worry that the coal fired power plant will pollute the area and send power to Bangkok.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JULY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  DADODIN PATAVATTO, a Buddhist monk, leads a silent march around Government House, which is the office of the Prime Minister in Bangkok. More than 100 people from Krabi province, members of the Save Andaman from Coal Network (SACN) have staged a series of marches and sit-ins outside the Prime Minister's office. They are opposed to plans to build an 800 megawatt coal fired power plant near southern Thailand's Andaman coast about 650 kilometers (400 miles) south of Bangkok. The area is famous for its pristine beaches. Residents worry that the coal fired power plant will pollute the area and send power to Bangkok.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JULY 2015 - THAILAND: A Buddhist walks on damaged road in Pathum Thani province. The road bed collapsed because of subsidence. The drought that has crippled agriculture in central Thailand is now impacting residential areas near Bangkok. The Thai government is reporting that more than 250,000 homes in the provinces surrounding Bangkok have had their domestic water cut because the canals that supply water to local treatment plants were too low to feed the plants. Local government agencies and the Thai army are trucking water to impacted communities and homes. Roads in the area have started collapsing because of subsidence caused by the retreating waters. Central Thailand is contending with drought. By one estimate, about 80 percent of Thailand's agricultural land is in drought like conditions and farmers have been told to stop planting new acreage of rice, the area's principal cash crop.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks on their alms round in Bang Chak Market. The Bang Chak Market serves the community around Sois 91-97 on Sukhumvit Road in the Bangkok suburbs. About half of the market has been torn down, vendors in the remaining part of the market said they expect to be evicted by the end of the year. The old market, and many of the small working class shophouses and apartments near the market are being being torn down. People who live in the area said condominiums are being built on the land.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MARCH 2105 - SIEM REAP, SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: Buddhist monks use a tuk-tuk (three wheeled taxi) in Angkor Thom, a part of the Angkor Wat complex. The area known as "Angkor Wat" is a sprawling collection of archeological ruins and temples. The area was developed by ancient Khmer (Cambodian) Kings starting as early as 1150 CE and renovated and expanded around 1180CE by Jayavarman VII. Angkor Wat is now considered the seventh wonder of the world and is Cambodia's most important tourist attraction.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks pray in the "wiharn," or prayer hall at Wat Benchamabophit on Makha Bucha Day. Makha Bucha Day is an important Buddhist holy day and public holiday in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar. Many people go to temples to perform merit-making activities on Makha Bucha Day. Wat Benchamabophit is one of the most popular Buddhist temples in Bangkok.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 FEBRUARY 2015 - PONHEA LEU, KANDAL, CAMBODIA:  A tuk-tuk driver stops to pray and make an alms donation to Buddhist monks in Kandal province, Cambodia. Cambodian tuk-tuks are three wheeled taxis pulled by motorcycle.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monk on his morning alms rounds in a working class neighborhood of Bangkok. After months of relative calm following the May 2014 coup, tensions are increasing in Bangkok. The military backed junta has threatened to crack down on anyone who opposes the government. Relations with the United States have deteriorated after Daniel Russel, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Asian and Pacific Affairs, said that normalization of relations between Thailand and the US would depend on the restoration of a credible democratically elected government in Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2015 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Monks leave the meditation hall at Wat Phra Dhammakaya to start the 4th annual Dhammachai Dhutanaga (a dhutanga is a "wandering" and translated as pilgrimage). More than 1,100 monks are participating in a 450 kilometer (280 miles) long pilgrimage, which is going through six provinces in central Thailand. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to pay homage to the Buddha, preserve Buddhist culture, welcome the new year, and "develop virtuous Buddhist youth leaders." Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the largest Buddhist temple in Thailand and the center of the Dhammakaya movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2015 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Buddhist monks walk through the grounds at Wat Phra Dhammakaya on their way to start the 4th annual Dhammachai Dhutanaga (a dhutanga is a "wandering" and translated as pilgrimage). More than 1,100 monks are participating in a 450 kilometer (280 miles) long pilgrimage, which is going through six provinces in central Thailand. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to pay homage to the Buddha, preserve Buddhist culture, welcome the new year, and "develop virtuous Buddhist youth leaders." Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the largest Buddhist temple in Thailand and the center of the Dhammakaya movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JULY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Family members pray before men newly ordained as monks and novices at Wat Phra Dhammakaya. Seventy-seven men from 18 countries were ordained as Buddhist monks and novices at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Buddhist temple  north of Bangkok, Saturday. It is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo (Phrathepyanmahamuni). It is the largest temple in Thailand. The Dhammakaya sect has an active outreach program that attracts visitors from around the world.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JULY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Lay people wait to present newly ordained monks with their robes at Wat Phra Dhammakaya. Seventy-seven men from 18 countries were ordained as Buddhist monks and novices at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Buddhist temple  north of Bangkok, Saturday. It is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo (Phrathepyanmahamuni). It is the largest temple in Thailand. The Dhammakaya sect has an active outreach program that attracts visitors from around the world.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JULY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Lay people lead a procession around the ordination hall at Wat Phra Dhammakaya during an ordination ceremony. Seventy-seven men from 18 countries were ordained as Buddhist monks and novices at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Buddhist temple  north of Bangkok, Saturday. It is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo (Phrathepyanmahamuni). It is the largest temple in Thailand. The Dhammakaya sect has an active outreach program that attracts visitors from around the world.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JULY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Men who will be ordained as Buddhist monks participate in a procession around the ordination hall at Wat Phra Dhammakaya. Seventy-seven men from 18 countries were ordained as Buddhist monks and novices at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Buddhist temple  north of Bangkok, Saturday. It is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo (Phrathepyanmahamuni). It is the largest temple in Thailand. The Dhammakaya sect has an active outreach program that attracts visitors from around the world.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JULY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: A woman carries the robes for a monk she is sponsoring during an ordination at Wat Phra Dhammakaya. Seventy-seven men from 18 countries were ordained as Buddhist monks and novices at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Buddhist temple  north of Bangkok, Saturday. It is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo (Phrathepyanmahamuni). It is the largest temple in Thailand. The Dhammakaya sect has an active outreach program that attracts visitors from around the world.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JULY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Lay people lead a procession around the ordination hall at Wat Phra Dhammakaya during an ordination ceremony. Seventy-seven men from 18 countries were ordained as Buddhist monks and novices at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Buddhist temple  north of Bangkok, Saturday. It is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo (Phrathepyanmahamuni). It is the largest temple in Thailand. The Dhammakaya sect has an active outreach program that attracts visitors from around the world.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monk walks past people lined to receive charity in front of Wat Mangkon Kamalawat during Lunar New Year festivities, also know as Tet and Chinese New Year, in Bangkok. This year is the Year of the Horse. Ethnic Chinese make up about 14% of Thailand and Chinese holidays are widely celebrated in Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JULY 2013 - ANGKOR WAT, SIEM REAP, SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  A Buddhist monk blesses a woman by splashing her with water at a small monastery near the Bayon temple in the Angkor Wat complex. Angkor Wat is the largest temple complex in the world. The temple was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yasodharapura (present-day Angkor), the capital of the Khmer Empire, as his state temple and eventual mausoleum. Angkor Wat was dedicated to Vishnu. It is the best-preserved temple at the site, and has remained a religious centre since its foundation – first Hindu, then Buddhist. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It is a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on the national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors. The temple is admired for the architecture, the extensive bas-reliefs, and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls. The modern name, Angkor Wat, means "Temple City" or "City of Temples" in Khmer; Angkor, meaning "city" or "capital city", is a vernacular form of the word nokor, which comes from the Sanskrit word nagara. Wat is the Khmer word for "temple grounds", derived from the Pali word "vatta." Prior to this time the temple was known as Preah Pisnulok, after the posthumous title of its founder. It is also the name of complex of temples, which includes Bayon and Preah Khan, in the vicinity. It is by far the most visited tourist attraction in Cambodia. More than half of all tourists to Cambodia visit Angkor.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JULY 2013 - ANGKOR WAT, SIEM REAP, SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  Buddhist novices at a small monastery near the Bayon temple in the Angkor Wat complex. The dots, which look like bruises, on the novice in the background, are from "cupping therapy." Angkor Wat is the largest temple complex in the world. The temple was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yasodharapura (present-day Angkor), the capital of the Khmer Empire, as his state temple and eventual mausoleum. Angkor Wat was dedicated to Vishnu. It is the best-preserved temple at the site, and has remained a religious centre since its foundation – first Hindu, then Buddhist. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It is a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on the national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors. The temple is admired for the architecture, the extensive bas-reliefs, and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls. The modern name, Angkor Wat, means "Temple City" or "City of Temples" in Khmer; Angkor, meaning "city" or "capital city", is a vernacular form of the word nokor, which comes from the Sanskrit word nagara. Wat is the Khmer word for "temple grounds", derived from the Pali word "vatta." Prior to this time the temple was known as Preah Pisnulok, after the posthumous title of its founder. It is also the name of complex of temples, which includes Bayon and Preah Khan, in the vicinity. It is by far the most visited tourist attraction in Cambodia. More than half of all tourists to Cambodia visit Angkor.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JULY 2013 - ANGKOR WAT, SIEM REAP, SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  A Buddhist monk blesses a couple by splashing water on them at a small monastery near the Bayon temple in the Angkor Wat complex. Angkor Wat is the largest temple complex in the world. The temple was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yasodharapura (present-day Angkor), the capital of the Khmer Empire, as his state temple and eventual mausoleum. Angkor Wat was dedicated to Vishnu. It is the best-preserved temple at the site, and has remained a religious centre since its foundation – first Hindu, then Buddhist. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It is a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on the national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors. The temple is admired for the architecture, the extensive bas-reliefs, and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls. The modern name, Angkor Wat, means "Temple City" or "City of Temples" in Khmer; Angkor, meaning "city" or "capital city", is a vernacular form of the word nokor, which comes from the Sanskrit word nagara. Wat is the Khmer word for "temple grounds", derived from the Pali word "vatta." Prior to this time the temple was known as Preah Pisnulok, after the posthumous title of its founder. It is also the name of complex of temples, which includes Bayon and Preah Khan, in the vicinity. It is by far the most visited tourist attraction in Cambodia. More than half of all tourists to Cambodia visit Angkor.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JULY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks collect donations from office and retail workers from neighboring malls during a merit making ceremony in the Pathumwan area of Bangkok to honor Thai King His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, also known as Rama X, for his 66th birthday. The King's birthday is 28 July, and events are scheduled throughout Thailand to honor His Majesty. The Pathumwan merit making was organized by businesses in the area.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JULY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks collect donations from office and retail workers from neighboring malls during a merit making ceremony in the Pathumwan area of Bangkok to honor Thai King His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, also known as Rama X, for his 66th birthday. The King's birthday is 28 July, and events are scheduled throughout Thailand to honor His Majesty. The Pathumwan merit making was organized by businesses in the area.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JULY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks collect donations from office and retail workers from neighboring malls during a merit making ceremony in the Pathumwan area of Bangkok to honor Thai King His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, also known as Rama X, for his 66th birthday. The King's birthday is 28 July, and events are scheduled throughout Thailand to honor His Majesty. The Pathumwan merit making was organized by businesses in the area.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JULY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks collect donations from office and retail workers from neighboring malls during a merit making ceremony in the Pathumwan area of Bangkok to honor Thai King His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, also known as Rama X, for his 66th birthday. The King's birthday is 28 July, and events are scheduled throughout Thailand to honor His Majesty. The Pathumwan merit making was organized by businesses in the area.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JULY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Women pray with the items they are donating to monks during a merit making ceremony in the Pathumwan area of Bangkok to honor Thai King His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, also known as Rama X, for his 66th birthday. The King's birthday is 28 July, and events are scheduled throughout Thailand to honor His Majesty. The Pathumwan merit making was organized by businesses in the area.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JULY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Women pray with the items they are donating to monks during a merit making ceremony in the Pathumwan area of Bangkok to honor Thai King His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, also known as Rama X, for his 66th birthday. The King's birthday is 28 July, and events are scheduled throughout Thailand to honor His Majesty. The Pathumwan merit making was organized by businesses in the area.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JULY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman prays before making a donation to a monk during a merit making ceremony in the Pathumwan area of Bangkok to honor Thai King His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, also known as Rama X, for his 66th birthday. The King's birthday is 28 July, and events are scheduled throughout Thailand to honor His Majesty. The Pathumwan merit making was organized by businesses in the area.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JULY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays after making a donation to a monk during a merit making ceremony in the Pathumwan area of Bangkok to honor Thai King His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, also known as Rama X, for his 66th birthday. The King's birthday is 28 July, and events are scheduled throughout Thailand to honor His Majesty. The Pathumwan merit making was organized by businesses in the area.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JULY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks collect donations from office and retail workers from neighboring malls during a merit making ceremony in the Pathumwan area of Bangkok to honor Thai King His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, also known as Rama X, for his 66th birthday. The King's birthday is 28 July, and events are scheduled throughout Thailand to honor His Majesty. The Pathumwan merit making was organized by businesses in the area.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JULY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks collect donations from office and retail workers from neighboring malls during a merit making ceremony in the Pathumwan area of Bangkok to honor Thai King His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, also known as Rama X, for his 66th birthday. The King's birthday is 28 July, and events are scheduled throughout Thailand to honor His Majesty. The Pathumwan merit making was organized by businesses in the area.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JULY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks a merit making ceremony in the Pathumwan area of Bangkok to honor Thai King His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun on his 66th birthday. The King's birthday is 28 July, events are scheduled throughout Thailand to honor His Majesty. The Pathumwan merit making was organized by businesses in the area.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JULY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks file out of Siam Discovery shopping mall before a merit making ceremony in the Pathumwan area of Bangkok to honor Thai King His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, also known as Rama X, for his 66th birthday. The King's birthday is 28 July, and events are scheduled throughout Thailand to honor His Majesty. The Pathumwan merit making was organized by businesses in the area.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JULY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks file out of Siam Discovery shopping mall before a merit making ceremony in the Pathumwan area of Bangkok to honor Thai King His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, also known as Rama X, for his 66th birthday. The King's birthday is 28 July, and events are scheduled throughout Thailand to honor His Majesty. The Pathumwan merit making was organized by businesses in the area.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist novices collect alms during a religious observance of Songkran in Lumpini Park in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year celebration best known for water fights.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist novices collect alms during a religious observance of Songkran in Lumpini Park in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year celebration best known for water fights.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist novices collect alms during a religious observance of Songkran in Lumpini Park in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year celebration best known for water fights.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People give alms to Buddhist monks to make merit during a religious observance of Songkran in Lumpini Park in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year celebration best known for water fights.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People give alms to Buddhist monks to make merit during a religious observance of Songkran in Lumpini Park in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year celebration best known for water fights.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People give alms to Buddhist monks to make merit during a religious observance of Songkran in Lumpini Park in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year celebration best known for water fights.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai Buddhists gather in Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram (popularly known as either Wat Bencha or the Marble Temple) to listen to the abbot speak on Makha Bucha Day. Makha Bucha is a Buddhist holiday celebrated in Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Cambodia and Laos on the full moon day of the third lunar month (February 25 in 2013). The third lunar month is known in Thai is Makha. Bucha is a Thai word meaning "to venerate" or "to honor". Makha Bucha Day is for the veneration of Buddha and his teachings on the full moon day of the third lunar month. Makha Bucha Day marks the day that 1,250 Arahata spontaneously came to see the Buddha. The Buddha in turn laid down the principles his teachings. In Thailand, this teaching has been dubbed the 'Heart of Buddhism'.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 OCTOBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks at a temple in central Bangkok pray for the late king during the funeral for Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand. He died in October 2016 and was cremated during an ornate five day funeral on 26 October 2017. He reigned for 70 years and was Thailand's longest serving monarch.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 OCTOBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks walk into a prayer service for the king during the funeral for Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand. He died in October 2016 and was cremated during an ornate five day funeral on 26 October 2017. He reigned for 70 years and was Thailand's longest serving monarch.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 OCTOBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks at a temple in central Bangkok pray for the late king during the funeral for Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand. He died in October 2016 and was cremated during an ornate five day funeral on 26 October 2017. He reigned for 70 years and was Thailand's longest serving monarch.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 FEBRUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk lights candles during a Chinese New Year ceremony at Wat Traimit in Bangkok's Chinatown neighborhood. Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year or Tet (in Vietnamese communities) starts Monday February 8. The coming year will be the "Year of the Monkey." Thailand has the largest overseas Chinese population in the world; about 14 percent of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and some Chinese holidays, especially Chinese New Year, are widely celebrated in Thailand.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 FEBRUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk lights candles during a Chinese New Year ceremony at Wat Traimit in Bangkok's Chinatown neighborhood. Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year or Tet (in Vietnamese communities) starts Monday February 8. The coming year will be the "Year of the Monkey." Thailand has the largest overseas Chinese population in the world; about 14 percent of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and some Chinese holidays, especially Chinese New Year, are widely celebrated in Thailand.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 FEBRUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk lights candles during a Chinese New Year ceremony at Wat Traimit in Bangkok's Chinatown neighborhood. Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year or Tet (in Vietnamese communities) starts Monday February 8. The coming year will be the "Year of the Monkey." Thailand has the largest overseas Chinese population in the world; about 14 percent of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and some Chinese holidays, especially Chinese New Year, are widely celebrated in Thailand.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 FEBRUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk lights candles during a Chinese New Year ceremony at Wat Traimit in Bangkok's Chinatown neighborhood. Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year or Tet (in Vietnamese communities) starts Monday February 8. The coming year will be the "Year of the Monkey." Thailand has the largest overseas Chinese population in the world; about 14 percent of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and some Chinese holidays, especially Chinese New Year, are widely celebrated in Thailand.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Mahayana Buddhist monks participate in a prayer service before Chinese New Year at Wat Mangon Kamlawat, the largest Mahayana (Chinese) Buddhist temple in Bangkok. Thailand has the largest overseas Chinese population in the world; about 14 percent of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and some Chinese holidays, especially Chinese New Year, are widely celebrated in Thailand. Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year or Tet (in Vietnamese communities) starts Monday February 8. The coming year will be the "Year of the Monkey."           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Mahayana Buddhist monks participate in a prayer service before Chinese New Year at Wat Mangon Kamlawat, the largest Mahayana (Chinese) Buddhist temple in Bangkok. Thailand has the largest overseas Chinese population in the world; about 14 percent of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and some Chinese holidays, especially Chinese New Year, are widely celebrated in Thailand. Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year or Tet (in Vietnamese communities) starts Monday February 8. The coming year will be the "Year of the Monkey."           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Mahayana Buddhist monks participate in a prayer service before Chinese New Year at Wat Mangon Kamlawat, the largest Mahayana (Chinese) Buddhist temple in Bangkok. Thailand has the largest overseas Chinese population in the world; about 14 percent of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and some Chinese holidays, especially Chinese New Year, are widely celebrated in Thailand. Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year or Tet (in Vietnamese communities) starts Monday February 8. The coming year will be the "Year of the Monkey."           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Mahayana Buddhist monks participate in a prayer service before Chinese New Year at Wat Mangon Kamlawat, the largest Mahayana (Chinese) Buddhist temple in Bangkok. Thailand has the largest overseas Chinese population in the world; about 14 percent of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and some Chinese holidays, especially Chinese New Year, are widely celebrated in Thailand. Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year or Tet (in Vietnamese communities) starts Monday February 8. The coming year will be the "Year of the Monkey."           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Mahayana Buddhist monks participate in a prayer service before Chinese New Year at Wat Mangon Kamlawat, the largest Mahayana (Chinese) Buddhist temple in Bangkok. Thailand has the largest overseas Chinese population in the world; about 14 percent of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and some Chinese holidays, especially Chinese New Year, are widely celebrated in Thailand. Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year or Tet (in Vietnamese communities) starts Monday February 8. The coming year will be the "Year of the Monkey."           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:           Mahayana Buddhist monks participate in a prayer service before Chinese New Year at Wat Mangon Kamlawat, the largest Mahayana (Chinese) Buddhist temple in Bangkok. Thailand has the largest overseas Chinese population in the world; about 14 percent of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and some Chinese holidays, especially Chinese New Year, are widely celebrated in Thailand. Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year or Tet (in Vietnamese communities) starts Monday February 8. The coming year will be the "Year of the Monkey."        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:           Mahayana Buddhist monks participate in a prayer service before Chinese New Year at Wat Mangon Kamlawat, the largest Mahayana (Chinese) Buddhist temple in Bangkok. Thailand has the largest overseas Chinese population in the world; about 14 percent of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and some Chinese holidays, especially Chinese New Year, are widely celebrated in Thailand. Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year or Tet (in Vietnamese communities) starts Monday February 8. The coming year will be the "Year of the Monkey."        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:           Mahayana Buddhist monks participate in a prayer service before Chinese New Year at Wat Mangon Kamlawat, the largest Mahayana (Chinese) Buddhist temple in Bangkok. Thailand has the largest overseas Chinese population in the world; about 14 percent of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and some Chinese holidays, especially Chinese New Year, are widely celebrated in Thailand. Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year or Tet (in Vietnamese communities) starts Monday February 8. The coming year will be the "Year of the Monkey."        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2016 - CHACHOENGSAO, CHACHOENGSAO, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk blesses people who made merit at Wat Sothon. Wat Sothon, in Chachoengsao, is one of the largest Buddhist temples in Thailand. Thousands of people come to the temple every day to pray for good luck, they make merit by donating cooked eggs and cash to the temple. The temple dates from the Ayutthaya period (circa 18th century CE).           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2016 - CHACHOENGSAO, CHACHOENGSAO, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk blesses people who made merit at Wat Sothon. Wat Sothon, in Chachoengsao, is one of the largest Buddhist temples in Thailand. Thousands of people come to the temple every day to pray for good luck, they make merit by donating cooked eggs and cash to the temple. The temple dates from the Ayutthaya period (circa 18th century CE).           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2016 - CHACHOENGSAO, CHACHOENGSAO, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk blesses people who made merit at Wat Sothon. Wat Sothon, in Chachoengsao, is one of the largest Buddhist temples in Thailand. Thousands of people come to the temple every day to pray for good luck, they make merit by donating cooked eggs and cash to the temple. The temple dates from the Ayutthaya period (circa 18th century CE).           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:        A Buddhist monk (standing right) blesses people who made alms offerings to him in Bang Chak Market on the last day it was open. The market closed January 4, 2016. The Bang Chak Market serves the community around Sois 91-97 on Sukhumvit Road in the Bangkok suburbs. About half of the market has been torn down. Bangkok city authorities put up notices in late November that the market would be closed by January 1, 2016 and redevelopment would start shortly after that. Market vendors said condominiums are being built on the land.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:         A Buddhist monk walks past Bang Chak Market on the last day it was open. The market closed January 4, 2016. The Bang Chak Market serves the community around Sois 91-97 on Sukhumvit Road in the Bangkok suburbs. About half of the market has been torn down. Bangkok city authorities put up notices in late November that the market would be closed by January 1, 2016 and redevelopment would start shortly after that. Market vendors said condominiums are being built on the land.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2016 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Monks from the Dhammakaya sect walk through the crowd at Wat Phra Dhammakaya on the first day of the 5th annual Dhammachai Dhutanaga (a dhutanga is a "wandering" and translated as pilgrimage). More than 1,300 monks are participating pilgrimage through central Thailand. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to pay homage to the Buddha, preserve Buddhist culture, welcome the new year, and "develop virtuous Buddhist youth leaders." Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the largest Buddhist temple in Thailand and the center of the Dhammakaya movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s. The monks are using busses on some parts of the pilgrimage this year after complaints about traffic jams caused by the monks walking along main highways.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2016 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Monks from the Dhammakaya sect walk through the crowd at Wat Phra Dhammakaya on the first day of the 5th annual Dhammachai Dhutanaga (a dhutanga is a "wandering" and translated as pilgrimage). More than 1,300 monks are participating pilgrimage through central Thailand. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to pay homage to the Buddha, preserve Buddhist culture, welcome the new year, and "develop virtuous Buddhist youth leaders." Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the largest Buddhist temple in Thailand and the center of the Dhammakaya movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s. The monks are using busses on some parts of the pilgrimage this year after complaints about traffic jams caused by the monks walking along main highways.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2016 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Monks from the Dhammakaya sect walk through the crowd at Wat Phra Dhammakaya on the first day of the 5th annual Dhammachai Dhutanaga (a dhutanga is a "wandering" and translated as pilgrimage). More than 1,300 monks are participating pilgrimage through central Thailand. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to pay homage to the Buddha, preserve Buddhist culture, welcome the new year, and "develop virtuous Buddhist youth leaders." Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the largest Buddhist temple in Thailand and the center of the Dhammakaya movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s. The monks are using busses on some parts of the pilgrimage this year after complaints about traffic jams caused by the monks walking along main highways.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2016 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Monks from the Dhammakaya sect walk through the crowd at Wat Phra Dhammakaya on the first day of the 5th annual Dhammachai Dhutanaga (a dhutanga is a "wandering" and translated as pilgrimage). More than 1,300 monks are participating pilgrimage through central Thailand. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to pay homage to the Buddha, preserve Buddhist culture, welcome the new year, and "develop virtuous Buddhist youth leaders." Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the largest Buddhist temple in Thailand and the center of the Dhammakaya movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s. The monks are using busses on some parts of the pilgrimage this year after complaints about traffic jams caused by the monks walking along main highways.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2016 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Monks from the Dhammakaya sect walk through the crowd at Wat Phra Dhammakaya on the first day of the 5th annual Dhammachai Dhutanaga (a dhutanga is a "wandering" and translated as pilgrimage). More than 1,300 monks are participating pilgrimage through central Thailand. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to pay homage to the Buddha, preserve Buddhist culture, welcome the new year, and "develop virtuous Buddhist youth leaders." Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the largest Buddhist temple in Thailand and the center of the Dhammakaya movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s. The monks are using busses on some parts of the pilgrimage this year after complaints about traffic jams caused by the monks walking along main highways.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2016 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Monks from the Dhammakaya sect walk through the crowd at Wat Phra Dhammakaya on the first day of the 5th annual Dhammachai Dhutanaga (a dhutanga is a "wandering" and translated as pilgrimage). More than 1,300 monks are participating pilgrimage through central Thailand. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to pay homage to the Buddha, preserve Buddhist culture, welcome the new year, and "develop virtuous Buddhist youth leaders." Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the largest Buddhist temple in Thailand and the center of the Dhammakaya movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s. The monks are using busses on some parts of the pilgrimage this year after complaints about traffic jams caused by the monks walking along main highways.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2016 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Monks from the Dhammakaya sect walk through the crowd at Wat Phra Dhammakaya on the first day of the 5th annual Dhammachai Dhutanaga (a dhutanga is a "wandering" and translated as pilgrimage). More than 1,300 monks are participating pilgrimage through central Thailand. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to pay homage to the Buddha, preserve Buddhist culture, welcome the new year, and "develop virtuous Buddhist youth leaders." Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the largest Buddhist temple in Thailand and the center of the Dhammakaya movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s. The monks are using busses on some parts of the pilgrimage this year after complaints about traffic jams caused by the monks walking along main highways.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2016 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Monks from the Dhammakaya sect walk through the crowd at Wat Phra Dhammakaya on the first day of the 5th annual Dhammachai Dhutanaga (a dhutanga is a "wandering" and translated as pilgrimage). More than 1,300 monks are participating pilgrimage through central Thailand. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to pay homage to the Buddha, preserve Buddhist culture, welcome the new year, and "develop virtuous Buddhist youth leaders." Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the largest Buddhist temple in Thailand and the center of the Dhammakaya movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s. The monks are using busses on some parts of the pilgrimage this year after complaints about traffic jams caused by the monks walking along main highways.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2016 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Monks from the Dhammakaya sect walk through the crowd at Wat Phra Dhammakaya on the first day of the 5th annual Dhammachai Dhutanaga (a dhutanga is a "wandering" and translated as pilgrimage). More than 1,300 monks are participating pilgrimage through central Thailand. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to pay homage to the Buddha, preserve Buddhist culture, welcome the new year, and "develop virtuous Buddhist youth leaders." Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the largest Buddhist temple in Thailand and the center of the Dhammakaya movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s. The monks are using busses on some parts of the pilgrimage this year after complaints about traffic jams caused by the monks walking along main highways.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2016 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Monks from the Dhammakaya sect walk through the crowd at Wat Phra Dhammakaya on the first day of the 5th annual Dhammachai Dhutanaga (a dhutanga is a "wandering" and translated as pilgrimage). More than 1,300 monks are participating pilgrimage through central Thailand. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to pay homage to the Buddha, preserve Buddhist culture, welcome the new year, and "develop virtuous Buddhist youth leaders." Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the largest Buddhist temple in Thailand and the center of the Dhammakaya movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s. The monks are using busses on some parts of the pilgrimage this year after complaints about traffic jams caused by the monks walking along main highways.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2016 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Monks from the Dhammakaya sect walk through the crowd at Wat Phra Dhammakaya on the first day of the 5th annual Dhammachai Dhutanaga (a dhutanga is a "wandering" and translated as pilgrimage). More than 1,300 monks are participating pilgrimage through central Thailand. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to pay homage to the Buddha, preserve Buddhist culture, welcome the new year, and "develop virtuous Buddhist youth leaders." Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the largest Buddhist temple in Thailand and the center of the Dhammakaya movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s. The monks are using busses on some parts of the pilgrimage this year after complaints about traffic jams caused by the monks walking along main highways.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2016 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Monks from the Dhammakaya sect walk through the crowd at Wat Phra Dhammakaya on the first day of the 5th annual Dhammachai Dhutanaga (a dhutanga is a "wandering" and translated as pilgrimage). More than 1,300 monks are participating pilgrimage through central Thailand. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to pay homage to the Buddha, preserve Buddhist culture, welcome the new year, and "develop virtuous Buddhist youth leaders." Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the largest Buddhist temple in Thailand and the center of the Dhammakaya movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s. The monks are using busses on some parts of the pilgrimage this year after complaints about traffic jams caused by the monks walking along main highways.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2016 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Monks from the Dhammakaya sect walk through the crowd at Wat Phra Dhammakaya on the first day of the 5th annual Dhammachai Dhutanaga (a dhutanga is a "wandering" and translated as pilgrimage). More than 1,300 monks are participating pilgrimage through central Thailand. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to pay homage to the Buddha, preserve Buddhist culture, welcome the new year, and "develop virtuous Buddhist youth leaders." Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the largest Buddhist temple in Thailand and the center of the Dhammakaya movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s. The monks are using busses on some parts of the pilgrimage this year after complaints about traffic jams caused by the monks walking along main highways.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2016 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monk passes out amulets before the pilgrimage at Wat Phra Dhammakaya on the first day of the 5th annual Dhammachai Dhutanaga (a dhutanga is a "wandering" and translated as pilgrimage). More than 1,300 monks are participating pilgrimage through central Thailand. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to pay homage to the Buddha, preserve Buddhist culture, welcome the new year, and "develop virtuous Buddhist youth leaders." Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the largest Buddhist temple in Thailand and the center of the Dhammakaya movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s. The monks are using busses on some parts of the pilgrimage this year after complaints about traffic jams caused by the monks walking along main highways.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:         People make merit by presenting Buddhist monks with alms during the annual New Year's mass merit making ceremony on at Sanam Luang in Bangkok. The ceremony is sponsored by the Bangkok city government. More than 500 Buddhist monks participated in the ceremony this year. Thais usually go to temples and religious observances to meditate and make merit on New Year's Day.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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