A novice monk looks at a Buddhist monk during a ceremony to pray for Tibet’s exiled Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to have a long life, in the northern hill town of Dharamsala March 7, 2012. [Credit : Stringer/Reuters]
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A novice monk looks at a Buddhist monk during a ceremony to pray for Tibet’s exiled Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to have a long life, in the northern hill town of Dharamsala March 7, 2012.

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Beijing, China. A monk watches devotees pray at one of the many small temples at the Yonghegong Lama Temple complex. [Credit : David Gray/Reuters]
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Beijing, China.

A monk watches devotees pray at one of the many small temples at the Yonghegong Lama Temple complex.

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A monk prays at Shwedagon Pagoda, Burma/Myanmar. [Credit : James Nachtwey] [via]
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A monk prays at Shwedagon Pagoda, Burma/Myanmar.

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The lives of the Buddhist Burmese are closely intertwined with the lives of the monks, 2007, Burma/Myanmar. [Credit : James Nachtwey] [via]
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The lives of the Buddhist Burmese are closely intertwined with the lives of the monks, 2007, Burma/Myanmar.

[Credit : James Nachtwey]

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A monk studies in a shrine dedicated to the reclining Buddha at Shwedagon Pagoda, Burma. [Credit : James Nachtwey] [via]
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A monk studies in a shrine dedicated to the reclining Buddha at Shwedagon Pagoda, Burma.

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A monk begs near the river. Burma/Myanmar, 2007. [Credit : James Nachtwey] [via]
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A monk begs near the river. Burma/Myanmar, 2007.

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Rangoon, Burma. A novice monk plays a video game at Happy World amusement park. [Credit : Paula Bronstein/Getty Images]
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Rangoon, Burma.

A novice monk plays a video game at Happy World amusement park.

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Monks protested Wednesday in Kathmandu, Nepal, against the appointment of Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal to lead a project to develop an area where Buddha was believed to have been born. They want the project to be void of political involvement. [Credit : Niranjan Shrestha/Associated Press]
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Monks protested Wednesday in Kathmandu, Nepal, against the appointment of Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal to lead a project to develop an area where Buddha was believed to have been born. They want the project to be void of political involvement.

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Kathmandu, Nepal. A Buddhist monk looks up at flags while participating in a peace rally. [Credit : Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters]
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Kathmandu, Nepal.

A Buddhist monk looks up at flags while participating in a peace rally.

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Mandalay, Burma, 1994. [Credit : Steve McCurry]
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Mandalay, Burma, 1994.

[Credit : Steve McCurry]

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Kyaikto, Myanmar (Burma), 1994. [Credit : Steve McCurry]
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Kyaikto, Myanmar (Burma), 1994.

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Ayutthaya, Thailand. A Buddhist monk cleans up a temple after flood waters receded. [Credit : Sukree Sukplang/Reuters]
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Ayutthaya, Thailand.

A Buddhist monk cleans up a temple after flood waters receded.

[Credit : Sukree Sukplang/Reuters]

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Pagan, Burma, 2010. [Credit : Steve McCurry]
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Pagan, Burma, 2010.

[Credit : Steve McCurry]

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Shaolin monks training, Zhengzhou, China, 2006. [Credit : Steve McCurry]
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Shaolin monks training, Zhengzhou, China, 2006.

[Credit : Steve McCurry]

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Five monks confined themselves inside a religious building and made speeches calling for the release of all political prisoners and freedom of speech in Burma. Nov. 15. [Credit : AFP]
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Five monks confined themselves inside a religious building and made speeches calling for the release of all political prisoners and freedom of speech in Burma. Nov. 15.

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