Traditional mendicants' walk held in East China
Updated: 2014-05-07 07:36
(chinadaily.com.cn)
| 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. |
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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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