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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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  • 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: 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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  • 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 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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  • 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:  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:  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 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:  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 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 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 14 DECEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk collects alms in Bang Chak Market. The market closes permanently on Dec 31, 2015. 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 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  Buddhist monks on the morning alms round in Yangon, Myanmar.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 OCTOBER 2015 - KYAUKTAN, MYANMAR:  Burmese novices (young, not yet fully ordained monks) and a friend wait to the catch a ferry to take them to Kyaik Hmaw Wun Pagoda, a pagoda on an island about two hours from Yangon during the  Thadingyut festival. The Thadingyut Festival, the Lighting Festival of Myanmar, is held on the full moon day of the Burmese Lunar month of Thadingyut. As a custom, it is held at the end of the Buddhist lent (Vassa). The Thadingyut festival is the celebration to welcome the Buddha’s descent from heaven.   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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  • 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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  • 02 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk on his morning 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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  • 28 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk walks through the Chinatown section of Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks lead a memorial service for victims of the Erawan Shrine bombing at the shrine Monday. One week after the a bomb at the Erawan Shrine in the center of Bangkok killed dozens and hospitalized scores of people, police have not made any arrests. Police bomb sniffing dogs have been deployed to malls and markets around Bangkok. There was a large memorial service sponsored by businesses close the bomb site Monday evening.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks lead a candlelight procession to Erawan Shrine during a memorial for victims of the bombing at the Shrine. One week after the a bomb at the Erawan Shrine in the center of Bangkok killed dozens and hospitalized scores of people, police have not made any arrests. Police bomb sniffing dogs have been deployed to malls and markets around Bangkok. There was a large memorial service sponsored by businesses close the bomb site Monday evening.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk comforts and prays with a boy at a memorial service for victims of the Erawan Shrine bombing. One week after the a bomb at the Erawan Shrine in the center of Bangkok killed dozens and hospitalized scores of people, police have not made any arrests. Police bomb sniffing dogs have been deployed to malls and markets around Bangkok. There was a large memorial service sponsored by businesses close the bomb site Monday evening.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks presiding over a memorial service for victims of the Erawan Shrine bombing. One week after the a bomb at the Erawan Shrine in the center of Bangkok killed dozens and hospitalized scores of people, police have not made any arrests. Police bomb sniffing dogs have been deployed to malls and markets around Bangkok. There was a large memorial service sponsored by businesses close the bomb site Monday evening.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks presiding over a memorial service for victims of the Erawan Shrine bombing. One week after the a bomb at the Erawan Shrine in the center of Bangkok killed dozens and hospitalized scores of people, police have not made any arrests. Police bomb sniffing dogs have been deployed to malls and markets around Bangkok. There was a large memorial service sponsored by businesses close the bomb site Monday evening.   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: A Buddhist monk sprinkles people with holy water 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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  • 31 JULY 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Tibetan Buddhist monks play traditional music and pray before the full moon procession at Bodhnath Stupa. Bodhnath Stupa in the Bouda section of Kathmandu is one of the most revered and oldest Buddhist stupas in Nepal. The area has emerged as the center of the Tibetan refugee community in Kathmandu. On full moon nights thousands of Nepali and Tibetan Buddhists come to the stupa and participate in processions around the stupa. The stupa was heavily damaged in the earthquake of 25 April 2015 and people are no longer allowed to climb on the stupa, now they walk around the base and pray with butter lamps.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JULY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  DADODIN PATAVATTO, a Buddhist monk, leads a silent march past Thai police officers guarding 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 past Thai police officers guarding 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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  • 07 JULY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monk walks through a military checkpoint in front of the Ministry of Defense in Bangkok before a rally to support students arrested by the military. About 100 people gathered in front of the Ministry of Defense in Bangkok Tuesday to support 14 university students arrested two weeks ago for violating orders against political assembly. They're facing criminal trial in military courts. The courts ordered their release Tuesday because they can only be held for two weeks without trial, the two weeks expired Tuesday and the military court chose not to renew their pretrial detention. The court order was not an acquittal. They still face trial and possible prison sentences if convicted.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JUNE 2015 - YAHA, YALA, THAILAND:   An Imam uses a telescope to look for the crescent moon to mark the beginning of Ramadan in Yaha District of Yala province. Thousands of people came to Yaha District in Yala province of Thailand for the Hilal - the first sighting of the crescent moon that marks the official beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Despite cloudy weather and intermittent rain showers, the moon was sighted and religious leaders declared the official beginning of Ramadan.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 APRIL 2015 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Buddhist novices pray in Wat Chedi Luang in Chiang Mai during a prayer service to mark the 60th Birthday celebrations for HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, daughter of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, and his wife, Queen Sirikit. The Princess is revered by most Thais and her birthday is celebrated throughout Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2015 - SIEM REAP, SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: Buddhist monks in a tuk-tuk (three wheeled taxi) after the annual mass merit making at Wat Bo in Siem Reap. More than 1,200 Buddhist monks, from across Siem Reap province, received alms from Buddhist lay people during the morning long ceremony. Wat Bo was originally built to be a the temple for Siamese (Thai) troops when Siem Reap and western Cambodia were controlled by Siam (Thailand). Now Wat Bo is one of the most important temples in Siem Reap.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2015 - SIEM REAP, SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: Monks' robes hang to dry after being laundered at Wat Bo in Siem Reap. More than 1,200 Buddhist monks, from across Siem Reap province, received alms from Buddhist lay people during the morning long ceremony. Wat Bo was originally built to be a the temple for Siamese (Thai) troops when Siem Reap and western Cambodia were controlled by Siam (Thailand). Now Wat Bo is one of the most important temples in Siem Reap.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MARCH 2105 - SIEM REAP, SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A Buddhist monk blesses a Cambodian woman at a monastery in the Angkor Thom 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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  • 14 MARCH 2105 - SIEM REAP, SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: Buddhist monks walk around the Bayon, one of the temples in Angkor Thom, a part of the Angkor Wat complex. Bayon was built in 12th or 13th century CE. 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 front of 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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  • 06 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monk on a Chao Phraya River Express Boat in Bangkok.    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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  • 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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  • 10 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monk talks to children in Government House during Children's Day celebrations in Bangkok. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monk looks at amulets in a street side stall. Hundreds of vendors sell amulet and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, an area north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok.            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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  • 26 DECEMBER 2014 - MAE KHAO, PHUKET, THAILAND: Imams from mosques in Phuket participate in a memorial service at the Tsunami Memorial Wall in Mae Khao, Phuket. The wall is located at the site that was used as the main morgue for people killed in the tsunami and hosts an annual memorial service. Nearly 5400 people died on Thailand's Andaman during the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami that was spawned by an undersea earthquake off the Indonesian coast on Dec 26, 2004. In Thailand, many of the dead were tourists from Europe. More than 250,000 people were killed throughout the region, from Thailand to Kenya. There are memorial services across the Thai Andaman coast this weekend.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JULY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Newly ordained monks and novices file into the canteen for lunch after 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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  • 19 JULY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Newly ordained monks and novices file into the canteen for lunch after 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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  • 19 JULY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Women talk to a Buddhist monk 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: Men being ordained as monks pray and thank people presenting them with their robes during a mass 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: Men being ordained as monks file out of 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: Men being ordained as monks file out of 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: 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 participate in 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 is presented with 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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  • 29 JUNE 2014 - DAN SAI, LOEI, THAILAND: Buddhist monks and novices put away a parade float after the Ghost Festival in Dan Sai. Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Khon) is the Ghost Festival. Over three days, the town's residents invite protection from Phra U-pakut, the spirit that lives in the Mun River, which runs through Dan Sai. People in the town and surrounding villages wear costumes made of patchwork and ornate masks and are thought be ghosts who were awoken from the dead when Vessantra Jataka (one of the Buddhas) came out of the forest. On the last day of the festival people participate in merit making ceremonies at the Wat Ponchai in Dan Sai and lead processions through town soliciting donations for the temple.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks and their novices walk to a train to take them back to their temple in the provinces after coming to Bangkok for the Songkran holiday. Thai highways, trains and buses were packed Wednesday as Thais started returning home after the long Songkran break. Songkran is normally three days long but this year many Thais had at least an extra day off because the holiday started on Sunday, so many Thais started traveling on Friday of last week.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk who came to Bangkok on a train walks through Hua Lamphong Railway station in Bangkok. Thai highways, trains and buses were packed Wednesday as Thais started returning home after the long Songkran break. Songkran is normally three days long but this year many Thais had at least an extra day off because the holiday started on Sunday, so many Thais started traveling on Friday of last week.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   A Buddhist monk prays at Shwedagon Pagoda. The 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 the past four Buddhas enshrined: the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight strands of hair fromGautama, 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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  • 01 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A layperson fans Burmese Buddhist monks eating in a temple in a Burmese community in the forest a few kilometers north of Mae Sot. Mae Sot, on the Thai-Myanmer (Burma) border, has a very large population of Burmese migrants. Some are refugees who left Myanmar to escape civil unrest and political persecution, others are "economic refugees" who came to Thailand looking for work and better opportunities.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  Burmese novice Buddhist monks in a temple in a small Burmese community in the forest just north of Mae Sot. Mae Sot, on the Thai-Myanmer (Burma) border, has a very large population of Burmese migrants. Some are refugees who left Myanmar to escape civil unrest and political persecution, others are "economic refugees" who came to Thailand looking for work and better opportunities.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 FEBRUARY 2014 - NAKHON RATCHASIMA (KORAT), NAKHON RATCHASIMA, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk listens to Red Shirt speakers while people walk in and out of the Red Shirt meeting in Korat. The United front of Democracy against Dictator (UDD or Red Shirts), which supports the elected government of Yingluck Shinawatra, staged the “UDD’s Sounding of the Battle Drums” rally in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) to counter the anti-government protests that have gripped Bangkok since November. Around 4,000 of UDD’s regional and provincial coordinators along with the organization’s core members met at Liptapunlop Hall inside His Majesty the King’s 80th Birthday Anniversary Sports Complex in Korat to discuss the organization’s objectives and tactics against anti-government protestors, which the UDD says “seek to destroy the country’s democracy.” The UDD leadersa announced that they will march to Bangkok and demonstrate against anti-government protests led by Suthep Thaugsuban.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 FEBRUARY 2014 - NAKHON RATCHASIMA (KORAT), NAKHON RATCHASIMA, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk listens to Red Shirt speakers while people walk in and out of the Red Shirt meeting in Korat. The United front of Democracy against Dictator (UDD or Red Shirts), which supports the elected government of Yingluck Shinawatra, staged the “UDD’s Sounding of the Battle Drums” rally in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) to counter the anti-government protests that have gripped Bangkok since November. Around 4,000 of UDD’s regional and provincial coordinators along with the organization’s core members met at Liptapunlop Hall inside His Majesty the King’s 80th Birthday Anniversary Sports Complex in Korat to discuss the organization’s objectives and tactics against anti-government protestors, which the UDD says “seek to destroy the country’s democracy.” The UDD leadersa announced that they will march to Bangkok and demonstrate against anti-government protests led by Suthep Thaugsuban.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JULY 2013 - ANGKOR WAT, SIEM REAP, SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  Water falls around a praying man during a blessing by a Buddhist monk 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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  • 15 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   A Buddhist monk prays at Shwedagon Pagoda. 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 meter (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 the past four Buddhas enshrined: 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. Burmese believe the pagoda was established as early ca 540BC, but archaeological suggests it was built between the 6th and 10th centuries. 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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  • 23 JANUARY 2011 - PHOENIX, AZ:  THOMAS J. OLMSTED, Bishop of the Phoenix Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church leads the March for Life through Phoenix, AZ, Sunday. About 500 people participated in the pro-life march and rally, which marked the 38th anniversary of the US Supreme Court's Roe vs. Wade decision, which legalized abortion in the United States. Olmsted entered the national spotlight on the abortion issue after he ex-communicated a Catholic nun who authorized an abortion to save a woman's life at a Catholic hospital in Phoenix. When the hospital management supported the nun, Olmsted stripped the hospital of its Catholic status.    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: 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 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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 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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