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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks lead a chanting service at Surasakmontri School in Bangkok before leaving on a pilgrimage. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks start Saturday's leg of their mass pilgrimage through Bangkok at Surasakmontri School. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The feet of a Buddhist monk walks through a carpet of marigolds during a mass pilgrimage through Bangkok Saturday. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thai Buddhists lay marigolds in the path of monks making a mass pilgrimage through Bangkok. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monk walks past people praying during a monks' mass pilgrimage through Bangkok. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks start Saturday's leg of their mass pilgrimage through Bangkok at Surasakmontri School. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thai Buddhists pray during a mass pilgrimage of monks in Bangkok Saturday. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai Buddhist monks pass adherents along Vibhavadi Rangsit Road during a mass pilgrimage Saturday. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks start Saturday's leg of their mass pilgrimage through Bangkok at Surasakmontri School. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks start Saturday's leg of their mass pilgrimage through Bangkok at Surasakmontri School. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monk gets ready to start Saturday's portion of their mass pilgrimage in Bangkok. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks start Saturday's leg of their mass pilgrimage through Bangkok at Surasakmontri School. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thai Buddhists lay marigolds in the path of monks making a mass pilgrimage through Bangkok. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thai Buddhists pray during a mass pilgrimage of monks in Bangkok Saturday. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thai Buddhists pick up marigolds after monks walked over them following a mass pilgrimage of monks through Bangkok. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thai Buddhists lay marigolds in the path of monks making a mass pilgrimage through Bangkok. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A woman prays with a handful of marigolds before laying them in the path of monks making a pilgrimage in Bangkok. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.    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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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks start Saturday's leg of their mass pilgrimage through Bangkok at Surasakmontri School. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A woman prays with a handful of marigolds before laying them in the path of monks making a pilgrimage in Bangkok. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai Buddhists pray during a mass pilgrimage of monks in Bangkok Saturday. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks start Saturday's leg of their mass pilgrimage through Bangkok at Surasakmontri School. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monk walks past people praying during a monks' mass pilgrimage through Bangkok. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai Buddhists pray during a mass pilgrimage of monks in Bangkok Saturday. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks start Saturday's leg of their mass pilgrimage through Bangkok at Surasakmontri School. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks walk through their camp site at Surasakmontri School during a rest stop on their pilgrimage in Bangkok. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Buddhist monks lead a chanting service at Surasakmontri School in Bangkok before leaving on a pilgrimage. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.    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: A monk looks into the ordination hall during the ordination ceremony 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 who will be ordained as Buddhist monks gather in front 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 who will be ordained as Buddhist monks gather in front 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 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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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks during Saturday's leg of their mass pilgrimage through Bangkok at Surasakmontri School. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks start Saturday's leg of their mass pilgrimage through Bangkok at Surasakmontri School. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The feet of a Buddhist monk walks through a carpet of marigolds during a mass pilgrimage through Bangkok Saturday. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thai Buddhists lay marigolds in the path of monks making a mass pilgrimage through Bangkok. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thai Buddhists make merit to monks before the monks started a mass pilgrimage Saturday. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JULY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: A man makes merit by giving a donation to a  newly ordained novice 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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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Buddhist monks sit around the Maha Dhammakaya Cetiya during Makha Bucha Day at Wat Phra Dhammakaya.  The aims of Makha Bucha Day are: not to commit any kind of sins, do only good and purify one's mind. It is a public holiday in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Many people go to the temple to perform merit-making activities on Makha Bucha Day. The day marks four important events in Buddhism, which happened nine months after the Enlightenment of the Buddha in northern India; 1,250 disciples came to see the Buddha that evening without being summoned, all of them were Arhantas, Enlightened Ones, and all were ordained by the Buddha himself. The Buddha gave those Arhantas the principles of Buddhism, called "The ovadhapatimokha". Those principles are:  1) To cease from all evil, 2) To do what is good, 3) To cleanse one's mind. The Buddha delivered an important sermon on that day which laid down the principles of the Buddhist teachings. In Thailand, this teaching has been dubbed the “Heart of Buddhism.” Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Monks file into the main prayer area at Wat Phra Dhammakaya for Makha Bucha Day.  The aims of Makha Bucha Day are: not to commit any kind of sins, do only good and purify one's mind. It is a public holiday in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Many people go to the temple to perform merit-making activities on Makha Bucha Day. The day marks four important events in Buddhism, which happened nine months after the Enlightenment of the Buddha in northern India; 1,250 disciples came to see the Buddha that evening without being summoned, all of them were Arhantas, Enlightened Ones, and all were ordained by the Buddha himself. The Buddha gave those Arhantas the principles of Buddhism, called "The ovadhapatimokha". Those principles are:  1) To cease from all evil, 2) To do what is good, 3) To cleanse one's mind. The Buddha delivered an important sermon on that day which laid down the principles of the Buddhist teachings. In Thailand, this teaching has been dubbed the “Heart of Buddhism.” Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist monk walks through the monks' camp at Surasakmontri School before the monks resumed their mass pilgrimage through Bangkok. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks start Saturday's leg of their mass pilgrimage through Bangkok at Surasakmontri School. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The feet of a Buddhist monk walks through a carpet of marigolds during a mass pilgrimage through Bangkok Saturday. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thai Buddhists make merit to monks before the monks started a mass pilgrimage Saturday. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thai Buddhists make merit to monks before the monks started a mass pilgrimage Saturday. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thai Buddhists make merit to monks before the monks started a mass pilgrimage Saturday. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.    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: Newly ordained monks and novices put on their robes for the first time 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: 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: 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:  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: 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 carry robes for Buddhist monks 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 carry robes for Buddhist monks 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 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:  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:  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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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Buddhist monks sit around the Maha Dhammakaya Cetiya during Makha Bucha Day at Wat Phra Dhammakaya.  The aims of Makha Bucha Day are: not to commit any kind of sins, do only good and purify one's mind. It is a public holiday in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Many people go to the temple to perform merit-making activities on Makha Bucha Day. The day marks four important events in Buddhism, which happened nine months after the Enlightenment of the Buddha in northern India; 1,250 disciples came to see the Buddha that evening without being summoned, all of them were Arhantas, Enlightened Ones, and all were ordained by the Buddha himself. The Buddha gave those Arhantas the principles of Buddhism, called "The ovadhapatimokha". Those principles are:  1) To cease from all evil, 2) To do what is good, 3) To cleanse one's mind. The Buddha delivered an important sermon on that day which laid down the principles of the Buddhist teachings. In Thailand, this teaching has been dubbed the “Heart of Buddhism.” Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks start Saturday's leg of their mass pilgrimage through Bangkok at Surasakmontri School. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     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: Newly ordained monks and novices put on their robes for the first time 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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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks sit around the Maha Dhammakaya Cetiya during Makha Bucha Day at Wat Phra Dhammakaya. The aims of Makha Bucha Day are: not to commit any kind of sins, do only good and purify one's mind. It is a public holiday in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Many people go to the temple to perform merit-making activities on Makha Bucha Day. The day marks four important events in Buddhism, which happened nine months after the Enlightenment of the Buddha in northern India; 1,250 disciples came to see the Buddha that evening without being summoned, all of them were Arhantas, Enlightened Ones, and all were ordained by the Buddha himself. The Buddha gave those Arhantas the principles of Buddhism, called "The ovadhapatimokha". Those principles are:  1) To cease from all evil, 2) To do what is good, 3) To cleanse one's mind. The Buddha delivered an important sermon on that day which laid down the principles of the Buddhist teachings. In Thailand, this teaching has been dubbed the “Heart of Buddhism.” Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thai Buddhists pick up marigolds after monks walked over them following a mass pilgrimage of monks through Bangkok. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks start Saturday's leg of their mass pilgrimage through Bangkok at Surasakmontri School. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2015 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: An Indian woman prays at Wat Phra Dhammakaya on the first day of 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: Monks walk through the crowd at Wat Phra Dhammakaya on the first day of 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: 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: A woman prays at Wat Phra Dhammakaya at the start of 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: A woman prays at Wat Phra Dhammakaya at the start of 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: Men who will be ordained as Buddhist monks gather in front 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 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: 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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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Buddhist monks participate in the evening candle light procession for Makha Bucha Day at Wat Phra Dhammakaya. The aims of Makha Bucha Day are: not to commit any kind of sins, do only good and purify one's mind. It is a public holiday in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Many people go to the temple to perform merit-making activities on Makha Bucha Day. The day marks four important events in Buddhism, which happened nine months after the Enlightenment of the Buddha in northern India; 1,250 disciples came to see the Buddha that evening without being summoned, all of them were Arhantas, Enlightened Ones, and all were ordained by the Buddha himself. The Buddha gave those Arhantas the principles of Buddhism, called "The ovadhapatimokha". Those principles are:  1) To cease from all evil, 2) To do what is good, 3) To cleanse one's mind. The Buddha delivered an important sermon on that day which laid down the principles of the Buddhist teachings. In Thailand, this teaching has been dubbed the “Heart of Buddhism.” Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Buddhist monks participate in the evening candle light procession for Makha Bucha Day at Wat Phra Dhammakaya. The aims of Makha Bucha Day are: not to commit any kind of sins, do only good and purify one's mind. It is a public holiday in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Many people go to the temple to perform merit-making activities on Makha Bucha Day. The day marks four important events in Buddhism, which happened nine months after the Enlightenment of the Buddha in northern India; 1,250 disciples came to see the Buddha that evening without being summoned, all of them were Arhantas, Enlightened Ones, and all were ordained by the Buddha himself. The Buddha gave those Arhantas the principles of Buddhism, called "The ovadhapatimokha". Those principles are:  1) To cease from all evil, 2) To do what is good, 3) To cleanse one's mind. The Buddha delivered an important sermon on that day which laid down the principles of the Buddhist teachings. In Thailand, this teaching has been dubbed the “Heart of Buddhism.” Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Lay people participate in the evening candle light procession for Makha Bucha Day at Wat Phra Dhammakaya. The aims of Makha Bucha Day are: not to commit any kind of sins, do only good and purify one's mind. It is a public holiday in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Many people go to the temple to perform merit-making activities on Makha Bucha Day. The day marks four important events in Buddhism, which happened nine months after the Enlightenment of the Buddha in northern India; 1,250 disciples came to see the Buddha that evening without being summoned, all of them were Arhantas, Enlightened Ones, and all were ordained by the Buddha himself. The Buddha gave those Arhantas the principles of Buddhism, called "The ovadhapatimokha". Those principles are:  1) To cease from all evil, 2) To do what is good, 3) To cleanse one's mind. The Buddha delivered an important sermon on that day which laid down the principles of the Buddhist teachings. In Thailand, this teaching has been dubbed the “Heart of Buddhism.” Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Lay people participate in the evening candle light procession for Makha Bucha Day at Wat Phra Dhammakaya. The aims of Makha Bucha Day are: not to commit any kind of sins, do only good and purify one's mind. It is a public holiday in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Many people go to the temple to perform merit-making activities on Makha Bucha Day. The day marks four important events in Buddhism, which happened nine months after the Enlightenment of the Buddha in northern India; 1,250 disciples came to see the Buddha that evening without being summoned, all of them were Arhantas, Enlightened Ones, and all were ordained by the Buddha himself. The Buddha gave those Arhantas the principles of Buddhism, called "The ovadhapatimokha". Those principles are:  1) To cease from all evil, 2) To do what is good, 3) To cleanse one's mind. The Buddha delivered an important sermon on that day which laid down the principles of the Buddhist teachings. In Thailand, this teaching has been dubbed the “Heart of Buddhism.” Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: People pray during the evening Makha Bucha Day service at Wat Phra Dhammakaya.  The aims of Makha Bucha Day are: not to commit any kind of sins, do only good and purify one's mind. It is a public holiday in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Many people go to the temple to perform merit-making activities on Makha Bucha Day. The day marks four important events in Buddhism, which happened nine months after the Enlightenment of the Buddha in northern India; 1,250 disciples came to see the Buddha that evening without being summoned, all of them were Arhantas, Enlightened Ones, and all were ordained by the Buddha himself. The Buddha gave those Arhantas the principles of Buddhism, called "The ovadhapatimokha". Those principles are:  1) To cease from all evil, 2) To do what is good, 3) To cleanse one's mind. The Buddha delivered an important sermon on that day which laid down the principles of the Buddhist teachings. In Thailand, this teaching has been dubbed the “Heart of Buddhism.” Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Buddhist monks sit around the Maha Dhammakaya Cetiya during Makha Bucha Day at Wat Phra Dhammakaya.  The aims of Makha Bucha Day are: not to commit any kind of sins, do only good and purify one's mind. It is a public holiday in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Many people go to the temple to perform merit-making activities on Makha Bucha Day. The day marks four important events in Buddhism, which happened nine months after the Enlightenment of the Buddha in northern India; 1,250 disciples came to see the Buddha that evening without being summoned, all of them were Arhantas, Enlightened Ones, and all were ordained by the Buddha himself. The Buddha gave those Arhantas the principles of Buddhism, called "The ovadhapatimokha". Those principles are:  1) To cease from all evil, 2) To do what is good, 3) To cleanse one's mind. The Buddha delivered an important sermon on that day which laid down the principles of the Buddhist teachings. In Thailand, this teaching has been dubbed the “Heart of Buddhism.” Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The feet of a Buddhist monk walks through a carpet of marigolds during a mass pilgrimage through Bangkok Saturday. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 FEBRUARY 2016 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Abbot Phra Dhammachayo addresses the crowd during the Makha Bucha Day service at Wat Phra Dhammakaya.  Makha Bucha Day is a public holiday in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Many people go to the temple to perform merit-making activities on Makha Bucha Day, which marks four important events in Buddhism: 1,250 disciples came to see the Buddha without being summoned, all of them were Arhantas, Enlightened Ones, and all were ordained by the Buddha himself. The Buddha gave those Arhantas the principles of Buddhism, called "The ovadhapatimokha". Those principles are:  1) To cease from all evil, 2) To do what is good, 3) To cleanse one's mind. The Buddha delivered an important sermon on that day which laid down the principles of the Buddhist teachings. In Thailand, this teaching has been dubbed the “Heart of Buddhism.” Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JANUARY 2015 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: People pray as monks walk past them at Wat Phra Dhammakaya on the first day of 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: 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: People pray with marigolds that would be put on the footpath for monks at Wat Phra Dhammakaya at the start of 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: Newly ordained monks and novices and members of their families pray together before lunch in the canteen 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:  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: Men who will be ordained as Buddhist monks present lotus blossoms and pray in front 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 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: 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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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks sit around the Maha Dhammakaya Cetiya during Makha Bucha Day at Wat Phra Dhammakaya. The aims of Makha Bucha Day are: not to commit any kind of sins, do only good and purify one's mind. It is a public holiday in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Many people go to the temple to perform merit-making activities on Makha Bucha Day. The day marks four important events in Buddhism, which happened nine months after the Enlightenment of the Buddha in northern India; 1,250 disciples came to see the Buddha that evening without being summoned, all of them were Arhantas, Enlightened Ones, and all were ordained by the Buddha himself. The Buddha gave those Arhantas the principles of Buddhism, called "The ovadhapatimokha". Those principles are:  1) To cease from all evil, 2) To do what is good, 3) To cleanse one's mind. The Buddha delivered an important sermon on that day which laid down the principles of the Buddhist teachings. In Thailand, this teaching has been dubbed the “Heart of Buddhism.” Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Lay people participate in the evening candle light procession for Makha Bucha Day at Wat Phra Dhammakaya. The aims of Makha Bucha Day are: not to commit any kind of sins, do only good and purify one's mind. It is a public holiday in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Many people go to the temple to perform merit-making activities on Makha Bucha Day. The day marks four important events in Buddhism, which happened nine months after the Enlightenment of the Buddha in northern India; 1,250 disciples came to see the Buddha that evening without being summoned, all of them were Arhantas, Enlightened Ones, and all were ordained by the Buddha himself. The Buddha gave those Arhantas the principles of Buddhism, called "The ovadhapatimokha". Those principles are:  1) To cease from all evil, 2) To do what is good, 3) To cleanse one's mind. The Buddha delivered an important sermon on that day which laid down the principles of the Buddhist teachings. In Thailand, this teaching has been dubbed the “Heart of Buddhism.” Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Buddhist monks participate in the evening candle light procession for Makha Bucha Day at Wat Phra Dhammakaya. The aims of Makha Bucha Day are: not to commit any kind of sins, do only good and purify one's mind. It is a public holiday in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Many people go to the temple to perform merit-making activities on Makha Bucha Day. The day marks four important events in Buddhism, which happened nine months after the Enlightenment of the Buddha in northern India; 1,250 disciples came to see the Buddha that evening without being summoned, all of them were Arhantas, Enlightened Ones, and all were ordained by the Buddha himself. The Buddha gave those Arhantas the principles of Buddhism, called "The ovadhapatimokha". Those principles are:  1) To cease from all evil, 2) To do what is good, 3) To cleanse one's mind. The Buddha delivered an important sermon on that day which laid down the principles of the Buddhist teachings. In Thailand, this teaching has been dubbed the “Heart of Buddhism.” Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Lay people participate in the evening candle light procession for Makha Bucha Day at Wat Phra Dhammakaya. The aims of Makha Bucha Day are: not to commit any kind of sins, do only good and purify one's mind. It is a public holiday in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Many people go to the temple to perform merit-making activities on Makha Bucha Day. The day marks four important events in Buddhism, which happened nine months after the Enlightenment of the Buddha in northern India; 1,250 disciples came to see the Buddha that evening without being summoned, all of them were Arhantas, Enlightened Ones, and all were ordained by the Buddha himself. The Buddha gave those Arhantas the principles of Buddhism, called "The ovadhapatimokha". Those principles are:  1) To cease from all evil, 2) To do what is good, 3) To cleanse one's mind. The Buddha delivered an important sermon on that day which laid down the principles of the Buddhist teachings. In Thailand, this teaching has been dubbed the “Heart of Buddhism.” Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2014 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Buddhist monks sit around the Maha Dhammakaya Cetiya during Makha Bucha Day at Wat Phra Dhammakaya.  The aims of Makha Bucha Day are: not to commit any kind of sins, do only good and purify one's mind. It is a public holiday in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Many people go to the temple to perform merit-making activities on Makha Bucha Day. The day marks four important events in Buddhism, which happened nine months after the Enlightenment of the Buddha in northern India; 1,250 disciples came to see the Buddha that evening without being summoned, all of them were Arhantas, Enlightened Ones, and all were ordained by the Buddha himself. The Buddha gave those Arhantas the principles of Buddhism, called "The ovadhapatimokha". Those principles are:  1) To cease from all evil, 2) To do what is good, 3) To cleanse one's mind. The Buddha delivered an important sermon on that day which laid down the principles of the Buddhist teachings. In Thailand, this teaching has been dubbed the “Heart of Buddhism.” Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks start Saturday's leg of their mass pilgrimage through Bangkok at Surasakmontri School. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks start Saturday's leg of their mass pilgrimage through Bangkok at Surasakmontri School. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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