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People pray on "Buddha's Birthday" in quake-hit Nepal

English.news.cn 2015-05-04 17:06:33
NEPAL-KATHMANDU-BUDDHA JAYANTI FESTIVAL

Photo taken on May 4, 2015 shows offerings to idol of Buddha during Buddha Jayanti festival at quake-wracked monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal. People visited Buddhist shrines and monasteries in Nepal's quake-wracked Kathmandu on the birthday of Gautama Buddha to pray for the country and people who suffered from earthquake. Buddha Jayanti, sometimes informally called "Buddha's Birthday", is a holy day observed by Buddhists in many Asian countries to mark the birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha on the day of the full moon in May. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)

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People pray on "Buddha's Birthday" in quake-hit Nepal
                     English.news.cn | 2015-05-04 17:06:33 | Editor: Xiang Bo
NEPAL-KATHMANDU-BUDDHA JAYANTI FESTIVAL

Photo taken on May 4, 2015 shows offerings to idol of Buddha during Buddha Jayanti festival at quake-wracked monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal. People visited Buddhist shrines and monasteries in Nepal's quake-wracked Kathmandu on the birthday of Gautama Buddha to pray for the country and people who suffered from earthquake. Buddha Jayanti, sometimes informally called "Buddha's Birthday", is a holy day observed by Buddhists in many Asian countries to mark the birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha on the day of the full moon in May. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)

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