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| H1 tags : ; Buddhism in China; By staff reporter ZHANG XUEYING; ON the morning of March 11, 2009, numerous pilgrims swarmed into a silent hutong near the famous Houhai scenic spot in Beijing. The Guanghua Temple is located here, where Buddhists congregate on the 1st and 15th of each month of the lunar calendar. On these special days, temples hold religious rites for pilgrims. March 11th (the 15th day of the second moon) was the Buddhist day of nirvana. “We didn’t anticipate that so many people would come. We have prepared twice as much vegetarian food as before, but that still can’t meet demand,” commented a temple chef. (more…) | |
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