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... monks wandered during all seasons , but eventually they adopted the practice of remaining in one place during the rainy season ( in northern India , mid - July to mid - October ) . Pa- trons built shelters for their use , and the end of ...
... monks wandered during all seasons , but eventually they adopted the practice of remaining in one place during the rainy season ( in northern India , mid - July to mid - October ) . Pa- trons built shelters for their use , and the end of ...
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... monks from China and Tibet and sending forth missionaries to these lands . The institutions were open to the outside influence of a resurgent Hinduism , however , which is one of the factors that weakened Bud- dhism and led to its ...
... monks from China and Tibet and sending forth missionaries to these lands . The institutions were open to the outside influence of a resurgent Hinduism , however , which is one of the factors that weakened Bud- dhism and led to its ...
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... Monks receiving alms from a laywoman in Yangon , Myanmar . Photobank BKK / Robert Harding Picture Library takes place between Buddhist monks and Buddhist layper- sons . Like the Buddha himself , the monks embody or represent the higher ...
... Monks receiving alms from a laywoman in Yangon , Myanmar . Photobank BKK / Robert Harding Picture Library takes place between Buddhist monks and Buddhist layper- sons . Like the Buddha himself , the monks embody or represent the higher ...
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