Buddhist monk Bhaddanta Ashin Nyarna, 95 PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 29 July 2010 05:49

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Buddhist monk Bhaddanta Ashin Nyarna, 95, the abbot of Dhama Thukha monastery, and an attendant, in Thoneze, Thayawaddy District, Pegu Division, on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. About 16,000 people visit the monastery every weekend, mostly for the belief that its holy drinking water has supernatural power to improve health. Photo: Mizzima

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Scores of visitors pay homage to Buddhist monk Bhaddanta Ashin Nyarna, 95, the abbot of Dhama Thukha monastery in Thoneze, Thayawaddy District, Pegu Division, in central Burma on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. About 16,000 laypeople visit the monastery each weekend, mostly on the belief that its holy drinking water has supernatural power to improve health. Photo: Mizzima

 
 
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