A Buddhist monk holds a statue of Lord Buddha at Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, about 130 kilometers (81 miles) south of Patna, India, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. Bodh Gaya is the town where Prince Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment after intense meditation and became the Buddha. Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will visit Bodh Gaya to give a series of religious teachings from Jan. 5 to 9. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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