Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images A monk walked past the Boudhanath Stupa on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday. The holy Buddhist temple is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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A monk walked past the Boudhanath Stupa on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday. The holy Buddhist temple is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Ni Yuxing/European Pressphoto Agency An ethic Tibetan monk threw the body of a child onto a funeral pyre in a ditch in Jiegu, famed for  its horse-racing festival and purebred Tibetan mastiffs. On Saturday, local monks organised a mass cremation of 1,400 bodies in Jiegu that took place without any government involvement.

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An ethic Tibetan monk threw the body of a child onto a funeral pyre in a ditch in Jiegu, famed for  its horse-racing festival and purebred Tibetan mastiffs. On Saturday, local monks organised a mass cremation of 1,400 bodies in Jiegu that took place without any government involvement.

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Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images A member of the traditional Baduy (or Badui) tribe carries wood from the river to sell at their village in the forest area of the Kendeng mountains on February 7, 2010 in Banten, Indonesia. The traditional community consists of around 5,000-8,000 people spread across a hilly area of just 50 square kilometers. Their religion, known as Agama Sunda Wiwitan, combines elements of Hinduism, Buddhism and traditional beliefs, including various taboos such as not eating food at night, touching money, accepting gold or silver or even cutting their hair.

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A member of the traditional Baduy (or Badui) tribe carries wood from the river to sell at their village in the forest area of the Kendeng mountains on February 7, 2010 in Banten, Indonesia. The traditional community consists of around 5,000-8,000 people spread across a hilly area of just 50 square kilometers. Their religion, known as Agama Sunda Wiwitan, combines elements of Hinduism, Buddhism and traditional beliefs, including various taboos such as not eating food at night, touching money, accepting gold or silver or even cutting their hair.

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Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images A monk walked past the Boudhanath Stupa on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday. The holy Buddhist temple is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images

A monk walked past the Boudhanath Stupa on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday. The holy Buddhist temple is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Ni Yuxing/European Pressphoto Agency An ethic Tibetan monk threw the body of a child onto a funeral pyre in a ditch in Jiegu, famed for  its horse-racing festival and purebred Tibetan mastiffs. On Saturday, local monks organised a mass cremation of 1,400 bodies in Jiegu that took place without any government involvement.

Ni Yuxing/European Pressphoto Agency

An ethic Tibetan monk threw the body of a child onto a funeral pyre in a ditch in Jiegu, famed for  its horse-racing festival and purebred Tibetan mastiffs. On Saturday, local monks organised a mass cremation of 1,400 bodies in Jiegu that took place without any government involvement.

Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images A member of the traditional Baduy (or Badui) tribe carries wood from the river to sell at their village in the forest area of the Kendeng mountains on February 7, 2010 in Banten, Indonesia. The traditional community consists of around 5,000-8,000 people spread across a hilly area of just 50 square kilometers. Their religion, known as Agama Sunda Wiwitan, combines elements of Hinduism, Buddhism and traditional beliefs, including various taboos such as not eating food at night, touching money, accepting gold or silver or even cutting their hair.

Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images

A member of the traditional Baduy (or Badui) tribe carries wood from the river to sell at their village in the forest area of the Kendeng mountains on February 7, 2010 in Banten, Indonesia. The traditional community consists of around 5,000-8,000 people spread across a hilly area of just 50 square kilometers. Their religion, known as Agama Sunda Wiwitan, combines elements of Hinduism, Buddhism and traditional beliefs, including various taboos such as not eating food at night, touching money, accepting gold or silver or even cutting their hair.

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