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Thai Buddhists visit the Wat Chedi Luang, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, to sprinkle water on statues of the Buddha, helping to ring in Songkran, the Thai new year. They believe this will bring good fortunes to their lives. IMB Photo

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Thai Buddhists visit the Wat Chedi Luang, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, to sprinkle water on statues of the Buddha, helping to ring in Songkran, the Thai new year. They believe this will bring good fortunes to their lives. IMB Photo

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During Songkran, the Thai new year national holiday, Thai Buddhists pour water on statues of Buddha. Throwing or pouring the water is meant to wash away bad luck from the previous year, and to represent purification and good fortune. As believers, we know that the only thing that makes us truly pure is the blood of Christ. IMB missionaries labor to share this truth with the nations. IMB Photo

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Buddhist worshippers pray and worship at the Wat Chedi Luang, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The most iconic ritual of Songkran, the Thai new year festival, is the pouring of water over Buddha statues to symbolize purification and the washing away of all sins and bad luck. Buddhism is the most prominent religion in Thailand. IMB Photo

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A painting of Buddha on an outside wall of a museum and temple in the Tang Valley in the Kingdom of Bhutan.

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A cloth with a Buddhist deity hangs in a museum and temple in the Tang Valley in the Kingdom of Bhutan.

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Prayer flags at Trongsa Dzong, a fortress in the Kingdom of Bhutan.

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A carving of Buddha on a memorial stupa in the Kingdom of Bhutan.

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A portrait of Buddha on the wall of a bridge to Rinpung Dzong monastery in the Kingdom of Bhutan.

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A portrait of Buddha on the wall of a bridge to Rinpung Dzong monastery in the Kingdom of Bhutan.

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A short-term volunteer prays near Swayambhu, a Tibetan Buddhist holy site in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Ancient ruins of temples and a royal palace stand silhouetted against the setting sun at Sukhothai in Thailand.

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Temple ruins and statues stand silhouetted against the sun in the ancient city of Sukhothai in Thailand.

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Reflection of a Buddhist statue among lily pads in the ancient city of Sukhothai in Thailand.

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A statue of Buddha at a temple in Vientiane, Laos.

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A statue of Buddha at a temple in Vientiane, Laos.

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Ancient Buddha statues at a historic site in Vientiane, Laos.

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A statue of Buddha at a temple in Vientiane, Laos.

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A statue of Buddha at a temple in Vientiane, Laos.

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A large statue of Buddha is under construction along the road between Amherst and Moulmein, Myanmar.

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