Novice Thai nuns walk along a pond at the Sathira-Dhammasathan Buddhist meditation centre in Bangkok April 9, 2011. Over 50 girls, between 5 and 12 years old, were ordained as nuns for 10 days after going through three months of training. The centre, founded in 1987, is a learning community for peace and harmony that has programmes open to people regardless of age and gender. [Photo/Agencies]

Novice Thai nuns walk at the Sathira-Dhammasathan Buddhist meditation centre in Bangkok April 9, 2011. Over 50 girls, between 5 and 12 years old, were ordained as nuns for 10 days after going through three months of training. The centre, founded in 1987, is a learning community for peace and harmony that has programmes open to people regardless of age and gender. [Photo/Agencies]

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