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The young Buddhist lama sat on a throne near an altar decorated with flowers, fruits and golden statues of the Buddha, ...

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The youthful Buddhist lama sat on a throne near an altar decorated with flowers, fruits and golden statues of the Buddha, ...

(AP) — The young Buddhist lama sat on a throne near an altar decorated with flowers ... He heard the monks with shaved heads, ...