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Beijing Buddhists pray for quake zone

Updated: 2013-04-23 16:57
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Beijing Buddhists pray for quake zone

Buddhists pray for the quake zone at a prayer meeting in Guangji Temple in Beijing on April 23, 2013. The meeting was organized by the Buddhist Association of China and raised altogether 2.35 million yuan ($380,465) for Lushan county, Sichuan province. A 7-magnitude quake hit the southwestern county Saturday morning, claiming 193 lives and injuring 12,211 so far. [Photo by Li Zhou/Asianewsphoto] 

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