Buddha's legacy

Published November 23, 2012

Buddhist monks attend a procession outside Quan Su pagoda before the opening ceremony of the seventh congress of Vietnam's Buddhist Sangha Association in Hanoi November. The believers also dress as the Yaksas, known as the 12 heavenly generals in Buddhist mythology. More than 1,000 Buddhist monks and nuns have gathered in Hanoi for a four-day national congress from November 21 to 24.—Photos by Reuters

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