Buddhist nuns and monks pray during a service celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights on Jan. 4. The big event culminates a busy month of activities that included a mass ordination of monks from around the world and Whittier College presenting an honorary doctorate to the order’s founder, the Venerable Master Hsing Yun.

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