Hangzhou's Lingyin Temple Celebrates The Birth Of Sakyamuni

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 25: (CHINA OUT) Buddhist monks and nuns of Lingyin Temple walk to receive Buddhists's offerings during a charity event to celebrate the birth of Sakyamuni, on May 25, 2015 in Hangzhou, China. Lingyin Temple held a charity activity that Buddhist monks and nuns could receive offerings from belivers when they walked from Faxi Temple in Tianzhu Hill back to Lingyin Temple. This charity activity was to celebrate the birth of the Sakyamuni (also known as Gautama Buddha or simply the Buddha) on April 8, according to Chinese lunar calendar, and was also the largest than that ever since in Lingyin Temple's history. (Photo by Visual China Group via Getty Images/Visual China Group via Getty Images)