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Vesak in the West May 25th 2013, 11:03 Ritual washing of the baby Buddha is part of Buddha's Birthday observances in many schools of Buddhism. A priest lifts a ladle to pour tea over the baby Buddha at the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple, New York City. PaulS, Flicker.com, Creative Commons License For the ritual of "washing the baby Buddha," a small standing figure of the baby Buddha is placed on an elevated stand within a basin on an altar. People approach the altar reverently, fill a ladle with water or tea, and pour it over the figure to "wash" the baby.

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