In this Aug. 23, 2015, photo, women Buddhist monks walk during their morning alms rounds in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. The top Buddhist authority in Thailand bars women from becoming monks. Thailand has some 100 bhikkhunis who were ordained in Sri Lanka, where women are allowed to become monks. They and their monasteries are not legally recognized in Thailand, and don't enjoy state funding and other support the country's 200,000 male monks are granted. (AP Photo/Penny Yi Wang)
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