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Thai Buddhist temple serves Hmong in St. Paul

12 hours 6 min ago
St Paul, MN (USA) -- From the outside, nothing distinguishes Watmongkhool-Khunaram from the family residences on the block. The temple operates out of a two story grey house surrounded by a grey cyclone fence. But when you leave your shoes at the door, step inside and you find a small prayer hall with statues and pictures of Buddha on the wall and a low dais where Ajan Phra Khrupras- itthamrha Kosam, the resident Thai Buddhist monk sits during services. The lay people coming there are not Lao or Thai. They are Hmong.

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