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This crowded temple's in Singapore.

People have come together for Vesak day, which celebrates Buddha's birth and life.

This temple has let families bring pets.

For temple head, Singha Rinpoche, this shows Buddha's love for all living things.

Pet owners held out their animals for a Buddhist blessing.

Buddhists believe people are reborn, and this isn't only for humans.

Pets might be reborn as people.

That's why Dennis

And also we, we, we see our animals as a family and also as - in our, in our animal realm.

So we like to accumulate merit for, for my pets, so that in future he may be, he may be, become a human just like us and not be an animal."

It took us quite a while, for, for us to get close to her.

And now that she has warm up to us, we feel that adopting to being blessed together with us in a Vesak Day even will bring all of us closer."

Many owners used the opportunity to take photos.

Families lit up the temple for their pets.

They believe the lights will have a positive effect on their animals.

Singha Rinpoche: "We pray to plant a seed of enlightenment for the pet.

Because in - we believe that even a pet will become a Buddha one day."

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