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jieba dots (Vietnam)
A Vietnamese Buddhist monk with six jieba, i.e. six burn marks on the forehead. In Vietnam, these dots are said to represent the various stages in ones life as a Buddhist monk, and refer to ones achievement on the path towards Enlightenment.
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