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(NYT61) MANDALAY, Myanmar -- Oct. 23, 2007 -- MYANMAR-MONKS-3 -- Monks from the Mahaganandhayon Monastery in Mandalay, Myanmar walk to lunch in October 2007. For decades, two powerful institutions have shaped Burmese life: the 500,000-member Buddhist cler

(NYT61) MANDALAY, Myanmar -- Oct. 23, 2007 -- MYANMAR-MONKS-3 -- Monks from the Mahaganandhayon Monastery in Mandalay, Myanmar walk to lunch in October 2007. For decades, two powerful institutions have shaped Burmese life: the 500,000-member Buddhist cler