Temporary monkhood | Universal Peace Buddha Temple
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Chillin'.
Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600 | Arista Private Reserve RC
Chillin'.
Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600 | Arista Private Reserve RC
Temporary monk with his wife and daughter.
Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600 | Arista Private Reserve RC
Young temporary monk offers a donation to his teachers Ashin Pyinnya Thiha and Ashin Vimala.
Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600 | Arista Private Reserve RC
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The senior monks welcome the initiates as Ashin Vimala continues his photo story.
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Alms bowls and new robes for the initiates.
Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600 | Arista Private Reserve RC
Day 2 of the ceremony.
Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600 | Arista Private Reserve RC
After receiving the robes on Day 1.
Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600 | Arista Private Reserve RC
Kicking back.
Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600 | Arista Private Reserve RC
Five-year-old novice (next to his seven-year-old brother), whose devout pediatrician mother runs her own meditation center.
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Ashin Kovida taught the children how to put on the monk's robes. The boy on the left is only 5 years old.
Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600 | Arista Private Reserve RC
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Ashin Vimala speaks with guest monk Ashin Kovida from Burma, who led the initiation ceremony for temporary monks.
Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600 | Arista Private Reserve RC
Ashin Vimala prays with a donor.