Novice Monks

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

THAILAND | Thursday, 10 January 2013 | Views [717] | View Larger Image

1) The ornate Buddhist pagoda of Phra Maha That Kaen Nakhon, rises majestically 80 meters above Khon Kaen, Thailand. Although apparently deserted, this morning’s air is filled with the chanting that foretells of the millenniums old ceremony held within.

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2) Inside, the temple is filled with monks, dignitaries and the family members of the 65 boys that are commencing with the ordination ceremony to become novice monks. The boys wear white robes for the days prior to their ordination, where they learnt of the rigors of their future life and that represent Brahmanism, the religion before Buddha’s enlightenment. With newly shaven heads and white strings about the wrists for good luck, they kneel holding their new robes.

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