Young monks at a monastery in Myanmar.
Studying hard.
Happy about some distraction.
Getting tired...
…and bored.
Oh sweet dreams!
Accommodations are rather basic. Many Burmese boys enter a monastery for about 3 months as a novice monk mostly when they reach the age of seven or when they are older. They are being taught the teachings of the Buddha.
Often children from poorer families who can`t afford school fees etc profit from the free monastic education.
Congratulations on this wonderful collection of portraits. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThese are fantastic!! What a wonderful opportunity to see their space so up close and personal. Thanks for sharing this!!
ReplyDeleteIch habe das Gefühl, mit deinen Bildern und Erklärungen hunderte von Jahren in die Zeit zurück zu reisen. So surreal scheint mir, dass kleine Jungen das harte Leben der Mönche leben. In meinen Augen hart. Denn dort haben sie es bestimmt besser als dort, wo sie mit ihren Eltern leben. Oder oftmals hausen. Joanna von Liebesbotschaft hat genau heute die richtigen Worte dazu gefunden: wir sollten viel öfter dankbar sein für das, was wir haben ...
ReplyDeleteLiebe Grüße und hab' einen schönen Tag ... Frauke
I like these! Wonderful shots!
ReplyDeleteEine großartige Atmosphäre, die Bilder sehen wirklich aus als sei die Zeit stehen geblieben.
ReplyDeleteOh to be able to witness this. Beautiful look into this world.
ReplyDeletePerfect- Did I mention how much I love your Midweek Portraits?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful candids of the young monks, Karen. Great to see them with real little boy expressions... still, it's hard to believe a 7-8 year old can study so intently (wish mine had as much patience ;)
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