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Yangon, Bago, Kalaw & Inle Lake | Journey to Kengtung | Buddhist monks of Burma

Buddhist monks of Burma

The day begins early for those saffron-robed legionaries, the Buddhist monks of Southeast Asia, as they glide through the morning mists, alms bowls at the ready. Glimpses inside the Kha Khat Wain Kyaung Monastery in Pegu (Bago), Burma (Myanmar) reveal the domestic life of the Sangha or community of ordained believers. Read more on my blog.

Images from the Eastern Shan State were taken with Nikon D200 (10 mpx) in RAW format. Earlier images are scanned from 35mm transparency. All are available for licensing.

Monks line up for midday meal in Bago (Pegu)
Monks line up for midday meal in Bago (Pegu)		 Serving the soup
Serving the soup		 Serving rice into each monk's personal bowl
Serving rice into each monk's personal bowl
Dining at table
Dining at table		 Monks dining at Kha Khat Wain Kyaung monastery in Bago (Pegu)
Monks dining at Kha Khat Wain Kyaung monastery in Bago (Pegu)		 Monk in his dormitory
Monk in his dormitory
Character-building
Character-building		 Buddhist monk, Tachileik
Buddhist monk, Tachileik		 Buddhist monk, Tachileik
Buddhist monk, Tachileik
Novice monk, Kengtung, Myanmar
Novice monk, Kengtung, Myanmar		 Ordination hall of a monastery near Inle Lake
Ordination hall of a monastery near Inle Lake		 Monk with jumping cat, Inle Lake
Monk with jumping cat, Inle Lake
Buddha images in a ruined temple on the shores of Inle Lake
Buddha images in a ruined temple on the shores of Inle Lake		 A monk blesses the giver of alms, Tachileik
A monk blesses the giver of alms, Tachileik		 Novice monks, Thazi, Burma
Novice monks, Thazi, Burma

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