Monk Life in Myanmar
Read MoreMonks receive a food donation from a family at the floating village on Inle Lake. Monasteries are heavily dependent on donations from the monks' families and nearby villages.
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Monks in formation for breakfast in Mingun
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Monks wait in line to receive lunch in Bagan. Similar to my experience in the military, their life is full of waiting in lines.
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Novice monks playing during study time in Bagan, Myanmar
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Monks studying at the 19th Century Shwe Yan Pyay Monastery, near Nyaung Shwe, Myanmar
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Monk doing his lessons at Bagaya Monastery at Inwa
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Monk studying at Shwe Yan Pyay Monastery
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Young monk with playful attitude at Bagaya Monastery
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Elder monk preparing lunch for the house near Hsinbyume Pagoda
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Monk bathes outside his quarters, adjacent to Chaukhtatgyi Temple in Yangon, Myanmar
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Monks enjoying a soccer match in Mandalay, near U Bein Bridge
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Young monks support photo tourism at Mingun Pahtodawgyi
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Young monk relaxing at his quarters near Hsinbyume Pagoda in Mingun
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Elderly monk allows me to make his portrait, along the route from Mandalay to Inle Lake
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Elderly monk in prayer inside a small temple at Shwe Inn Dain Pagoda at Indein Village
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