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Novice monks at the monastery after a Shinbyu Buddhist Novice Ceremony in Shan State Myanmar

Novice monks at the monastery after a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 23rd March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.

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Novice monks at the monastery after a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 23rd March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.