epaselect epa10049148 Newly ordained
hill tribe Buddhist novice monks put on face masks during the
annual 57th Buddhist monk ordination ceremony for hill tribe men
at Wat Benchamabophit Dusitwanaram, also known as the Marble
Temple in Bangkok, Thailand, 03 July 2022. A total of 174 hill
tribe men including young boys from northern provinces were to
be ordained as Buddhist monks and novices in the annual mass
ordination ceremony to mark the three-month Buddhist Lent which
this year begins on 14 July. For the duration of the Buddhist
Lent, monks remain in one location, typically in a monastery or
on temple grounds, where they engage in meditation and prayer,
while laypeople choose to observe Lent by giving up meat,
alcohol, and perform other ascetic practices. In Thailand, a
Buddhist man is expected to become a monk during some period of
his life. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT
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