A Buddhist monk threw money from a temple with his family ... to people who attended the ordination. Buddhist ordination ceremonies in Thailand are usually characterised by money-throwing, usually ...

He relied heavily on his Buddhist faith during the dark ... he was still training to become a monk. His journey to ordination as a monk lasted 41 years: 1965 to 2006. The minimum requirement ...

(The Conversation) — The symbolic image of the silently meditating nun or chanting monk often embodies ... in the context of traditional Buddhist monastic ordination appears to be slowly changing.

The Pravrajya ceremony started from Tuesday with yellow robes, or Chibar being handed over by senior Buddhist monks who initiated the Shramanera (novice monk) ordination. Organised jointly by All ...

Ordination is an important part of the Buddhist life course. Thai Buddhists often enter a monastery for a short period of time, temporarily being ordained as a monk or nun. Even for those who ...

Young ethnic Shan boys wearing shimmering dresses and colourful floral headpieces take part in a traditional rite of passage ceremony to be initiated as novice Buddhist monks at the Wat Ku Tao ...