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Tricycle Pilgrimage: Young Monks in Bumthang

Posted by James Shaheen on 05 Dec 2012 in

These young Bhutanese monks, at Thamshing Monastery in Jakar, Bumthang, spent the morning memorizing texts by reciting them aloud. Neither the cold nor a nearby pack of barking dogs seemed to distract them.

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Reply by fightclubbuddha on December 5, 2012, 1:42 pm

I love the robes. Certainly seems that they are sized for these young monks to grow into. What is the significance of the turquoise trim on the one young monk?