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Novitiation ceremony in Myanmar #59064313
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Burmese men in traditional clothes at the Shinbyu. Shinbyu is the burmese term for the novitiation ceremony in the tradition of Theravada Buddhism, referring the celebration of marking the novice monastic ordination of a boy under the age of 20. It is deemed the most important duty that parents owe to their son by letting go forth and embrace the legacy of the Buddha.
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