Children Becoming Buddhist Monks

A young novice monk prays after having his head shaved by Buddhist monks during a ceremony entitled ‘Children Becoming Buddhist Monks’, at the Jogye temple in Seoul on May 11, 2015. (AFP Photo/Ed Jones)

A child has his head shaved by Buddhist monks during a ceremony entitled ‘Children Becoming Buddhist Monks’, at the Jogye temple in Seoul on May 11, 2015. Following the ceremony the children stay at the temple where they are taught about Buddhism, for two weeks, until Buddha’s birthday on May 25. (AFP Photo/Ed Jones)

Children are dressed in robes by monks during the ‘Children Becoming Buddhist Monks’ ceremony forthcoming buddha’s birthday at a Chogye temple on May 11, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea.

Buddhist monks pray during the ‘Children Becoming Buddhist Monks’ ceremony forthcoming buddha’s birthday at a Chogye temple on May 11, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea.

(AFP Photo/Ed Jones)

Children attend during the ‘Children Becoming Buddhist Monks’ ceremony forthcoming buddha’s birthday at a Chogye temple on May 11, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea. Children have their hair shaved off during the ‘Children Becoming Buddhist Monks’ ceremony ahead of buddha’s birthday at a Chogye temple

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Young novice gather having their heads shaved by Buddhist monks during a ceremony entitled ‘Children Becoming Buddhist Monks’, at the Jogye temple in Seoul on May 11, 2015. Following the ceremony the children stay at the temple where they are taught about Buddhism, for two weeks, until Buddha’s birthday on May 25. (AFP Photo/Ed Jones)

Children attended a “Children Becoming Buddhist Monks” ceremony ahead of Buddha’s birthday at a Chogye temple on May 11, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea. The children will stay at the temple to learn about Buddhism for 14 days. Buddha was born approximately 2,559 years ago, and although the exact date is unknown, Buddha’s official birthday is celebrated on the full moon in May in South Korea, which is May 25 this year

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