weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

In this second set covering the Mahagandhayon Monastery in Amarapura, I concentrate on the faces of the monks and on small details like the rice bowls each monk is holding, as they line up to enter the dining halls.

Further information on the monastery, Buddhism, monks and nuns was provided in the preceding post #105.

You can find the location of the Mahagandhayon Monastery at the lower center on the attached map of Mandalay.


Notes
TRIP INFO: Set # 1 provides a brief introduction to THIS SERIES on SOUTH & EAST ASIA. See it at
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-724330-1.html

MYANMAR COUNTRY INFO in set # 61: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-731087-1.html

MANDALAY AREA INFO in set # 91: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-734484-1.html

EARLIER POSTS of this series: Access my topic list at UHH, the new posts are listed in reverse chronological order:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-topic-list?usernum=45105

Thanks for visiting, I recommend viewing the downloads and look forward to your comments and questions.

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1 - Barefoot monks lining up for lunch, each one holding his rice bowl, cup and towel

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2 - Monks vary in ages: Here a more mature group of men

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3 - Only one smiling face in the sea of somber monks: They are supposed to be calm and quiet when lining up for food

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4 - Clean shaven heads, all clad in the ubiquitous maroon robes (not saffron like in the surrounding countries), all holding their rice bowl, cup and towl in the prescribed way

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5 - Quite a young face ….

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6 - A close look at their implements

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7 - Robes and rice bowls are identical, cups and towels show their individuality

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8 - A very stern, tense face ….

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9 - A group of young novices clad in white signifying that they have not yet attained the status of a monk

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10 - Peeking in: Monks sitting on the floor in one of the many lunch halls, eating their lunch

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weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

For your reference:

11 - Trip map of the Myanmar segment of our tour

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12 - Map of the sights within Mandalay

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phlash46 Loc: Westchester County, New York

Fine series! Some are so young!

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Fascinating, Joe. Great set.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Very interesting.

Tjohn Loc: Inverness, FL formerly Arivaca, AZ

Nice. Why the different colored robes?

angler Loc: StHelens England

Excellent set Joe.

bnsf

Were is grasshopper?

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Bruce for looking in on the tour again - yes being a monk in Myanmar is mostly a part-time vocation, many people drift in and out of monasteries several times during a life span.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Ken for your appreciation.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Bill, glad you like the set.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you for looking in on my travelogue Thomas and your kind comment. I believe this is the first time I see you commenting on one of my tours, so I bid you a hearty welcome! The white robes signify that this is a group of novices that has not yet attained the status of a monk.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Jim for your kind comment.

phlash46 Loc: Westchester County, New York

White are novices, not monks.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Sorry bnsf, a bit too cryptic a question for me to answer - are you talking about grasshoppers for food? - possibly they are on the dinner plate in image #10, or are you talking about the Swiss soccer club? - they will be playing against Lugano on Sunday April 24.