Tibetan Novice Monk. A śrāmaṇera is a novice male monastic in a Buddhist context. After a year or at the age of 20, a śrāmaṇera will be considered for higher ordination as a bhikṣu. Some monasteries will require people who want to ordain as a monk to be a novice for a set period of time, as a period of preparation and familiarization.   Photo by Steve McCurry
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