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Shinbyu, Mandalay

Portrait of a young boy during a Buddhist Shinbyu ceremony at the Mahamuni temple in Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma).

Shinbyu, also spelt shinpyu, is the Burmese term for a novitiation ceremony (pabbajja) in the tradition of Theravada Buddhism, referring to the celebrations marking the samanera ordination of a boy under the age of 20.

It is deemed the most important duty that parents owe to their son by letting him go forth and embrace the legacy of the Buddha, join the Sangha and become immersed in the teachings of the Buddha, the Dhamma, at least for a short while, perhaps longer if not for the rest of his life. A boy may become a novice on more than one occasion, but by the age of twenty there will be another great occasion, the upasampada ordination, in which the boy becomes a fully ordained bazin . Those who are not blessed with a male child will seek for an orphan boy or a boy from very poor families in order to receive this special dispensation by the Buddha and hence gain great merit by the act. Shinbyu may well be regarded as a rite of passage or coming of age ceremony as in other religions. Allowing a son to spend some time however short it may be, in a Buddhist monastery is regarded by most Buddhists as the best religious gift that his parents can give him and it is believed to have a lasting effect on his life. (wiki)

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Taken in: Myanmar / Mandalay / Mandalay / Fort Dufferin (show map)

Taken on: December 26, 2013

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/3.5, 1/60 sec, 70mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:	EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Aperture:	f/3.5
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	70mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.0 (Windows)
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