21A.150 | Fall 2014 | Undergraduate

Teaching and Learning: Cross-Cultural Perspectives

Burmese boy has his head shaved

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A young Burmese boy has his head shaved by an older monk as part of a Shinbyu ceremony. This ritual novice hood initiation occurs before a boy enters a monastery, as is custom in Myanmar for boys between the ages of 10 and 20. (Courtesy of Dietmar Temps on Flickr. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.)

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Burmese boy has his head shaved
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A photograph of a young Burmese boy who is in the middle of having his head shaved by an older monk.
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A young Burmese boy has his head shaved by an older monk as part of a Shinbyu ceremony. This ritual novice hood initiation occurs before a boy enters a monastery, as is custom in Myanmar for boys between the ages of 10 and 20. (Courtesy of Dietmar Temps on Flickr. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.)
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Courtesy of Dietmar Temps on Flickr. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
A photograph of a young Burmese boy who is in the middle of having his head shaved by an older monk.

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