http://www.flickr.com/photos/igorbilic/tags/students/ Sun, 15 Jul 2012 07:22:54 -0700 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 07:22:54 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7407/buddyicons/17884268@N03.jpg?1371362480#17884268@N03 http://www.flickr.com/photos/igorbilic/tags/students/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/igorbilic/7574758770/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/igorbilic/">Igor Bilic</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/igorbilic/7574758770/" title="buddhist monk in school"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8158/7574758770_3d20d36d1f_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="buddhist monk in school" /></a></p> <p>In todays Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) buddhist monks are struggling to get proper education. They have been the main opponent to the military regime for decades, and for that reason they have not been given any financial or any other support for their schools. <br /> <br /> When a person wishes to join the Buddhist Order, he is first ordained as a novice. As a symbolic act of his renunciation of the worldly life, he is asked to shave off his hair and put on a robe appropriate to the monastic tradition, which he has entered. The Preceptor, who is a senior monk, then ordains him usually the abbot. The Preceptor and an instructor are then given the responsibility for guiding the novice through his period of monastic training. At the end of this period, the novice may receive the higher ordination as a monk (bhikkhu) or a nun (bhikkuni).<br /> <br /> An ordained member of the Order is provided with shelter, food, clothing and medical cares. His life is secure, though not luxurious. His time is spent on the following activities, namely<br /> 1. study, either in groups or individually;<br /> 2.the performance of assigned tasks for the maintenance of the monastic institution;<br /> 3. meditation;<br /> 4. participation in collective observances like the recitation of the disciplinary code on new moon and full moon days;<br /> 5. and the performance of religious services for the lay community.</p> Sun, 15 Jul 2012 07:22:54 -0700 2012-03-29T08:53:59-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Igor Bilic) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7574758770 21.879341 96.03836 21.879341 96.03836 1017343 buddhist monk in school <p>In todays Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) buddhist monks are struggling to get proper education. They have been the main opponent to the military regime for decades, and for that reason they have not been given any financial or any other support for their schools. <br /> <br /> When a person wishes to join the Buddhist Order, he is first ordained as a novice. As a symbolic act of his renunciation of the worldly life, he is asked to shave off his hair and put on a robe appropriate to the monastic tradition, which he has entered. The Preceptor, who is a senior monk, then ordains him usually the abbot. The Preceptor and an instructor are then given the responsibility for guiding the novice through his period of monastic training. At the end of this period, the novice may receive the higher ordination as a monk (bhikkhu) or a nun (bhikkuni).<br /> <br /> An ordained member of the Order is provided with shelter, food, clothing and medical cares. His life is secure, though not luxurious. His time is spent on the following activities, namely<br /> 1. study, either in groups or individually;<br /> 2.the performance of assigned tasks for the maintenance of the monastic institution;<br /> 3. meditation;<br /> 4. participation in collective observances like the recitation of the disciplinary code on new moon and full moon days;<br /> 5. and the performance of religious services for the lay community.</p> Igor Bilic school ireland red english students writing education southeastasia burma board protest croatia monk tibet monks tibetan myanmar teaching mm spiritual lhasa mandalay monastic yangoon novice gettyimage tefl rangon igorbilicphotography http://www.flickr.com/photos/igorbilic/7760880346/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/igorbilic/">Igor Bilic</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/igorbilic/7760880346/" title="celebrating Her Majesty the Queen's birthday at WNK high school"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8291/7760880346_8ec47d3c45_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="celebrating Her Majesty the Queen's birthday at WNK high school" /></a></p> <p>All the teachers and students are lined up like this every morning. But on this occasion they wore military uniforms.<br /> Phetkasem government high school, Phetkasem Road, Soi 81 , Bangkok, Thailand</p> Sat, 11 Aug 2012 13:04:20 -0700 2012-11-24T01:16:49-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Igor Bilic) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7760880346 13.648155 100.439672 13.648155 100.439672 1225050 celebrating Her Majesty the Queen's birthday at WNK high school <p>All the teachers and students are lined up like this every morning. But on this occasion they wore military uniforms.<br /> Phetkasem government high school, Phetkasem Road, Soi 81 , Bangkok, Thailand</p> Igor Bilic birthday family school students thailand bangkok royal queen celebration uniforms teachers wat th bk phetkasem http://www.flickr.com/photos/igorbilic/7760245778/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/igorbilic/">Igor Bilic</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/igorbilic/7760245778/" title="celebrating Her Majesty the Queen's birthday at Mattayom Wat Nongkhaem high school"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7268/7760245778_45d83f01a9_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="celebrating Her Majesty the Queen's birthday at Mattayom Wat Nongkhaem high school" /></a></p> <p>All the students are lined up like this every morning.<br /> Government high school, Phetkasem Road, Soi 81 , Bangkok, Thailand</p> Sat, 11 Aug 2012 11:18:04 -0700 2012-11-24T01:12:46-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Igor Bilic) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7760245778 13.661666 100.438985 13.661666 100.438985 1225448 celebrating Her Majesty the Queen's birthday at Mattayom Wat Nongkhaem high school <p>All the students are lined up like this every morning.<br /> Government high school, Phetkasem Road, Soi 81 , Bangkok, Thailand</p> Igor Bilic road birthday morning family school students thailand king respect bangkok borg royal queen celebration thai teachers wat celebrating soi prathom nongkhaem mattayom matthayom phetkasem