Ordination: The last day that John Massey will wear the necklace with the Buddha image, 1987

Ordination: The last day that John Massey will wear the necklace with the Buddha image, 1987

1987-06-27

This is the last day that John Massey will be allowed to wear the necklace with the Buddha image. After he is ordained he will have to remove the necklace and wear only the monks robes that are offered to him by the laity. The monk is prohibited from adorning his body with a perfume of jewelry. 

Ordination of Novice Monk, photograph 3 of 30, from Cambodian Traditional Crafts and Religious Ceremonies.

View the Ordination of Novice Monk group of photographs in order on the Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/OrdinationNoviceMonk.

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