Ordination: John Massey's mother, 1987

Ordination: John Massey's mother, 1987

1987-06-27

John Massey's mother (right). Before the ordination ceremony is performed it is necessary for the candidate to receive his parent's permission to enter the monastic order. The candidate must also be free of debt. These requirements are made so that the monk will not be distracted from religious practice and study.

Ordination of Novice Monk, photograph 9 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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