Novice Buddhist Monks
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
Novice Buddhist Monks
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
When i visited a remote Thai village in Laos, these novice monks were excited to see such strange people from "the other world" as it were...they very rarely get to see people from outside their village.A śrāmaṇera is a novice monk in a Buddhist context.The account is that when Gautama Buddha's son Rāhula was seven years old, he followed the Buddha, saying "Give me my inheritance." The Buddha called Venerable Sariputta and asked him to ordain little Rāhula who became the first śrāmaṇera.
"The King (Suddhodana), discovering that now his grandson and a number of young men in the royal family had requested ordination, asked the Buddha only to ordain a minor with the consent of his parents or guardian. The Buddha assented. This rule was expanded to include the spouses of those intending to join the Order of monks and nuns"
FEATURED 11/4/15 in "The Collector's Gallery"
FEATURED 11/6/15 in "FAA Portrait Gallery"
FEATURED 11/7/15 in "Images That Excite You"
FEATURED 5/3/22 in "A Woman's Touch"
FEATURED 5/10/22 "Your Very Best Photography"
FEATURED 5/12/22 in "Out of the Ordinary"
FEATURED 5/14/22 in "500 Views Share Group"
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July 25th, 2014
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Comments (17)
Robyn King
Congratulations Venetia your gorgeous artwork is being featured in 500 Views Share Group & Shared:-) Please take a moment to add your beautiful art to our archives in the message area and have a wonderful day!
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups Special Features #21 promotion discussion. Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views Group....L/F/Tw
Lorraine Baum
I love this image and the story behind it Venetia! I am sharing it in the 1000 Visits group as a Special Feature. L/F
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Maria Hunt
You have such an eye or art. Wonderful moment to place before our eyes. F/L
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you so much Maria. I really love to bring people in to share special moments like this. Freezing a moment in time and sharing it is the gift of photography!
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