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Monk with Cell Phone

I recently posted a photo of one monk taking a picture of another monk at a temple. On Facebook, I received a lot of comments from people who had seen monks doing things not so typical of monks (like buying cigarettes). So, I thought I’d put together some more photos of monks doing not so typical things…

Monk with Camera

The monk below is late for a prayer session at a temple in Bhutan. Hundreds of others had already filed into this building.

Monk Running

Perhaps these monks are looking for pictures of themselves in the LP guide?

Monks with LP Guide

Hey – somebody’s gotta take care of the local billboard – eh?

Monks at Billboard

This might not be so typical, but this monk is practicing Shaolin Kung Fu. It looks like a doctored photo, doesn’t it?

Monk and Shaolin Kung Fu

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Beth

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Photo credit Tibet Monks: Matt Murf
Photo credit Monks and Billboard: hassan abdel-rahman
Photo credit Shaolin Monk: kevinpoh

All other photos: Beth Whitman

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Comments

On September 18th, 2009 at 7:18 am, Amy @ The Q Family said:

Wow! The last picture is definitely NOT so typical.

On September 18th, 2009 at 8:08 am, Jen@TwoKidsandaMap said:

What a great photo series! It reminds us that we are all human! Thanks for sharing!

On September 18th, 2009 at 2:28 pm, Heather on her travelss said:

I gather that for those young monks it’s a bit like being at boarding school & the orange robes are just like a school uniform.

On September 18th, 2009 at 4:10 pm, Kymri said:

Yet another set of great and interesting photos. Thanks for sharing!

On September 18th, 2009 at 5:17 pm, Erika said:

Beth – I took this photo last year at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta –
thought you’d get a kick out of it – goes with today’s theme:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/erikasheehan/2912530898/

On September 18th, 2009 at 5:41 pm, Caitlin said:

I saw a Shaolin Monks performance in London – it was amazing!!

On September 18th, 2009 at 9:09 pm, Dominique said:

Well, I’m certainly nowhere as flexible and limber as that last monk! I think my favorite shot is the one of the monks looking at the Tibet guide book

On September 18th, 2009 at 9:35 pm, Lorraine said:

Agree with Dominique – the guide book photo definitely captures their mulling moment. Fun series of photos!

On September 19th, 2009 at 7:35 am, Beth said:

@Heather – I think that is the case for some but in many countries it’s a high honor to be chosen in a family to pursue a monastic life and therefore taken very seriously.

@Erika – Love that photo of the monk at the balloon fiesta!

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On September 19th, 2009 at 9:50 am, Sharlene said:

That last picture was insane! I love the monks with modern devices. Its interesting to see old blended with new.

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On September 19th, 2009 at 10:07 am, jessiev said:

INCREDIBLE photos, beth. LOVE them!

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On September 19th, 2009 at 1:27 pm, Carolina said:

These are great. Glad to know they’re fans of LP too.

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On September 21st, 2009 at 12:41 am, maria said:

The monk in the last picture looks extremely relaxed considering the not so comfy position! Love the pictures, it’s great to see monks doing everyday things like talking on a mobile phone, being late, take a photo and consulting a guide book. Well spotted!