#WorldCulturesWednesday - Shinbyu (ရှင်ပြု)

Shinbyu (Burmese: ရှင်ပြု), also spelled shinpyu, is a novitiation ceremony in #Myanmar’s Theravada Buddhist tradition. It marks the ordination of a young boy (under age 20) as a novice monk (sāmaṇera)

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