Buddhist nuns praying at the shrine in the Sakyadhita Thilashin Nunnery School in Sagaing, Myanmar

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At lunchtime, the school opens its gates and visitors can witness the daily routine of the novices lining up to go into the dining hall, Their flowing pink-and-orange robes making them look like a flock of flamingos. Novices in Burma are known as thilashin, or “keepers of moral virtue”, and the thilashin at Sagaing’s nunnery school are among the most highly educated and disciplined in Burma. Sakyadhita means "Buddha's daughters"

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Size: 5320px × 3540px
Location: Sagaing, Myanmar
Photo credit: © Rick Rudnicki / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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