the Buddhist nun was going on a daily almsround (or pindacara) to collect food in Mandalay city, Myanmar.

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the Buddhist monk was going on a daily almsround (or pindacara) to collect food in Mandalay city, Myanmar. In Buddhism, alms or almsgiving is the respect given by a lay Buddhist to a Buddhist monk or nun. It is not charity as presumed by Western interpreters. It is closer to a symbolic connection to the spiritual and to show humbleness and respect in the presence of normal society.

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Location: Mandalay city, Myanmar.
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Keywords: alms, almsbowl, almsgiving, almsround, buddhism, buddhist, burma, burmese, cassock, lay, laypeople, monk, myanmar, nun, pindacara, theravada