Photo Story Project 1 : Pabbajja

 Vipassana Graha Theravada Temple, Lembang, Bandung

Pabbajja (Pali; Skt.: pravrajya) literally means "to go forth" and refers to when a layperson leaves home to live the life of a Buddhist renunciate among a community of bhikkhus (fully ordained monks). This generally involves preliminary ordination as a novice (male= samanera, female=samaneri).

Samaera Samaneri Pabbajja

Trying kāṣāya / Monk's  robe

Buddhist kāṣāya are the robes of fully ordained Buddhist monks and nuns, named after a brown or saffron dye. In Sanskrit and Pali, these robes are also given the more general term cīvara, which references the robes without regard to color.

 Buddhist kāṣāya are said to have originated in India as set of robes for the devotees of Gautama Buddha. A notable variant has a pattern reminiscent of an Asian rice field. Original kāṣāya were constructed of discarded fabric. These were stitched together to form three rectangular pieces of cloth, which were then fitted over the body in a specific manner.

young bhikkhus  in  training

take a break

Note:  all the photos above are taken with lensbaby.

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