Little monks in Kyoto

Little monks in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Young apprentices line up for group photos at Higashi Honganji, mother temple of the Shinshu Otani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism, in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, on August 4, 2011, after attending a Tokudo ordination ceremony to become Buddhist monks earlier in the day. One hundred and thirteen elementary school and junior high school students were among the 153 men and women aged nine to 65 from across Japan who attended the ceremony.

Little monks in Kyoto

Little monks in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A young boy makes a droll gesture with his rosary beads before a Tokudo ordination ceremony to become a Buddhist monk at Higashi Honganji, mother temple of the Shinshu Otani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism, in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, on August 4, 2011. One hundred and thirteen elementary school and junior high school students were among the 153 men and women aged nine to 65 from across Japan who attended the ceremony.

Little monks in Kyoto

Little monks in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Young apprentices attend a Tokudo ordination ceremony to become Buddhist monks at Higashi Honganji, mother temple of the Shinshu Otani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism, in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, on August 4, 2011. One hundred and thirteen elementary school and junior high school students were among the 153 men and women aged nine to 65 from across Japan who attended the ceremony.

Little monks in Kyoto

Little monks in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Young apprentices attend a Tokudo ordination ceremony to become Buddhist monks at Higashi Honganji, mother temple of the Shinshu Otani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism, in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, on August 4, 2011. One hundred and thirteen elementary school and junior high school students were among the 153 men and women aged nine to 65 from across Japan who attended the ceremony.

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Little monks in Kyoto

Little monks in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Young apprentices line up for group photos at Higashi Honganji, mother temple of the Shinshu Otani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism, in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, on August 4, 2011, after attending a Tokudo ordination ceremony to become Buddhist monks earlier in the day. One hundred and thirteen elementary school and junior high school students were among the 153 men and women aged nine to 65 from across Japan who attended the ceremony. (Kyodo)

Little monks in Kyoto

Little monks in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Young apprentices attend a Tokudo ordination ceremony to become Buddhist monks at Higashi Honganji, mother temple of the Shinshu Otani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism, in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, on August 4, 2011. One hundred and thirteen elementary school and junior high school students were among the 153 men and women aged nine to 65 from across Japan who attended the ceremony. (Kyodo)

Little monks in Kyoto

Little monks in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Young apprentices attend a Tokudo ordination ceremony to become Buddhist monks at Higashi Honganji, mother temple of the Shinshu Otani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism, in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, on August 4, 2011. One hundred and thirteen elementary school and junior high school students were among the 153 men and women aged nine to 65 from across Japan who attended the ceremony. (Kyodo)

Little monks in Kyoto

Little monks in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A young boy makes a droll gesture with his rosary beads before a Tokudo ordination ceremony to become a Buddhist monk at Higashi Honganji, mother temple of the Shinshu Otani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism, in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, on August 4, 2011. One hundred and thirteen elementary school and junior high school students were among the 153 men and women aged nine to 65 from across Japan who attended the ceremony. (Kyodo)