Posts tagged ‘Shwedagon’
The Shwedagon During Sunset, Yangon, Burma
Photography by El-Branden Brazil
The Buddha At The Shwedagon Temple, Burma
Photography by El-Branden Brazil
A Burmese Novice Monk Plays With A Chain
Photography by El-Branden Brazil
Initiation Ceremony Of Novice Burmese Monks, At The Shwedagon
Photography by El-Branden Brazil
Monks Circumambulate The Sacred Shwedagon, Burma
Photography by El-Branden Brazil
Young Buddhist Initiates
Photography by El-Branden Brazil
A Buddha At The Shwedagon
Photography by El-Branden Brazil
Burmese Monks Distracted By Modern Technology
In 2012, mobile phones had started to become widely available in Burma. I remember being very surprised at seeing monks obsessed with their mobile phones, as this photo demonstrates.
Jump to 2016, smart phones are now everywhere. Within just one year, there was a 50% increase in the number of smart phone subscribers in Burma. It is progress, but I can’t help but feel that something has been lost.
Photography by El-Branden Brazil
Initiation Of Buddhist Novices At The Shwedagon, Burma
Photography by El-Branden Brazil
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