Novice Buddhist Monks in Northeast Thailand

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A senior Buddhist monk sits overlooking two novices as they eat the daily meal that has been offered by devout lay disciples. As part of their discipline, Buddhist monks must cease eating food after midday until the following morning.

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Young novice monks share a moment of fun as they wait for the morning meal to be offered at their temple.

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Young novice monks prepare their robes as they wait for the morning meal to be offered at their temple.

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Luangpor Lek, the senior teacher and abbot of the temple, sits talking to a group of lay disciples (unseen) after the morning meal has been offered to the monks.

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A young novice monk prepares the morning meal for his teacher after it has been offered by lay disciples at the temple where he lives and studies.

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A young novice monk carries a tray of food that has been offered at the temple where he lives and studies.

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Devout lay disciples prepare food to offer to the community of Buddhist monks and novices at a temple in Buriram province.

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Young novice monks prepare their robes as they wait for the morning meal to be offered at their temple.

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A novice monks stands in the doorway of his living quarters at a temple in Buriram province.

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A young novice monk waits for the morning meal to be offered at the temple where he lives and studies.

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Plates of food are laid out ready to offer to the community of Buddhist monks and novices at a temple in Buriram province.

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Exterior of Wat Phon Thong temple in Buriram province where a total of five novices live and study with Buddhist monks.

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Novice monks wait for the morning meal to be offered by devout lay disciples at a temple in Buriram province. A total of five novices aged between 12-14 years old live and study with their teacher, a highly respected monk known as Luangpor Lek.