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![Oxen pull a family aboard a wooden cart in Bagan. Ox carts and horse carts are both common modes of transport in the ancient ...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/ba1e32f4-92ab-402e-81f8-9f7f4419d3aa/Ym_130430_7832_xgaplus.jpg)
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Novice monks complete morning chores at Lawkananda Pagoda in Bagan. Monasteries can act as social safety nets for orphans or children from families too impoverished to feed their offspring. Young monks study Buddhist texts. They also keep the temple grounds tidy and tend to elder monks.
Author: Michael Yamashita
©Michael Yamashita
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Photo keywords: 7 Days in Myanmar, Asia, Asian, Ayerwaddy River, Bagan, boys, Burma, children, clean, cleaning, daytime, dogs, grounds, grounds keeping, Kids, Lawkananda Pagoda, male, monks, Myanmar, novice, outdoors, People, southeast asia, young
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