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03 NOVEMBER 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Buddhists "nuns" on their morning alms rounds in Yangon, Myanmar. Nuns in the western sense don't exist in Myanmar, the girls are not actually ordained as nuns. Most come from very poor families. In some cases, their families couldn't afford to keep the girls so they were sent to live in religious environment. The girls will never be ordained as either monks or nuns, but they live a spiritual life, studying Buddhist theology and meditation and doing good deeds. In turn they are supported by their communities. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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03 NOVEMBER 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Buddhists "nuns" on their morning alms rounds in Yangon, Myanmar. Nuns in the western sense don't exist in Myanmar, the girls are not actually ordained as nuns. Most come from very poor families. In some cases, their families couldn't afford to keep the girls so they were sent to live in religious environment. The girls will never be ordained as either monks or nuns, but they live a spiritual life, studying Buddhist theology and meditation and doing good deeds. In turn they are supported by their communities. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ