'Most lovely Buddhist baby' competition

[TaiShang]

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Kids wearing Buddhist clothing take part in an event of " finding the most lovely Buddhist baby" at the Qixia Mountain scenic spot in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, May 1, 2016. The most lovely Buddhist baby will be voted by netizens from a total of 50 kids at the age of 3 to 5, who walked around a Buddhist pagoda, stringed Buddhist beads and tasted Buddhist cuisine in the event on May 1. [Xinhua]

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Kids wearing Buddhist clothing walk around a Buddhist pagoda at an event of " finding the most lovely Buddhist baby" at the Qixia Mountain scenic spot in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, May 1, 2016. The most lovely Buddhist baby will be voted by netizens from a total of 50 kids at the age of 3 to 5, who walked around a Buddhist pagoda, stringed Buddhist beads and tasted Buddhist cuisine in the event on May 1. [Xinhua]

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A kid wearing Buddhist clothing stringed Buddhist beads at an event of " finding the most lovely Buddhist baby" at the Qixia Mountain scenic spot in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, May 1, 2016. The most lovely Buddhist baby will be voted by netizens from a total of 50 kids at the age of 3 to 5, who walked around a Buddhist pagoda, stringed Buddhist beads and tasted Buddhist cuisine in the event on May 1. [Xinhua]

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A kid wearing Buddhist clothing takes part in an event of " finding the most lovely Buddhist baby" at the Qixia Mountain scenic spot in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, May 1, 2016. The most lovely Buddhist baby will be voted by netizens from a total of 50 kids at the age of 3 to 5, who walked around a Buddhist pagoda, stringed Buddhist beads and tasted Buddhist cuisine in the event on May 1. [Xinhua]

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A kid wearing Buddhist clothing takes part in an event of " finding the most lovely Buddhist baby" at the Qixia Mountain scenic spot in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, May 1, 2016. The most lovely Buddhist baby will be voted by netizens from a total of 50 kids at the age of 3 to 5, who walked around a Buddhist pagoda, stringed Buddhist beads and tasted Buddhist cuisine in the event on May 1. [Xinhua]

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A kid wearing Buddhist clothing pats the head of a stone Buddhist statue at an event of " finding the most lovely Buddhist baby" at the Qixia Mountain scenic spot in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, May 1, 2016. The most lovely Buddhist baby will be voted by netizens from a total of 50 kids at the age of 3 to 5, who walked around a Buddhist pagoda, stringed Buddhist beads and tasted Buddhist cuisine in the event on May 1. [Xinhua]

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Kids wearing Buddhist clothing take part in an event of " finding the most lovely Buddhist baby" at the Qixia Mountain scenic spot in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, May 1, 2016. The most lovely Buddhist baby will be voted by netizens from a total of 50 kids at the age of 3 to 5, who walked around a Buddhist pagoda, stringed Buddhist beads and tasted Buddhist cuisine in the event on May 1. [Xinhua]

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A kid wearing Buddhist clothing takes part in an event of " finding the most lovely Buddhist baby" at the Qixia Mountain scenic spot in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, May 1, 2016. The most lovely Buddhist baby will be voted by netizens from a total of 50 kids at the age of 3 to 5, who walked around a Buddhist pagoda, stringed Buddhist beads and tasted Buddhist cuisine in the event on May 1. [Xinhua]

 

[TaiShang]

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Kids wearing Buddhist clothing walk around a Buddhist pagoda at an event of " finding the most lovely Buddhist baby" at the Qixia Mountain scenic spot in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, May 1, 2016. The most lovely Buddhist baby will be voted by netizens from a total of 50 kids at the age of 3 to 5, who walked around a Buddhist pagoda, stringed Buddhist beads and tasted Buddhist cuisine in the event on May 1. [Xinhua]

Kids wearing Buddhist clothing take part in an event of " finding the most lovely Buddhist baby" at the Qixia Mountain scenic spot in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, May 1, 2016. The most lovely Buddhist baby will be voted by netizens from a total of 50 kids at the age of 3 to 5, who walked around a Buddhist pagoda, stringed Buddhist beads and tasted Buddhist cuisine in the event on May 1.
[Xinhua]

 

[T-72M1]

cute kids

 

[barbarosa]

All these babies are beautiful,we love them.

 

[lastofthepatriots]

Believe it or not, I won this contest many years ago.

 

[Gibbs]

They're indeed cute.. But i find it abhorrent that kids this young are forced in to monkhood, This is especially practiced todate in more theravadic Countries like Thailand and Sri Lanka

In the 21st century people need to given a choice and a choice as an adult to seek priesthood, Lots of social issues have cropped up within the Sangha in recent years because of this archaic practice.. They need to evolve these to be more suited to the modern world with so much exposure to the outside world

 

[LittleFish]

They're indeed cute.. But i find it abhorrent that kids this young are forced in to monkhood, This is especially practiced todate in more theravadic Countries like Thailand and Sri Lanka

In the 21st century people need to given a choice and a choice as an adult to seek priesthood, Lots of social issues have cropped up within the Sangha in recent years because of this archaic practice.. They need to evolve these to be more suited to the modern world with so much exposure to the outside world

They are not. In China, to be a monk means you should first finish your education and then seek a senior monk to adopt you as his student. This is just a show for them and their parents.

 

[RoadRunner401]

Man of style!!!!!!!

 

[Gibbs]

They are not. In China, to be a monk means you should first finish your education and then seek a senior monk to adopt you as his student. This is just a show for them and their parents.

Yes.. Those practices are more prevalent in Theravada Buddhist nations like Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos etc.. Than East Asian Buddhist nations like China or Korea

Ordaining very young novice monks would have been practical centuries ago.. Mainly due to education those days were centered around temples but not any more.. With so much exposure and distractions in the modern world these kids can turn out to be disillusioned and frustrated in Adult life.. This has been a case in many occasions leading to even sexual assaults and other criminal activities.. Leaving a bad legacy in the Sangha community

 

[BattleWolf]

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Man of style!!!!!!!

He looks like a white morphius from matrix

That kid belongs in the matrix