Becoming a Buddhist monk

Trainees come from all over Sri Lanka to a Theravada centre near Colombo to train as monks. For local people too it is an important cultural institution

An episode of the Introducing Religions - for iPod/iPhone podcast, hosted by The Open University, titled "Becoming a Buddhist monk" was published on May 27, 2008 and runs 14 minutes.

May 27, 2008 ·14m · Introducing Religions - for iPod/iPhone

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Trainees come from all over Sri Lanka to a Theravada centre near Colombo to train as monks. For local people too it is an important cultural institution

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Trainees come from all over Sri Lanka to a Theravada centre near Colombo to train as monks. For local people too it is an important cultural institution

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