The first group of candidates from a total of 288 for fully ordained monk (Bhikshu) ordination that will take place over four days arriving arriving at the ordination hall at His Holiness the Dalai Lama's residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 20, 2024. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel
A view of the The first group of candidates from a total of 288 for fully ordained monk (Bhikshu) ordination that will take place over four days (fully ordained monks must be 20 years of age and take 236 vows, novice monks and nuns can be any age and take 36 vows) at the ordination hall at His Holiness the Dalai Lama's residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 20, 2024. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel
His Holiness the Dalai Lama leading the first of four days of fully ordained monk ordinations at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 20, 2024. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel
The candidates for fully ordained monks receiving a set of robes during the ordination ceremony at His Holiness the Dalai Lama's residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 20, 2024. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel
His Holiness the Dalai Lama leading the first day of four days of fully ordained monk ordinations that will include 288 candidates for ordination at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 20, 2024. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel
Candidates for fully ordained monk ordination receiving advice during the ordination ceremony at His Holiness the Dalai Lama's residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 20, 2024. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel
A view of the ordination hall at His Holiness the Dalai Lama's residence on the first of four days of fully ordained monk ordination in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 20, 2024. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel
His Holiness the Dalai Lama posing for a photo with a group of newly fully ordained monks at the conclusion of the first day of four days of ordinations at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 20, 2024. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel
His Holiness the Dalai Lama departing the ordination hall at the conclusion of the first of four days of fully ordained monk ordinations at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 20, 2024. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel
