Steve Pinney Jr

Alms Rounds and Ceremonies: The Monastic Community in Pictures

Buddhist monks carrying alms bowls on a morning walk

Alms Rounds and Ceremonies: The Monastic Community in Pictures

These photographs come from the monastic community where Steve Pinney Jr trained and served during his years as a monk.

Buddhist monks carrying alms bowls on a morning walk
Monks on a morning alms round.

The morning alms round

Monks walk to receive food offered by the community. It happens early, every day, in all weather.

A procession of Buddhist monks in orange robes
A procession of monks in orange robes.

Ceremonies

Ordinations, blessings and festival days bring the whole community together.

Monks kneeling with hands pressed together during a ceremony
Monks kneeling during a ceremony.
Monks gathered at a ceremony
Monks gathered at a ceremony.
Monks in orange robes with a guest in white and maroon robes
Monks with a visiting guest.

Around Seattle

Robes on a city street still turn heads. The community is part of Seattle life.

Monks in orange robes around Seattle, including a view of the Space Needle
Monks around Seattle.

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