Making Merit

This picture is of monks lining up to get their morning food. They walk from house to house and the people give them food which is making merit....in other words kind of like earning their way to heaven. Monks are considered the next best thing to Buddha as they help spread his teachings. Monks depend on the charity of others for everything from food, to food, to the upkeep of the temples. The monks in these pictures are all novince monks, or child monks. I always see them either on the streets or sitting waiting for people to come give them food. They usually say a prayer on the peoples behalf that give them food as well.