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Image of Asia: Little monks at play in South Korea

May 15, 2015
Shaven-headed children who entered temples to have an experience of monks' life for weeks, play Dongjasung (little monk) soccer at Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 14, 2015. The Dongjasung soccer match is one of the events to celebrate Buddha's upcoming 2,559th birthday on May 25 and to publicize Korean Buddhism. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Shaven-headed children who entered temples to have an experience of monks’ life for weeks, play Dongjasung (little monk) soccer at Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 14, 2015. The Dongjasung soccer match is one of the events to celebrate Buddha’s upcoming 2,559th birthday on May 25 and to publicize Korean Buddhism. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

In this photo by Lee Jin-man, children with shaved heads play Dongjasung, or little monk, soccer at Jogye Temple in Seoul, South Korea. The children entered temples for two weeks to experience a monk’s life. They participated in a lantern lighting ceremony and the Dongjasung soccer match among events to celebrate Buddha’s 2,559th birthday on May 25 and to publicize Korean Buddhism.