Most children hate having their hair cut and it appears these young apprentice monks are no different as they have their heads shaved for the first time.
Many couldn't hold back the tears as their locks were chopped off for their initiation to the Jogye order at the Jogye temple in South Korea's capital of Seoul.
Nine children underwent the ceremony, ahead of Buddha's birthday, to join the order that has more than 10 million followers - a fifth of the nation's population.
Many couldn't hold back the tears as their locks were chopped off for their initiation to the Jogye order at the Jogye temple in South Korea's capital of Seoul.
Nine children underwent the ceremony, ahead of Buddha's birthday, to join the order that has more than 10 million followers - a fifth of the nation's population.
