In this photo taken on May 25, 2017, two young Buddhist monk novices rest on classroom benches after having lunch at their monastery in Bagan. Buddhist tradition in Myanmar requires everyone to spend some time in a monastery or nunnery before the age of 18 in what is viewed as an important coming of age ritual. Others, however, are there for the long-term, destined for a monastic life. / AFP PHOTO / Ye Aung THU