Novices in Saffron Coloured Robes

Now fast friends with the foreign Captain Banana, Prince Khan found a confidant who seemed to understand his European side, and provided William with new context for his Buddhist studies. The Captain had gone completely native, and was well equipped to be William’s tutor. Together they spoke with novice monks during their morning Tak Bat, absorbing more about the Ten Precepts, the Four Restraints, and the purity and
symbolism of their saffron robes. The complex, yet serene society accepted all who would integrate -even the robustly curved foreigners who had adapted a marvelous spiriphysical discipline into a sweaty exercise routine, done only after cursory enjoyment of an iced macadamia latte. William was astounded by all he comprehended.