The Mass Novice Ordination Ceremony
The 5th Ordination of 100,000 Dhammadayada Monks from All Villages across Thailand
Saturday March 31st, 2012
At Dhammakaya Temple
The 5th Ordination of 100,000 Dhammadayada Monks from All Villages across Thailand
Saturday March 31st, 2012
At Dhammakaya Temple
The Novice Ordination Ceremony
Morning
6:00 am The clockwise circumambulation begins
6:45 am The ceremony of paying respect to Dhammakaya Cetiya in front of the twin posts of Dhammakaya Cetiya
8:45 am The Preceptor and senior monks arrive at the International Dhammakaya Meditation Hall
9:00 am Taking the historic pictures together
9:10 am Performing the ceremonies of ordaining novices and putting the one-shouldered saffron robes for novices at the International Dhammakaya Meditation Hall
Afternoon
3:00 pm The ceremonies of requesting to take the Triple Refuge and to keep precepts at the International Dhammakaya Meditation Hall
3:50 pm End of the requesting ceremonies. Taking the historic pictures at the International Dhammakaya Meditation Hall
Evening
6:00 pm Taking the historic pictures together with the Most Ven. Phrathepyanmahamuni at the Mediation Square
Translated by Chadawee Chaipooripat