The 11th International Dhammadayada Ordination Program

The 11th International Dhammadayada Ordination Program

HOW MUCH DO YOU L-O-V-E YOURSELF?
International Dhammadayada Ordination Program 2013 Schedule

July 14th – August 14th, 2013 (32 Days)

 

The hair shaving ceremony is on July 18th, 2013

The Foreign Affairs of Dhammakaya Temple has arranged the International Dhammadayada Ordination Program since 2003.  There are over 400 trainees from 35 countries around the world.  There are more interested people to participate in this program and some of them do not disrobe because they want to study more.  You can see that there are more foreigners interested to study Buddhism.  Today, there are over 30 foreign monks, from 20 countries, studying Dhamma at Dhammakaya Temple.  They came from Cambodia, China, Congo, Taiwan, Nepal, Belgium, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Burma, Lao, Japan, Germany, Sri Lanka, USA, Switzerland, Britain, Australia, Italy, and India.

 

 

To follow the president’s policy that he wants to open a chance for foreigners to ordain as Dhammadayada and then study Dhamma, the right living style, meditation, and how to live happily by the Buddhist way, the International Dhammadayada Training Center, Foreign Affairs, has arranged the International Dhammadayada Ordination Program every month since 2011.  This is to develop the monks to spread Dhamma in many countries around the world which is corresponding to the policy of expanding Buddhist work into the international level.

 

After the program, the qualified IDOP monks are able to decide to whether to disrobe.  If they do not disrobe, they will study the Thai language, Thai culture, improve their primary education and knowledge, practice chanting, study Dhamma and Buddhist Discipline, and have the intensive self-training from the temple.  Then, they will become the quality ones and will be the merit fields, good models, and the light for the world.

Qualification
1.    Real men (not allow for homosexual ones), 20 – 55 years old
2.    Can communicate in English
3.    Be healthy and not sick of the psychosis or dangerous diseases such as the infective diseases, AIDS, etc. and be not addicted to the tobacco, alcohol and all kinds of drugs.
4.    Content with a non-vegetarian diet and whatever accommodation is provided by the training supervisors.
5.    Free of commitments which might interrupt the course of training.

Application Requirements
1.    Two recent 2" passport-style photographs of the application.
2.    Photocopies of applicant’s identification documents and passport.
3.    4,500 Baht for application fee.
4.    Medical examination record with physician’s statement of guarantee.

Application
You can apply online at www.ordinationthai.org.
For more information, please contact the International Dhammadayada Training Center, Foreign Affairs, Dhammakaya Temple, or at the pole C18 in the International Dhammakaya Mediation Hall.
Please contact Ven Narongchai Thanachayo
Mobile: +66 82440 – 777
Email: [email protected]
Thank you and rejoice in your merit.



Translated by Chadawee Chaipooripat


 

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