The Significance of Ordination in Buddhism : หน้า 132/232

The contest serves to emphasise the aim and ideals of ordination, which is a realisation of Nibbana and the self-discipline of following the principles of maintaining the precepts, pursuing meditation, and obtaining wisdom. Not only that, such self-discipline benefits the practitioners, they can also become role-models for others, an inspiration to follow the monks and novices which in turn can bring harmony to self, family, society, country, and the world. The two contests are part of the Right View in Buddhism. The laypeople have an opportunity to see a rare and historical image of a congregation of one hundred thousand monks. Luang Phaw Dhammajayo has described such gathering of monks by saying: "Monks and novices are the heart of the world and the universe. This is the sign of true happiness".