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 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
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