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The Summer Mass Ordination
The 100,000–Monk Summer Mass Ordination Nationwide Project 2011
Thailand is the Land of Dhamma where the Buddhism has been established stably for thousands years. The Lord Buddha’s Dhamma and teachings are infiltrated in the daily life of Thai people and become the Buddhist Thai cultures. These cultures are very beautiful and make our country to be well-known as “the Land of Smile” – The land of happiness on the human world. The answer of living prosperously and happily of Thailand is the maintenance of Buddhism to be along with this country. The key of Buddhist maintenance is the monks who believe stably in the Lord Buddha’s teaching. So the ordination of Thai men is important for the prosperity of Buddhism and is the responsibility for all Thai Buddhists as well.
From the three Buddhist historical events which are the 7,000–Monk 7,000–Sub–district Mass Ordination Project, the 100,000–Monk Mass Ordination Nationwide Project and the 100,000–Monk Mass Ordination Rain Retreat Nationwide Project 2010, the responses are very, very good. The monastic groups, congregation and the organizations participating in these projects are happy and agree that it is the time to help one another to restore the ordination custom to be popular among Thai men again like in the ancient time.
From the three Buddhist historical events which are the 7,000–Monk 7,000–Sub–district Mass Ordination Project, the 100,000–Monk Mass Ordination Nationwide Project and the 100,000–Monk Mass Ordination Rain Retreat Nationwide Project 2010, the responses are very, very good. The monastic groups, congregation and the organizations participating in these projects are happy and agree that it is the time to help one another to restore the ordination custom to be popular among Thai men again like in the ancient time.
All Thai monks in Thailand cooperate with the Committee on Religion, Art, and Culture, the House of Parliament, Dhammakaya Temple, Dhammakaya Foundation, the Village Leader Association of Thailand, the International Buddhist Society Club under the patronage of Somdejphramaharajmangalajarn and associate organizations arrange “The 100,000–Monk Summer Mass Ordination Nationwide Project” during March 13th – April 30th, 2011 at the temples where are the district training centers across Thailand. This is for Thai Buddhist communities to make the big merit again and it will be the important step to develop our country to be the land of peace prosperously.
The Objectives
1. The Lord Buddha’s Dhamma will spread and cover over Thailand. This will affect our country to persist and pass the crisis and turn to be stronger and more prosperous further.
2. The residents in every village in Thailand will have a good chance to make and accumulate merit in this project and they will be the good models to arrange the similar projects in the country again.
3. The ordinands will study and practice Dhamma and know how to live in the right ways from then on.
Schedule
You can apply from now to March 13th, 2011. The training and ordination periods are 49 total days from March 13th – April 30th, 2011.
The First Day: Sunday March 13th, 2011 at the district temples
The Novice Ordination Day: Tuesday March 29th, 2011 at Dhammakaya Temple
The Monastic Ordination Day: Wednesday March 30th, 2011 – April 1st, 2011 at the district temples
Perform the Buddhist pilgrimage April 25th – 29th, 2011
Receiving the certificate – the Final Day April 30th, 2011
Target: The 100,000 total ordinands
Qualifications
1. Real men (not allow for homosexual ones), 20 – 60 years old
2. Graduated M.3 (or grade 9) or higher
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. Be not disabled such as blind, deaf, amputee etc.
5. Don’t have the big tattoo or the inappropriate tattoo outside the monastic robe (when he is wearing)
6. Be qualified to the rules and regulations of the Sangha Supreme Council
The benefits from this project
1. The big merit which will bring peace and prosperity to Thailand
2. The creative cooperation between the temples and communities around the country which will develop the localities from then on
3. To be the good moral models in all societies, regions, and sectors across Thailand
4. The trainees will learn Dhamma and know how to apply in the daily life.
For more detail or apply, please call the Call Center 02-831-1234, 087-707-7771 to 3
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