The 100,000-Monk Ordination 2012 Program

The 100,000-Monk Ordination 2012 Program
Dhammakaya Temple
Summer and Buddhist Lent Batches

The Summer Batch: March 22nd – May 13th, 2012

Ordination for your mother…the person who loves you most

Don’t forget one’s hope…
And
Don’t forget who loves you most…

The ordination program in every village across Thailand

Summer Batch
Schedule                                 March 22nd – May 13th, 2012
Form Submission                February 1st – March 22nd, 2012
Novice Ordination Date    March 31st, 2012 at the main training centers of Dhammakaya Temple
Ordination Date                   April 5th – 7th, 2012 at every temples across Thailand

Buddhist Lent Batch
Schedule                                July 8th – November 4th, 2012
Form Submission               May 1st – July 8th, 2012 at Dhammakaya Temple and the district training temples from all over the country
Novice Ordination Date    July 21st, 2012 at the main training centers of Dhammakaya Temple
Ordination Date                  July 30th – 31st, 2012 at the temples across Thailand

For application or more information, please call 02–831–1234 or 087–707–7771–3.

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Details of the ordination projects

Required documents
1.    An 1-inch (or 2-inch) photo
2.    A photocopy of your National ID Card
3.    A photocopy of your academic transcripts
4.    A photocopy of your medical certificate and your HIV test certificate

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 you are wearing)
6.    Be qualified to the rules and regulations of the Sangha Supreme Council

You have to bring the following things during the ordination
1.    A yellow blanket
2.    Two white suits and a white coat
3.    A short sleeve white shirt (wearing on the Novice Ordination Day)
4.    Personal things such as a white bath bowl, soap, shampoo, detergent, toothbrush, toothpaste, torch with battery, etc
5.    Bath cloth and yellow bath towel
6.    Personal medicines such as balm, antihistamine, repellent lotion, gastritis medicine, etc.
7.    Razor and six blades or more
8.    A pair of brown slippers and two pairs of brown socks (not allow for flip-flop)

You should not bring the following things
1.    The fiction books or some media which are the obstacles of Meditation.
2.    All kinds of food and snacks
3.    All kinds of media players such as radio, CD-, MP3-, MP4-Players etc.
4.    Mirror, Photos and camera
5.    Jewelry and ornaments such as ring, necklace, etc.
6.    All kinds of communication devices such as mobile, etc
(The committee will check and keep these things for you during the training)

You must not bring the following things with you during the ordination
1.    Sharp weapon, arms and something which is able to harm someone’s life or property.
2.    Tobacco and all kinds of drugs.

Translated by Chadawee Chaipooripat