Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
When My Son Becomes Novice Monk in United Kingdom

When My Son Becomes Novice Monk in United Kingdom

Weaver, Kesorn Pechrach

Paperback

Buddhism

ISBN10: 0993117899
ISBN13: 9780993117893
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Sep 26 2018
Pages: 254
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.66 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
This book When My Son Becomes Novice Monk in United Kingdom is the author's own experience when her son attends the Summer Samanera Training Course at the Buddhapadipa Temple Wimbledon London in United Kingdom. The course is held between 4th August 2018 and 12th August 2018. The course includes attending the ordination of the novice monks. The ceremony starts with the Samanera candidates need to practise Pali recitation in advance. Then, they attend the hair cutting ceremony, circumambulate the Uposatha Hall three times, paying respect to the Triple Gem, Bowing to show respect to parents and asking for pardon, receiving a set of yellow robes from parents, paying respect to the preceptor and requesting for going forth, newly ordained Samanera go on alms- round and the ceremony finishing with group photo. During the course, the Samanera has to follow the schedule starts from 5.30 AM until 9.30 PM. Their main activities are practised Vipassana meditation, learning histories of the Buddha, chanting, Dhamma for novice monks and cleaning the temple area. This book will be useful for parents and children, to have a better understanding about what will be happening during this summer course and what benefits the children will receive at the end of the course.

1 different editions

Also available

Also in

Buddhism

View All