A scene from the Aloka Novitiate 2008 in Bohdgaya -- Samaneras in their robes and Upasikas in their white -- which will be repeated in Sarnath soon.
The first batch of the 152 participants will depart from Kuala Lumpur for Sarnath later this morning for the Aloka Novitiate 2009.
This Novitiate, the third in the series conducted by Ven Mahinda in the Buddha's holy sites, will begin on Nov 14 with the shaving ceremony followed by the ordination ceremony on Nov 15. It will end on Nov 29.
There will be a total of 30 samaneras and 76 upasikas in this novitiate at the place where the Buddha, following his Enlightenment in Bodhgaya, preached the first sermon and turned the wheel of Dhamma. Participants this year are from Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and Bhutan.
Bhante Mahinda started the first in the series of Novitiates in the Buddha's holy sites in Lumbini, where the Buddha was born, in 2007. Last year's Novitiate was held in Bodhgaya drew the largest number of participants at over 300. Next year, the Novitiate will be held in Kushinara where the Buddha passed away.
We wish the participants together with helpers and pilgrims a spiritually enriching Novitiate.
The first batch of the 152 participants will depart from Kuala Lumpur for Sarnath later this morning for the Aloka Novitiate 2009.
This Novitiate, the third in the series conducted by Ven Mahinda in the Buddha's holy sites, will begin on Nov 14 with the shaving ceremony followed by the ordination ceremony on Nov 15. It will end on Nov 29.
There will be a total of 30 samaneras and 76 upasikas in this novitiate at the place where the Buddha, following his Enlightenment in Bodhgaya, preached the first sermon and turned the wheel of Dhamma. Participants this year are from Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and Bhutan.
Bhante Mahinda started the first in the series of Novitiates in the Buddha's holy sites in Lumbini, where the Buddha was born, in 2007. Last year's Novitiate was held in Bodhgaya drew the largest number of participants at over 300. Next year, the Novitiate will be held in Kushinara where the Buddha passed away.
We wish the participants together with helpers and pilgrims a spiritually enriching Novitiate.
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