The Naga (the candidate for the ordination) brings the flower bowl to the temple and pays respect to the main Buddha statue. Then the host of the ordination and Lao people will pray to the Buddha and observe the precepts. This photograph was taken in the main hall of Vat Saen Sokharam in 1965. ...
After the host of the ordination and the Lao people finish praying to the Buddha, the Naga (the candidate for the ordination) holds the monk's robes and then offers the flower bunch to the preceptor and prays the ordination chant. This was the ordination ceremony of Phia Hatsakaud (Ajan Thongd...
After the Naga (the candidate for the ordination) offers the monk's robe and the flower bunch to the preceptor, the preceptor will give the monk's robe back to the Naga to hold it and pray the ordination chant. This photograph shows the ordination ceremony of Phia Hatsakaud (Ajan Thongdee) at Va...
When the Naga (the candidate for the ordination) finishes his praying of the ordination chant, the preceptor will preach about purpose and meaning of the ordination. He also will tell five considerations (hair, skin, teeth, finger and toe nails, and tongue) to the Naga. Then he will put the mon...
Two monks are helping the Naga (the candidate for the ordination) to wear the monk's robes. Then the Naga will be ordained to become a novice first before becoming a monk. This was the ordination ceremony of Phia Hatsakaud (Ajan Thongdee) at Vat Saen Sukharam in 1965. The Sangharaj Dhammayana M...
After putting the monk's robes on, the Naga (the candidae for the ordination) will be ordained to become a novice. The preceptor (who sometimes will also be the right-hand sponsor or the left-hand sponsor) will give ten precepts to him to observe before getting ordained to become a monk. This ph...
After giving the offerings to the monks, the newly ordained monk and Lao people will pay respect to monks; then the monks will give them blessings. This photograph shows the ordination ceremony of Phia Hatsakaud (Ajan Thongdee) at Vat Saen Sukharam in 1970. The Sangharaj Dhammayana Mahathera was...
When the Naga (the candidate for the ordination) has ordained to become a novice, the right-hand sponsor and the left-hand sponsor will ask him about Antarayikadhamma (dangerous Dhamma for the ordination) in the presence of a preceptor and of the monks. If there is nothing what endagers him he c...
After finishing the ordination ceremony, Ajan Vat (the Lao person who is an expert in Buddhist rituals) and Lao people will make a Baci ceremony for the newly ordained monk and read the ordination certificate to announce that he has already ordained to become a Buddhist monk. This photograph sho...
After finishing the ordination ceremony, the host of the ordination and Lao people will give the offerings to the monks who attended the ordination ceremony. This photograph shows the ordination ceremony of Phia Hatsakaud (Ajan Thongdee) at Vat Saen Sukharam in 1970. The Sangharaj Dhammayana Mah...