Luang Por Liem: The Ways of the Peaceful - Wat Pah Nanachat
Luang Por Liem: The Ways of the Peaceful - Wat Pah Nanachat
Luang Por Liem: The Ways of the Peaceful - Wat Pah Nanachat
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Ordination:<br />
<strong>The</strong> Announcements<br />
After <strong>the</strong> Going Forth – sometimes in <strong>the</strong> same<br />
ceremony – Bhikkhu ordination (upasampada) is given.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> ceremony <strong>of</strong> upasampada, a certain canonical<br />
teaching called anusasana (announcements) needs to<br />
be recited. <strong>The</strong> teacher announces <strong>the</strong> nissaya, <strong>the</strong><br />
minimum four requisites upon which a Bhikkhu’s life is<br />
dependent (almsfood, robes made from cloth wrapping<br />
up corpses, <strong>the</strong> dwelling at <strong>the</strong> foot <strong>of</strong> a tree and fermented<br />
urine as medicine), and <strong>the</strong> akaraniyakicca, <strong>the</strong><br />
four things never to be done by a Bhikkhu (sexual<br />
intercourse, stealing, killing a human being and falsely<br />
claiming superhuman qualities). <strong>The</strong> anusasana must be<br />
recited in Pali. In <strong>the</strong> ordination ceremony on Dec. 15 th ,<br />
2005 <strong>Luang</strong> <strong>Por</strong> gave <strong>the</strong> following brief summary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
anusasana in his own words.<br />
<strong>The</strong> procedure <strong>of</strong> ordination into monkhood becomes<br />
complete by <strong>the</strong> chanting <strong>of</strong> a formal act <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sangha, which we<br />
have just finished. So, now you are Bhikkhus in this Dhamma-<br />
Vinaya.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> lifestyle <strong>of</strong> a monk it is necessary to have rules for<br />
proper conduct and practice. We consider it our duty to follow<br />
<strong>the</strong>se guidelines, and we have to fulfil this duty correctly, making<br />
sure that our conduct and practice is in line with <strong>the</strong> principles<br />
handed down to us by <strong>the</strong> Buddha. This requires that we do some<br />
study and develop understanding.<br />
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