18 Novices’ ordination ceremony
The ceremonies of lighting Vesak lanterns and circumambulating Maha Rattana Vihara
At the International Dhammakaya Meditation Hall / Main Buddhist Chapel / Maha Rattana Vihara
In Dhammakaya Temple
On Friday May 24th, 2013
| Morning | The Morning Alms Round at the Master Nun’s Bankaew Ruanthong |
| 06.00 a.m. | Monks arrive at the ceremonial center |
| 06.40 a.m. | The Morning Alms Round begins |
| 08.00 a.m. | End of the ceremony |
| Late Morning |
Meditation / The Ceremony of Offering Meal to Monks as Sangha Dana |
| 08.40 a.m. | Buddhists pray the Morning Chanting |
| 09.30 a.m. | The Most Ven. Phrathepyanmahamuni, the Monastic President, leads the congregation to – worship the Triple Gems – meditate |
| 11.00 a.m. | The ceremony of offering gold to cast the golden statue of Luang Pu, the monk who conquered Maras, and the ceremony of offering meal to monks as Sangha Dana |
| 11.15 a.m. | End of the morning ceremonies |
| Afternoon |
Meditation / Receive the donation |
| 1.30 p.m. | The Most Ven. Phrathepyanmahamuni, the Monastic President, leads the congregation to meditate |
| 2.30 p.m. | End of the afternoon meditation session |
| 2.45 p.m. | Live broadcast the ordination ceremony to the International Dhammakaya Meditation Hall The congregation participate the ceremony at the International Dhammakaya Meditation Hall |
| The ceremonies of lighting Vesak lanterns and circumambulating Maha Rattana Vihara | |
| 5.45 p.m. | The Most Ven. Phrathepyanmahamuni, the Monastic President, leads the congregation to – light the main lanterns – worship the Triple Gems – meditate |
| The ceremony of circumambulating Maha Rattana Vihara | |
| 6.20 p.m. | The Monastic President leads the congregation to say the Vesak lanterns offering speech |
| 6.30 p.m. | The ceremony of lighting Vesak lanterns |
| 6.40 p.m. | The Monastic President leads the congregation to make a wish since Vesak Day |
| 7.00 p.m. | The Most Ven. Phrathepyanmahamuni, the Monastic President, leads Buddhists to make a wish, spread the loving-kindness and worship the Triple Gems |
| 7.45 p.m. | The Most Ven. Phrathepyanmahamuni, the Monastic President, gives blessings |
| End of the ceremonies |
