A video of my friends ordination.

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A video of my friends ordination.

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My dear and well travelled Thai friend's day as he became a monk,

I thought you might like this...

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Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!

He looks very happy to be in the robes! :D
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What a joyful video, thank you. Made my day.
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Wonderful! What a joyous occasion. Thank you for sharing.
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Happy video - even if it took me several hours to download here in Oz :tongue:

(Made me long to be in BKK again - used to go to the Dhamma Study and Support Foundation in Thonburi a few times a year.)

Did Tiko ordain for life - or intending it to be a shorter period?

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Thank you for you comments.

He is ordained for life.
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I would guess your friend is around 50? Is it common for men that age to ordain for life, or at retirement age? Almost unheard of here in Japan, as far as I know...
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phil wrote:I would guess your friend is around 50? Is it common for men that age to ordain for life, or at retirement age? Almost unheard of here in Japan, as far as I know...
For some men here in Thailand,this is a time when they can ordain long term.The children have finished school and the financial needs of the family are not so great.
What is the usual ordination age in Japan,and is it true that a Japanese buddhist priest can marry after a number of years and have a family?Can they have a job while they are priests,like some(many?)monks in the Tibetan tradition do?This may explain some of the cultural differences in buddhism in different countries.
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Phra Chuntawongso wrote:
phil wrote:I would guess your friend is around 50? Is it common for men that age to ordain for life, or at retirement age? Almost unheard of here in Japan, as far as I know...
For some men here in Thailand,this is a time when they can ordain long term.The children have finished school and the financial needs of the family are not so great.
What is the usual ordination age in Japan,and is it true that a Japanese buddhist priest can marry after a number of years and have a family?Can they have a job while they are priests,like some(many?)monks in the Tibetan tradition do?This may explain some of the cultural differences in buddhism in different countries.
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Dear Bhante,

Thanks for your information, and inquiry re Japan. I find the idea of men retiring into ordainment very inspiring. To avoid making uncharitable comments, I should refrain from saying too much about Japanese Buddhism, because I don't know as much as I should, but what I do know is very...uninspiring. I'm afraid that after living in Japan for 15 years, I have only met three Japanese people (and I have met hundreds and hundreds through my work) who are passionate about Buddhism, and their sects are modern sects started in this century by charismatic leaders and are in my opinion more like cults. Almost all the Japanese people I have talked to about Buddhism seem completely dissinterested, it's all about money, they say. You would be very, very hard pressed to find Japanese people who know what the precepts are, for example. In most brnaches of Buddhism I believe priests do marry and drink alcohol and often drive Mercedes Benz and whatnot, living in luxury. I beleive there are some branches of Zen and others that are purer. But I have never met nor heard of a man retiring into ordination, though I'm sure it must happen and certainly did historically, and women becoming nuns. There is a very popular and beloved nun who was a scandalous novelist in her youth before ordaining in middle age and now is one of the best and most inpsiring speakers on Buddhism.

This is just my viewpoint, may be inaccurate. I do love Japan deeply, but to enrich my life as a Buddhist, I am planning to retire in Thailand in about 5 years. I know there are corruptions of Dhamma there too, but this video reminded me how much closer the people are to the Dhamma. Thank you again to the Englishman in Bangkok for providing it...

Thank you again Bhante.
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cool but i just can not find any video here!
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effort wrote:cool but i just can not find any video here!
Me neither, but I'm browsing from my phone. Maybe my phone doesn't show it (android btw).

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Forget what I said. I just saw the video and he sure looks happy in the robes. It's humbling and inspiring. :anjali:

I dind't know they shaved their eybrows until I saw this video btw.
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On the OP's video, what's going on at 7:00 - 7:30? Are they donating stuff to the monks?
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sadhu sadhu sadhu for sharing this most educational and enlightening video.
Just wished that the actual audio sound of the occasion had been played which will make it more authentic.
May Bhante Tiko's path towards Nibbana be speedy, smooth and joyful
and may bountiful merits be accrued to all who have shared in this auspicious occasion.

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nalandaleong wrote:sadhu sadhu sadhu for sharing this most educational and enlightening video.
Just wished that the actual audio sound of the occasion had been played which will make it more authentic.
May Bhante Tiko's path towards Nibbana be speedy, smooth and joyful
and may bountiful merits be accrued to all who have shared in this auspicious occasion.

Metta,
Now you mention his name i have a question for Anenglishmaninbkk: is Tiko his pre- or post-ordination name and if it's the former: what is his post-ordination name? _/\_
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Thank you for this video, very happy to have seen this
:namaste:
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