What is the procedure if one wanted to ordain as a Gelug monk? What must one know beforehand? Where could one ordain?
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Ordaining within Gelug
Re: Ordaining within Gelug
I think, a Gelug lama is needed (a personal teacher) who advises the person that wants to ordain.Stiphan wrote:What is the procedure if one wanted to ordain as a Gelug monk? What must one know beforehand? Where could one ordain?
Thank you!
Re: Ordaining within Gelug
Thank you. How do I go about finding such a teacher? Just pop in a Jamyang centre and ask to be taught personally?Ayu wrote:I think, a Gelug lama is needed (a personal teacher) who advises the person that wants to ordain.Stiphan wrote:What is the procedure if one wanted to ordain as a Gelug monk? What must one know beforehand? Where could one ordain?
Thank you!
Re: Ordaining within Gelug
in the indo-tibetan Mulasarvastavadin-Tradition you need 10 senior Bhikshu (Gelong) in a buddhist region or 5 senior Bhikshu (Gelong) in non-buddhist region to ordain a new novice-monk (Getsul) with 36 precepts
more info:
http://fpmt.org/centers/sangha/firstletter/
http://www.lamayeshe.com/article/advice-monks-and-nuns
http://thubtenchodron.org/books/prepari ... rdination/
https://nalanda-monastery.eu/index.php/ ... ordination
http://imisangha.org/ordain
https://www.dalailama.com/messages/budd ... -tradition
https://info-buddhism.com/Pratimoksha-S ... ivada.html
http://thubtenchodron.org/1996/06/precepts/
https://suttacentral.net/bo-mu-bu-pm
more info:
http://fpmt.org/centers/sangha/firstletter/
http://www.lamayeshe.com/article/advice-monks-and-nuns
http://thubtenchodron.org/books/prepari ... rdination/
https://nalanda-monastery.eu/index.php/ ... ordination
http://imisangha.org/ordain
https://www.dalailama.com/messages/budd ... -tradition
https://info-buddhism.com/Pratimoksha-S ... ivada.html
http://thubtenchodron.org/1996/06/precepts/
https://suttacentral.net/bo-mu-bu-pm
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Re: Ordaining within Gelug
You need to meet a monk and spend time as their student, for example if you meet Geshe Tashi in Leeds in September, then you can request refuge, once you've taken refuge you speak to him about ordaining.Stiphan wrote:Thank you. How do I go about finding such a teacher? Just pop in a Jamyang centre and ask to be taught personally?
Do you know where you'd stay as a monk?
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Re: Ordaining within Gelug
Following up on the other posters, here is a list of FPMT (Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahyana Tradition, these are centers that take Lama Zopa Rinpoche and HH Dalai Lama as their gurus) in the UK.
Kirt
Kirt
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Zen Master Seung Sahn said, “That’s simple. Atomic bombs come from the mind that likes this and doesn’t like that.”
"Even if you practice only for an hour a day with faith and inspiration, good qualities will steadily increase. Regular practice makes it easy to transform your mind. From seeing only relative truth, you will eventually reach a profound certainty in the meaning of absolute truth."
Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
"Only you can make your mind beautiful."
HH Chetsang Rinpoche
Re: Ordaining within Gelug
Hi Stiphan,
We share similar aspirations as I am in the process of preparing for ordination.
A friend of mine has been an ordained monastic in a Gelug monastery in southern Europe for the past 14 years and is well informed on the subject of ordination.
If you would care to exchange thoughts on this matter then please let me know.
I hope all is well and look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Cyrus
We share similar aspirations as I am in the process of preparing for ordination.
A friend of mine has been an ordained monastic in a Gelug monastery in southern Europe for the past 14 years and is well informed on the subject of ordination.
If you would care to exchange thoughts on this matter then please let me know.
I hope all is well and look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Cyrus
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Re: Ordaining within Gelug
Probably the best institutional support for ordained Gelug sangha in the west are FPMT at their monasteries and nunneries, and Sravasti Abbey. Here are some of their resources for those interested in ordaining:
FPMT's International Mahayana Institute Sangha organisation.
Sravasti Abbey Ven. Thubten Chodron's Preparing for Ordination booklet.
FPMT's International Mahayana Institute Sangha organisation.
Sravasti Abbey Ven. Thubten Chodron's Preparing for Ordination booklet.
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Re: Ordaining within Gelug
If one is considering monastic life, one should be a fervent student first, spending many years understanding and living as a lay person in the tradition they are thinking of committing their life to. It's not an easy decision and should be well established in Dharma practice before even thinking about monasticism.