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From : Mahinda Gunasekera
Two young ladies from Toronto graduated with
science degrees from the University of Toronto and worked for a couple of years
to earn enough money to pay off their student loans, after which they proceeded
to the Mahamevna Monastery in Sri Lanka. After a little over one year they
were among the 11 to receive their Ten Precept Trainee Nun
(Anagarikaa) ordination in Sri Lanka in April 2012. There were five
university grads among them. One of the young ladies had been married, but gave
up her lay life opting for the renunciate's path. In fact her husband
too had similarly given up the lay life and was a trainee Samanera Monk at
the Mahamevna Monastery in Polgahawela, Sri
Lanka.
The links to the videos covering the ordination
ceremony held in Sri Lanka are given below. It was a beautiful ceremony
conducted by the Chief Monk of the Mahamevna Monastery, Ven. Kiribathgoda
Gnanananda Thera, with the renunciates paying their respects to their parents,
and each one receiving a new robe (white for Anagarikaa Nun) from their
respective parents along with an alms bowl, and thereafter formally taking
the ten precepts. The ceremony was conducted in Pali and Sinhala.
There are probably as much as 500 ordained Bhikkus
and 50-75 Nuns who joined the order under the auspices of the Mahamevna
Monastery. The vast majority of them are young ranging in age from 20-30
years. They are very disciplined and abide by the Vinaya Rules, including
the observation of the bi-weekly 'Pathimokha' or recitation of the Vinaya
Rules at the Mahamevna (monasteries) Asapuwas.
With Metta,
Mahinda Gunasekera
The 2 girls from Canada are in this. First Sil Manee Video - Dushyanthi from Matara & I think the 4th or the 5th is Buddika. Its very nice.
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