Sunday, April 29, 2012

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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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