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A Western Buddhist Order Ordination Ceremony

by Sangharakshita

Conducted by Sangharakshita, with full explanation. Also features a special Sevenfold Puja with readings from the Dhammapada, one of the earliest collections of sayings of the Buddha.

This talk is part of the series Ritual and Devotion in Buddhism.

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	1.	Introduction - Sevenfold Puja: Worship (4:12)
	2.	Buddhavagga (5:15)
	3.	Salutation; Going for Refuge; Refuges and Precepts; Confession of Faults; Rejoicing in Merit; Entreaty and Supplication (11:50)
	4.	Maggavagga (5:30)
	5.	The Heart Sutra; Transference of Merit and Self-Surrender (5:32)
	6.	Sukhavagga (3:28)
	7.	Meaning of Private and Public Ordinations (2:34)
	8.	The three traditional offerings: flowers, candles, incense; Verses of Purification (4:16)
	9.	Requesting ordination; The Three Refuges; The Ten Precepts (10:39)
	10.	'With mindfulness, strive' (1:51)
	11.	Ritual of purification (2:34)
	12.	Symbolism and presentation of the kesas (5:57)
	13.	Name-giving: Sasanaratna, Sasanajyoti, Sumangala, Sunanda (6:39)
	14.	Heroic qualities: the Order, the Buddha; More names: Jinaraja, Jinananda, Jinapalita, Moksharaja, Manjuraja, Shantipada, Maitripada (6:28)
	15.	Concluding verses: Blessings; Threefold Sadhu! (3:07)