BE 2543 - 2000 AC
October 14th
A week before the big day the inflatable
tent was tested.
The inflatable tent on the carpark where
an abundance of Burmese and Thai food was available.
With his sponsor, Khun Laksana Supsakorn,
sitting behind him, Tom begging for the 'Going Forth'.
With his robes ready, Tom requesting the
'going forth' as a samanera.
The Upajjhaya, Ven. Ajahn Khemadhammo, grants
Tom's request by placing one of the robes around him.
Tom returns to receive the Three Refuges
& Ten Precepts of a samanera
and is renamed Samanera Manapo.
During the the ordination that followed of
the two samaneras, Dhammatejo and Dhammavaro, as bhikkhus, the Upajjhaya,
Ven. Ajahn Khemadhammo, did not permit photographs to be taken.
A blessing for the sponsors.
Samanera Manapo with his sponsor, Khun Laksana
Supsakorn, and her husband and daughter.
The two new bhikkhus with sponsors, Dr Kyaw
Myint and family.
The two new bhikkhus, Dhammatejo & Dhammavaro,
overlooked by the image of Ven. Ajahn Chah.
U Nay Win, one of the main sponsors, presenting
a gift of requisites to Bhikkhu Dhammatejo.
The two new bhikkhus, Venerables Dhammavaro
and Dhammatejo, with Mr & Mrs Win.
Ven. Ajahn Khemadhammo, Abbot of the Forest
Hermitage,
flanked by Ven. Ajahn Munindo, the Abbot
of Harnham Monastery,
and Ven. Ajahn Brahmano with, behind, Venerables
Puñño and Revata, all from Harnham.
In front, Samanera Manapo and Venerables
Dhammavaro and Dhammatejo.