Buddhist Monasticism - Ordination, Five Mountain System, Ellora Caves, Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, Shedra, the Eight Garudhammas, Amarapura Nikaya (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Ordination, Five Mountain System, Ellora Caves, Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, Shedra, The Eight Garudhammas, Amarapura Nikaya, Thich Nhat Tu, Dob-dob, Vinaya, Pratimoksha, Sesshin, Aurangabad Caves, Tenzo, Dhammacari, Anagarika, Damjing, Memoirs of Eminent Monks, Monastic education. Excerpt: In general religious use, ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart as clergy to perform various religious rites and ceremonies. The process and ceremonies of ordination itself varies by religion and denomination. One who is in preparation for, or who is undergoing the process of, ordination is sometimes called an ordinand. The liturgy used at an ordination is sometimes referred to as an ordinal. Ordination of a Catholic priest (pre-1968 form of the Roman Rite).There are three 'levels' of ordination (or Holy Orders) in these Churches: bishop, priest and deacon (there have been others in the past and minor changes and evolution of the hierarchical definitions have occurred). Normally these levels of ordination are sequential: first, to the diaconate (as a deacon), then to the presbyterate (priesthood), then to the episcopacy (as a bishop). The majority of clergy are initially 'transitional deacons' before ordination as priest; 'permanent deacons' do not go on to priesthood: this allows married men to be ordained within the Roman Catholic Church. Archbishops, cardinals and popes are all bishops, however in the past deacon-cardinals and priest-cardinals did exist. Ordination is administered by a bishop in Apostolic Succession. The Roman Catholic Church also requires that bishops consecrate with the blessings of the Pope, as the guarantor of unity within the Church. Ordination to the priesthood is a requirement for a minister validly to celebrate the Eucharist. While some Eastern churches have in th...