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ordination
ordination. Buddhist ordination is a voluntary act and need not be undertaken for life. monks and nuns are free to disrobe and return to lay life at any time if they wish, and in certain countries it has become the custom for males to spend a short time in a monastery (see temporary ordination). In the early days of the Buddha's teaching ministry those who wanted to follow him were admitted simply with the words ‘Come, monk’ (ehi bhikkhu) but a more formal ceremony was soon established. Although there is now much regional variation, the normal pattern in Theravāda countries is for the aspirant to be admitted first as a novice (śrāmaṇera), and then later as a fully fledged monk (bhikṣu) or nun (bhikṣunī). The former is known as the lower ordination (pravrajyā) and the latter as the higher ordination (upasampadā). In the former, the novice repeats three times the formula of the Three Refuges (triśaraṇa) and undertakes the Ten Precepts (daśa-śīla). He/she is then assigned an instructor (ācārya) and a preceptor (upādhyāya). The head is shaved and the novice is presented with three robes (cīvara) and a begging-bowl (piṇḍa-pātra). At the higher ordination the novice become a full member of the Saṃgha and is obliged to follow the rules of the monastic code (Prātimokṣa). Both forms of ordination require a quorum of five ordained monks or nuns with a minimum of ten years in the Order. In Mahāyāna countries there is sometimes a third ordination known as the ‘Bodhisattva ordination’ in the course of which the Bodhisattva vow (pranidhāna) is additionally taken.
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "ordination." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "ordination." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-ordination.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "ordination." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-ordination.html |
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ordination
ordination Process of consecrating a person as a minister of religion. In Christian Churches organized along episcopal lines, ordination confirms the ordinand (the individual undergoing the process) as a priest or minister in holy orders. In Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches, the rite of ordination is a sacrament. In Protestant Churches without episcopal organization, ordination is carried out by ministers, ruling elders, or specially selected lay persons. In Christianity, the ban on women as full members of the clergy has persisted in some churches, notably the Roman Catholic Church. During the 20th century, however, many Protestant Churches began to admit women first as deacons and later as priests and ministers. The General Synod of the Church of England agreed that there was no theological objection to women priests in 1975; but the necessary Church legislation was not passed until 1992. The first women priests were ordained in 1994.
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"ordination." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ordination." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-ordination.html "ordination." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-ordination.html |
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Ordination
Ordination. The conferral of office in a formal, often ritualized manner. For Judaism, see SEMIKHAH. Among Christians, in Catholic and Orthodox practice, priests and deacons are ordained by a bishop, acting as minister of Christ and successor of the apostles (for the doctrine see APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION).
The term ‘ordination’ has then been applied to the formal and ritualized admission procedures in other religions, especially of the admission of women and men to the Buddhist saṅgha. |
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JOHN BOWKER. "Ordination." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Ordination." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Ordination.html JOHN BOWKER. "Ordination." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Ordination.html |
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ordination
or·di·na·tion / ˌôrdnˈāshən/ • n. 1. the action of ordaining or conferring holy orders on someone. ∎ a ceremony in which someone is ordained. 2. chiefly Ecol. a statistical technique in which data from a large number of sites or populations are represented as points in a two- or three-dimensional coordinate frame. |
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"ordination." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ordination." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-ordination.html "ordination." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-ordination.html |
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ordination see ministry ; orders, holy . |
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"ordination." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ordination." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-ordinati.html "ordination." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-ordinati.html |
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Ordination
Ordination. See ORDERS AND ORDINATION.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Ordination." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Ordination." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Ordination.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Ordination." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Ordination.html |
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