Tag: men's ordinations

Notable ordination statistics for 2017

The twin ordination ceremonies held in India on 17th December 2017 saw the entry of 68 people to the Order (21 women and 47 men); the largest number of people to enter the Order on one day in the Order’s 50 years.

There were 146 ordinations worldwide in 2017 (73 women and 73 men). This is the largest number of people to have entered the Order in one year.

2017 also saw 16 resignations (8 women and 8 men).

Ordinations at Padmaloka

We are delighted to announce that the following men were publicly ordained on Saturday 30th September:

Public preceptor: Surata

Terry Diffey becomes Prasannamanas
meaning ’He whose mind is clear’
Private preceptor: Yashodeva

Public preceptor: Satyaraja

Lindsay Robertson becomes Akashavajra
(long first and second a)
meaning ‘He who has the qualities of both diamond and sky’
Private preceptor: Suriyavamsa

Les Robertson becomes Shantivajra
(long first a)
meaning ’Diamond thunderbolt of peace’
Private preceptor: Suriyavamsa

Public preceptor: Maitreyabandhu

Kelvin Heron becomes Shuddhavasin
(long second a)
meaning ’He who abides in purity’
Private preceptor: Dharmadipa

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Ordinations at Guhyaloka / Ordenaciones en Guhyaloka

We are delighted to announce the public ordinations of 11 new Dharmacharis on Saturday 1st October at a bilingual Spanish-English retreat at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre, Spain.

Estoy muy contento de anunciar los nombres de once nuevos Dharmacharis que se ordenaron el sábado 1 de octubre en un retiro bilingüe en el centro de retiros de Guhyaloka, España.

Public preceptor/Preceptor público: Mahamati

Mat New 
becomes Saṅgharuci,
a Sanskrit name meaning “He who longs for spiritual community”
(Westernised spelling Sangharuchi).
Private preceptor: Sanghadeva
se convierte en Saṅgharuci,
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