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At the repeated requests of Pullahari Monastery in Nepal and Taklung Monastery in Bhutan, along with many other related monasteries and disciples, on November 24 2018 Guru Vajradhara the 12th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa bestowed Getsul (novice) ordination to 322 male and female devotees from all over the world. The ceremony took place in the large main temple of the Tergar Monastery at the supreme sacred place of Bodhgaya, which is the true central region in terms of Dharma as well as geography. Guru Vajradhara, himself a glorious upholder of the collection of vows, performed the ritual of bestowing Getsul ordination according to the doctrine of Vinaya in the manner of being both ordaining preceptor and ceremonial master, assisted by an assembly of a required number of monks serving as the interviewer, assistant preceptor and so forth. On December 7, Guru Vajradhara, along with the mandatory number of assisting monks, bestowed Gelong (full) ordination to 66 monastics through the four-fold ritual of one request and three proclamations. Thus, a total of 388 male and female devotees accomplished becoming supreme vessels for reaching the ultimate excellence of liberation.
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