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Ordination Customs

Temporary ordination, robes, alms bowl, and ordination vocab

Vocabulary preview

  • บวชพระ buat pra — Temporary ordination
  • ผ้าไตรจีวร paa trai jee-won — Buddhist monk's robe
  • บาตร baat — Alms bowl
  • พิธีอุปสมบท pi-tee up-pa-som-bot — Ordination ceremony
  • บวชให้ buat hai — To ordain (someone)
  • บิณฑบาต bin-ta-baat — To receive alms
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