The ordination hall is a Buddhist building specifically consecrated and designated for the performance of the Buddhist ordination ritual (upasampadā) and other ritual ceremonies, such as the recitation of the Pāṭimokkha.[1][2] The ordination hall is located within a boundary (sīmā) that defines "the space within which all members of a single local community have to assemble as a complete Sangha (samagga sangha) at a place appointed for ecclesiastical acts (kamma)."[3] The constitution of the sīmā is regulated and defined by the Vinaya and its commentaries and sub-commentaries.[3]
Ordination ceremony in the ordination hall of Wat Bowonniwet in Thailand
In Burmese, ordination halls are called thein (Burmese: သိမ်), derived from the Pali term sīmā, meaning "boundary". The thein is a common feature of Burmese monasteries (kyaung), although the thein may be not necessarily be located on the monastery compound itself.[2]Shan ordination halls, called sim (သိမ်ႇ), are exclusively used for events limited to the monkhood.[4][5]
The central importance of the ordination hall in the pre-colonial era is exemplified by the inclusion of an ordination hall, the Maha Pahtan Haw Shwe Ordination Hall (မဟာပဋ္ဌာန်းဟောရွှေသိမ်တော်ကြီး), as one of seven requisite edifices (နန်းတည်သတ္တဌာန) in the founding of Mandalay as a Burmese royal capital.[6][7]
Thai ordination hallsedit
In Thailand, ordination halls are called ubosot (Thai: อุโบสถ, pronounced[ʔù.boː.sòt]) or bot (โบสถ์, [bòːt]), derived from the Pali term uposathāgāra, meaning a hall used for rituals on uposatha ("Buddhist sabbath") days.[8] The ubosot is the focal point of Central Thai temples, whereas the focal point of Northern Thai temples is the stupa.[4] In Northeastern Thailand (Isan), ordination halls are known as sim (สิม), as they are in Laos (Lao: ສິມ). The ubosot, as the wat's principal building, is also used for communal services.[2][4]
In the Thai tradition, the boundary of the ubosot is marked by eight boundary stones known as bai sema, which denote the sīmā. The oldest bai sema date to the Dvaravati period.[3] The sema stones stand above and mark the luk nimit (ลูกนิมิต), stone spheres buried at the cardinal points of the compass delineating the sacred area. A ninth stone sphere, usually bigger, is buried below the main Buddha image of the ubosot. The entrance sides of most ubosot face east.[citation needed] While wihan buildings also similarly house Buddha images, they differ from ubosot in that wihan are not marked by sema stones. Across from the entrance door at the end of the interior is the ubosot's largest Buddha statue which is usually depicted in either the meditation attitude or the Maravijaya attitude.
^Murphy, Stephen A. (2014). "Sema Stones in Lower Myanmar and Northeast Thailand: A Comparison". Before Siam: Essays in Art and Archaeology. River Books & The Siam Society.
^ abcO'Connor, Richard A. (2009). "Place, Power and People: Southeast Asia's Temple Tradition". Arts Asiatiques. 64 (1): 116–123. doi:10.3406/arasi.2009.1692.
^ abcKieffer-Pülz, Petra (1997). "Rules for the sīmā Regulation in the Vinaya and its Commentaries and their Application in Thailand". Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies. 20 (2): 141–153. ISSN 0193-600X.
^ abcTannenbaum, Nicola (1990). "The Heart of the Village: Constituent Structures of Shan Communities". Crossroads: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 5 (1): 23–41. JSTOR 40860287.
^ဇင်ဦး. "မန္တလေးမြို့တည်နန်းတည် သတ္တ (၇) ဌာန ပြုပြင်မွမ်းမံမှု ၉၅ ရာခိုင်နှုန်းပြီးစီး". Ministry of Information (in Burmese). Retrieved 2020-05-17.
^The seven requisite edifices in founding Mandalay include the city walls (နန်းမြို့ရိုး), the city moat (ကျုံးတော်), Atumashi Monastery (အတုမရှိကျောင်းတော်ကြီး), the Pitakataik (Mandalay) (ပိဋကတ်တိုက်တော်ကြီး), the Thudhamma Zayat (သုဓမ္မာဇရပ်တော်ကြီး), Kuthodaw Pagoda (ကုသိုလ်တော်ဘုရား), and the Maha Pahtan Ordination Hall (မဟာပဋ္ဌာန်းဟောရွှေသိမ်တော်ကြီး).
^Architecture of Thailand. A Guide to Traditional and Contemporary Forms. Nithi Sthapitanonda; Brian Mertens.
Further readingedit
Karl Döhring: Buddhist Temples Of Thailand. Berlin 1920, reprint by White Lotus Co. Ltd., Bangkok 2000, ISBN974-7534-40-1
K.I. Matics: Introduction To The Thai Temple. White Lotus, Bangkok 1992, ISBN974-8495-42-6
No Na Paknam: The Buddhist Boundary Markers of Thailand. Muang Boran Press, Bangkok 1981 (no ISBN)
Carol Stratton: What's What in a Wat, Thai Buddhist Temples. Silkworm Books, Chiang Mai 2010, ISBN978-974-9511-99-2
February 19, 2024
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The ordination hall is a Buddhist building specifically consecrated and designated for the performance of the Buddhist ordination ritual upasampada and other ritual ceremonies such as the recitation of the Paṭimokkha 1 2 The ordination hall is located within a boundary sima that defines the space within which all members of a single local community have to assemble as a complete Sangha samagga sangha at a place appointed for ecclesiastical acts kamma 3 The constitution of the sima is regulated and defined by the Vinaya and its commentaries and sub commentaries 3 Ordination ceremony in the ordination hall of Wat Bowonniwet in Thailand Contents 1 Burmese ordination halls 2 Thai ordination halls 3 See also 4 References 5 Further readingBurmese ordination halls edit nbsp Kalyani Ordination Hall in Bago Myanmar In Burmese ordination halls are called thein Burmese သ မ derived from the Pali term sima meaning boundary The thein is a common feature of Burmese monasteries kyaung although the thein may be not necessarily be located on the monastery compound itself 2 Shan ordination halls called sim သ မ are exclusively used for events limited to the monkhood 4 5 The central importance of the ordination hall in the pre colonial era is exemplified by the inclusion of an ordination hall the Maha Pahtan Haw Shwe Ordination Hall မဟ ပဋ ဌ န ဟ ရ သ မ တ က as one of seven requisite edifices နန တည သတ တဌ န in the founding of Mandalay as a Burmese royal capital 6 7 Thai ordination halls editIn Thailand ordination halls are called ubosot Thai xuobsth pronounced ʔu boː sot or bot obsth boːt derived from the Pali term uposathagara meaning a hall used for rituals on uposatha Buddhist sabbath days 8 The ubosot is the focal point of Central Thai temples whereas the focal point of Northern Thai temples is the stupa 4 In Northeastern Thailand Isan ordination halls are known as sim sim as they are in Laos Lao ສ ມ The ubosot as the wat s principal building is also used for communal services 2 4 In the Thai tradition the boundary of the ubosot is marked by eight boundary stones known as bai sema which denote the sima The oldest bai sema date to the Dvaravati period 3 The sema stones stand above and mark the luk nimit luknimit stone spheres buried at the cardinal points of the compass delineating the sacred area A ninth stone sphere usually bigger is buried below the main Buddha image of the ubosot The entrance sides of most ubosot face east citation needed While wihan buildings also similarly house Buddha images they differ from ubosot in that wihan are not marked by sema stones Across from the entrance door at the end of the interior is the ubosot s largest Buddha statue which is usually depicted in either the meditation attitude or the Maravijaya attitude See also editUpasampada Vihara Andaw thein Temple Htukkanthein Temple Kalyani Ordination Hall Upali Ordination HallReferences edit Murphy Stephen A 2014 Sema Stones in Lower Myanmar and Northeast Thailand A Comparison Before Siam Essays in Art and Archaeology River Books amp The Siam Society a b c O Connor Richard A 2009 Place Power and People Southeast Asia s Temple Tradition Arts Asiatiques 64 1 116 123 doi 10 3406 arasi 2009 1692 a b c Kieffer Pulz Petra 1997 Rules for the sima Regulation in the Vinaya and its Commentaries and their Application in Thailand Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies 20 2 141 153 ISSN 0193 600X a b c Tannenbaum Nicola 1990 The Heart of the Village Constituent Structures of Shan Communities Crossroads An Interdisciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies 5 1 23 41 JSTOR 40860287 Sao Tern Moeng 1995 Shan English Dictionary Dunwoody Press ဇင ဦ မန တလ မ တည နန တည သတ တ ၇ ဌ န ပ ပ င မ မ မ မ ၉၅ ရ ခ င န န ပ စ Ministry of Information in Burmese Retrieved 2020 05 17 The seven requisite edifices in founding Mandalay include the city walls နန မ ရ the city moat က တ Atumashi Monastery အတ မရ က င တ က the Pitakataik Mandalay ပ ဋကတ တ က တ က the Thudhamma Zayat သ ဓမ မ ဇရပ တ က Kuthodaw Pagoda က သ လ တ ဘ ရ and the Maha Pahtan Ordination Hall မဟ ပဋ ဌ န ဟ ရ သ မ တ က Architecture of Thailand A Guide to Traditional and Contemporary Forms Nithi Sthapitanonda Brian Mertens Further reading editKarl Dohring Buddhist Temples Of Thailand Berlin 1920 reprint by White Lotus Co Ltd Bangkok 2000 ISBN 974 7534 40 1 K I Matics Introduction To The Thai Temple White Lotus Bangkok 1992 ISBN 974 8495 42 6 No Na Paknam The Buddhist Boundary Markers of Thailand Muang Boran Press Bangkok 1981 no ISBN Carol Stratton What s What in a Wat Thai Buddhist Temples Silkworm Books Chiang Mai 2010 ISBN 978 974 9511 99 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ordination hall amp oldid 1155472258, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
