Talk:Upasaka

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[edit] lay ordination

I know there is the practice of "lay ordination" in Mahayana schools (especially Zen). Anyone know if Theravada Buddhism has a similar practice? Thanks! LarryR^(talk) 18:39, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

FWIW, while awaiting a response from others, I'm reminded that, on Uposatha days in southeast Asian communities, there is a "ceremony" (Pali: uposathaŋ samādiyati) during which a layman requests the Eight Precepts from a monastic. (See, for instance, the PED entry for "Uposatha".) Thought I'd just mention this here for the possible pending edit of this article where I might create a new section on "Lay ceremonies" or "Theravadin ceremony"/"Mahayana ordination," etc. LarryR^(talk) 22:20, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

After waiting over a month and not receiving a response, I went ahead and made the aforementioned changes. Based on scanning I did of a Google search of "'lay ordination' +Buddhism" (or something like that), I inferred that it was the Jukai ceremony by which lay followers are "ordained" in the Mahayana (or, specifically, Zen) tradition. If this is incorrect, please correct my edit. Sorry for any errors. Larry Rosenfeld (talk) 05:23, 26 December 2006 (UTC)