The next special Bhikkhu-ordination followed on December 30th with the father of one of the senior monks at Wat Pah Nanachat becoming a Bhikkhu within the Wat Pah Nanachat Sangha. He received the pali name Khantidharo, “bearer of patience”, as for an elder man from overseas taking on the training in the Dhamma Vinaya in a Thai Forest Monastery would certainly require a much of the quality of “khanti” - patient endurance. Ven. Khantidharo’s son took on the role of chanting the Sangha-transaction of acceptance into monkhood, and further acted as his father’s mentor.
The Sangha of Wat Pah Nanachat and many senior visiting Ajahns wholeheartedly wish the venerable new Bhikkhu many good insights into the teachings of the Buddha.
