10月3日，法國梅村舉行一年一度的出家剃度典禮。經過9個月到1年的訓練後，9位修習者受戒成為沙彌和沙彌尼，發願盡心修行和幫助眾生。他們來自不同的國家，包括西班牙、意大利、比利時、愛爾蘭、葡萄牙、美國、法國、瓜地馬拉及香港。
Altar before the ceremony. 
Just before the ordination ceremony. Sitting with the community and preparing to receive ordination. 
Just before the ordination ceremony. Sitting with the community and preparing to receive ordination. 
Br Nguyen Tinh and Sr. Chan Duc offering incense 
The whole community supporting as the incense is offered and chanting together. 
The community chanting the opening verse and Heart Sutra to begin the ceremony. 
The aspirants coming up before the Sangha to be ordained. 
Taking the water of compassion from the altar to be blessed by the elders. 
Blessing the water 
Blessing the water 
Offering the water of compassion to the aspirants. 
Offering the water of compassion to the aspirants. 
Offering the water of compassion to the aspirants. 
Offering the water of compassion to the aspirants. 
Offering the water of compassion to the aspirants. 
Cutting a symbolic portion of hair. 
Cutting a symbolic portion of hair. 
Cutting a symbolic portion of hair. 
Cutting a symbolic portion of hair. 
Cutting a symbolic portion of hair. 
Cutting a symbolic portion of hair. 
Cutting a symbolic portion of hair. 
The Sangahti robes that they will receive waiting on the altar. 
Our elder brothers and sisters taking the Sanghati robes from the altar to offer to the newly ordained monks and nuns. 
Receiving the Sanghati 
Receiving the Sanghati 
The new novices touching the earth to be in touch with their gratitude to be able to walk the path of a monk or nun. 
Our new brothers and sister with their certificate of ordination and their Sanghati. 
Hugging meditation after the ceremony has finished. 
Shaving their heads completely, after the formal ceremony has been completed all the newly ordained move down to the other end of the meditation hall to have their head shaved by the brothers and sisters, while the rest of the Sangha stands around them and chants. 
After having had their heads shaven, they walk to the altar to each offer incense. 
After having had their heads shaven, they walk to the altar to each offer incense. 
After having had their heads shaven, they walk to the altar to each offer incense. 
After having had their heads shaven, they walk to the altar to each offer incense. 
After having had their heads shaven, they walk to the altar to each offer incense. 
After having had their heads shaven, they walk to the altar to each offer incense. 
After having had their heads shaven, they walk to the altar to each offer incense. 
After having had their heads shaven, they walk to the altar to each offer incense. 
Our newly ordained novices with our elders and their mentors. Spending a few moments together in Thays (Thich Nhat Hanh) hut to drink tea just after the ordination.
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