Executive Summary: Merit of Sponsoring Ordinations and Offering Alms Bowls
A case study from the Dream in Dream Kindergarten revealing the monumental merit of sustaining Buddhism. Sponsoring the ordination of monks and providing their monastic requisites guarantees the donor will be born into extreme nobility and never face poverty across all lifetimes.
1. Bestowing the Monastic Life
During his lifetime, this man possessed an incredibly strong faith and deeply desired to ordain, but heavy family obligations prevented him from doing so. Undeterred, he dedicated his life to being a “Primary Sponsor for Ordinations.” Whenever he encountered an impoverished young man wishing to ordain, he immediately stepped in to completely fund the ceremony, purchasing the saffron robes, the alms bowl, and all 8 necessary monastic requisites. Sponsoring a human being’s transition from a layperson to a monastic constitutes the creation of an “Heir to Buddhism,” generating an utterly immeasurable amount of merit.
2. The Blessings of Sponsoring Ordination
- Born into Extreme Wealth: When reborn as a human, the massive merit of sponsoring ordinations magnetically pulls his soul to be reincarnated into an exceptionally noble, billionaire family. He is literally born with a silver spoon in his mouth, never once having to experience the slightest physical or financial hardship.
- Flawless and Loyal Subordinates: By supporting others in finding the ultimate spiritual path, the karma reflects by surrounding him with exceptionally loyal, highly capable subordinates and friends. Whenever he faces a challenge, his team will eagerly step forward to perfectly resolve it for him.
- The Merit of the Alms Bowl (Immunity to Starvation): Offering an alms bowl is akin to providing monks with a “celestial stomach.” Consequently, this specific merit ensures that massive wealth and resources constantly flow to him. Whatever business he touches turns to gold. He will never, ever understand the meaning of the words “starvation” or “poverty” in any future lifetime.
3. Luang Por’s Teaching
Luang Por Dhammajayo teaches that ordaining a single monk is equivalent to building a living, breathing Pagoda (Chedi). The merit of sponsoring an ordination is incomprehensibly vast, even if the monk only ordains temporarily. This merit permanently binds the sponsor’s soul to Buddhism. In future lifetimes, should the sponsor wish to ordain themselves, they will face absolutely zero obstacles. This massive merit acts as a solid golden bridge, effortlessly guiding the sponsor directly toward the path of Nirvana.
