Application form

Ordination Programme for India · Sarnath, 2027. Fields marked * are required.

There is no charge to take part

Your choice

Country you live in *

From outside India: short-term in any intake; long-term only with Intake 5 or 6 (arrive 21 June or 11 July 2027). Read the details first.

Short-term or long-term *

Short-termA few days in robes with one intake

Long-termNovice at Sarnath, then five years in Thailand

Choose one to see the form.

Intake *

Long-term applicants should come from the start of the programme — Intake 1 is recommended.

From outside India, the long-term path starts with Intake 5 or 6, and you stay at Sarnath until at least October 2027. You come on an Indian X2 visa; once your application is accepted, we send you an invitation letter for it. Read about visas first.

About you

Photo of your face *

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Drop a photo here, or tap to chooseFace clearly visible, looking at the camera. JPG, PNG or HEIC, up to 12 MB.

First name *

Surname *

Date of birth *

You must be at least 20 on the day of ordination (long-term: no more than 40).

Time of birth * (optional)

Place of birth * (optional)

Contact

WhatsApp number *

Email (optional)

Emergency contact *

Name

Relationship to you

Phone number

Education (long-term)

Highest education *

There is no minimum education. Choose the highest you have completed or are studying now.

What did you study? *

Where? *

Passport (long-term)Passport

Your passport must be valid for at least six more years.

Everyone coming from outside India gives passport details.

Passport number *

Date of expiry *

Passport photo page *

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Drop an image or PDF here, or tap to chooseThe page with your photo and details, clearly readable. Up to 12 MB.

Please confirm

I have no chronic illness and no serious infectious disease. *

I can communicate in English. *

Long-term: I am registered as a Buddhist in India.I am a Buddhist. *

Long-term, from outside India: I understand that I arrange and pay for my own visas and flights — to India (renewing my Indian visa if it ends before October 2027), and later to Thailand on the date the programme sets — and that I go on to Thailand only if my Thai passes. *

Long-term: I understand that in November 2027 the committee decides who continues to Thailand, and that if I am not selected the committee decides whether I stay on at the Chinese Temple or return to lay life. *

Long-term: I can eat whatever food is offered, including meat. *

I will follow the rules and regulations of the programme. *

I agree that Dhammacakka Foundation Trust may keep the information and documents in this form to run the programme. They are not shared with anyone else. *

Photographs of me taken during the programme may be used to tell others about it. (optional)

Application received

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