"So too, monks, I saw the ancient path, the ancient road traveled by the Perfectly Enlightened Ones of the past. And what is that ancient path, that ancient road? It is just this Noble Eightfold Path; that is, right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration.”
~ The Buddha
SN 12:65
Finally, we approach our full ordination. We will process for a few blocks on a busy road from the reception hall to the monastic chapter house. Leading the procession is Bhikkhuni Saddha Sumana, the most senior member of the Bhikkhuni Order of Sri Lanka.