Why Do Thai Men Become Buddhist Monks
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Date: 05/06/2018

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Why Do Thai Men Become Buddhist Monks ?

Thailand is a Buddhist country, so it is natural to see so many Buddhist monks in saffron robes everywhere. As a newcomer to this country, you may wonder why they have to be ordained and may want to know how to become a Buddhist monk. 

Why ordained?
Every Thai male aged 20 and up from a Buddhist family is expected to be ordained as a monk for a period of time sooner or later. The Thais believe that being ordained as a Buddhist monk is a great way to gain merit. This is meant for the ordained person himself and especially for his parents. Ordination is also practiced as a way to show gratitude to them as is evidenced by an idiom (ko chai pha lueang khuen sawan) meaning "clinging to the edge of the yellow robe to heaven". The Thais believe that when a man enters the monkhood, his parents will gain merit too.

The benefits of ordination
The benefit to Buddhism is that the ordained one will help disseminate religion, while the benefit to the ordained person and his relatives is to gain merit. 


The qualifications of a monk-to-be
Even though every Thai male Buddhist should be ordained as a monk once in his life, it does not mean that everyone possesses all the required qualifications. Some of the main ones are:

1. Being male
2. Not affected by diseases such as leprosy, pustule, 
        tuberculosis, and epilepsy.
3. Being independent
4. Not in debt
5. Being 20 years of age or over
6. Permission to be ordained must be granted from one's parents 
        and superior.


The preparation of a monk-to-be
When a man turns twenty and is willing to be ordained, his parents will notify the abbot of the temple chosen to be the adobe of the monk-to-be for the purpose of ordination. Prior to the arrangement of all procedures, the monk-to-be is required to learn by heart the chanting verses used during the ceremony. Besides, a monk-to-be needs to prepare for his own use the eight requisites of a Buddhist monk, which are:

The ordination procedures
Firstly, the monk-to-be or nak has to have his hair shaved before going through other procedures. The first trimming is to be done by parents, senior relatives or a revered monk. After that, a barber will shave off the hair, beard, mustache, and eyebrows of the nak, who afterward takes a bath to cleanse his body and gets dressed in white. The next step is to go in a procession to the temple.


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