Little Shami of Longlian Temple

? There is a Chaoshan-style temple on Shilong County Road in Chinatown, which is called Longlian Temple, also known as Long Lian Zen Temple. Built in 187 1, it is the first temple built by Han immigrants in Thailand. This temple is full of incense all year round, especially during the Lunar New Year. The temple is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and there is an endless stream of good men and women praying for changing their lives.

? Long Lian Zen Temple has a school named "Long Lian Middle School", which is used for the education of the little novice monk in this temple. It is a primary school. At present, there are only Grade Two (Class A and Class B), Grade Two and Grade Three, while Grade One, Grade Three and Grade One are all in Longlian Temple Branch of X Mansion. There are men and women, monks and vulgar staff in the school, which add up to less than ten people. Professional courses related to Buddhism, such as Buddhist scriptures and general theory of Buddhist art, are taught by monks, while ordinary courses, such as Pali, Thai, Chinese, English, mathematics, society and science, are taught by lay teachers.

There are less than 80 little monks, ranging in age from 14 to 18. These monks come from all over the country, and most of them come from poor families. Some come from single-parent families, some parents are dead, and some parents are alive but unable to support them. There are also, but rarely, children who send them to temples purely for faith. These young monks eat and live in the temple without any charge, but they have to do some chores. For those poor families, it is a good choice to send their children to the temple: at least the children have food, and with the guidance and restraint of the temple, the children will not be bad at school. You know, it is a very serious social problem for teenagers to take D in Thailand.

The curriculum of Longlian Middle School is much simpler than that of ordinary schools. I have turned over the English textbook of senior three, and the difficulty is equivalent to the level of junior two in China. Teaching Chinese from grade one. Some students have studied pinyin for six years in senior three, but they still can't read it neatly. The quality of teaching can be imagined. Little novice monk has classes from Monday to Friday. Get up at six in the morning, have an early class and have breakfast at seven. Class begins at 8.00 and ends at 10.30 in the morning; 1 1.00 Have lunch, not lunch, twice a day. In the afternoon 12. 10 begins, and 15.30 ends. On the first and fifteenth day of the first year, you should worship Buddha. Do chores in the temple after school: cleaning, burning incense, counting incense money and so on. Then go to evening self-study and study for half an hour. 9.30 Go back to the dormitory to watch TV, tidy up, turn off the lights and go to bed. This is the case most of the year.

? Although these young monks are monks, their psychological characteristics are no different from those of ordinary children of the same age. Sleepy, unwilling to study, lazy and fond of reading idle books. Stubborn as a group of hairless monkeys. Everyone's qualifications are different, some have bright eyes and are alert; Some eyes are empty and stupid. Temperament and manner are also different, some are straight, standing like a pine, sitting like a clock; Some are flabby, sitting and standing like a pool of mud. However, with the growth of age, there have been subtle changes. Those who can stay in high school have stopped thinking and started to learn after three to five years of tempering.

Misha can take five days of family leave every year, and it is forbidden to go out without approval at other times. Separated by a wall, there is an ancient Buddha in the temple, and there are many outsiders in the temple, full of secular temptations. Some children can't stand the pain, so they secretly run out to play, only to be caught by the school and sent home immediately.

? For these young monks, the secular home has become indifferent, and the temple is their real home. The affection between other disciples has been filled with the blood brothers of the mother compatriots. I often see such a scene, a pack of snacks, shared by the whole class. Everyone wants to eat a bag of peanuts, and no one has the courage to eat it alone. When I was in senior three, I was faced with a major choice. Either stay and become a monk formally and move forward by inertia. Or suddenly stop the car and plunge into the world of mortals, floating and sinking in the sea of people. Accustomed to a carefree life, I suddenly have to plan my own diet. It is not easy to think about it. You need to work hard to adapt. (End)