Why do Thai men become monks?

In fact, Thailand is very Buddhist and can be said to be the most Buddhist country in Southeast Asia.

According to statistics, the proportion of Thais who believe in Buddhism is as high as 95%. There are many temples in Thailand, and people's lives are dominated by Buddhism. There are many Buddhist universities in Thailand, including about 9,000 Buddhist colleges that teach Pali and Buddhism, and two Buddhist universities. Due to the large number of people, many temples also accept foreign worshippers. Thailand attracts believers from all over the world to worship here.

Thailand stipulates that men must become monks before marriage. Generally, boys will become monks at the age of 20, indicating that they have reached adulthood, but now there is no time and age limit for men to become monks. In the concept of Thailand, people are born as ghosts, and when they grow up, they are half human and half ghosts. Only when they are adults can they be considered adults and get married.

Becoming a monk in Thailand is a very glorious thing. If you want to become a monk, you must first register in the Buddhist temple and have a guarantor to ensure the innocence of those who enter the temple. Everyone who enters the temple to study must be a healthy natural person and cannot have any physical disability.

Before becoming a monk, hold a grand ceremony. The day before entering the temple, the family will shave off the boy's hair and eyebrows, and the boy will confess all the mistakes he made before, and then leave with the help of his relatives. The farewell scene is also very grand. Some people were holding buddhist supplies, others were singing and dancing. Everyone who saw me off had to walk around the temple three times and throw small change on the ground to help the poor.

Most monks in Thailand are ascetic monks. There are only two sets of cassock in their clothes, only one cassock and some simple daily necessities. They can only eat two meals a day, and they are not allowed to eat solid food after noon, but only liquid food. There is no kitchen in Thai temples. They go out to beg for alms and accept alms every day. They eat whatever men and women offer. When giving alms, if the benefactor gives fish, they eat fish, which is a respect for the benefactor. In Thailand, everyone also respects the monk who is begging for alms, and thinks that the monk is extremely lucky to appear near his home.

Thai temples are not allowed to climb, and you need to take off your shoes to enter the temple. People should respect monks, but women should not touch them. When giving things, men should do it, and women should not be exposed when they enter the temple. If you go to temples in Thailand in the future, you must remember.