 Thai
Buddhist > Monk Ordination
Every
male Thai Buddhist aged 20 or ove r
is expected to ordain as a monk at some time during his life. The length
of time is entirely up to him and his family. A favourite time for ordaining
is for the duration of the three month Phansa or Buddhist Lent.
The monk-to be is told by the abbot that he owes everything - his well-being,
education, life itself, and above all the opportunity to become a monk
- to his parents who have raised him since babyhood. Now is his chance
to repay that tremendous debt by renouncing all worldly pleasures for
a while, so bringing his parents the opportunity to earn merit. He is
especially doing this for his mother who is unable to become a monk
herself.
Information
from: "Thai Ways" by Denis Segaller
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