Those who want to become a monk must obtain a certificate of no criminal record and the consent of their family members before they can go to the temple to apply for ordination. But you don’t have to accept it if you want to become a monk in a monastery. Whether or not you accept it depends on the situation of the abbot of each temple.
First of all, it is necessary to find out whether the person who wants to become a monk has a relationship with the temple as a master or disciple. After the temple finds out the identity and is willing to accept the monk, it will set up an inspection period. This period may be half a year, one year or even two years. In this During the inspection period, they are not allowed to wear monk robes, live and eat in the temple, and can participate in some Buddhist activities. The temple has a name for such people as "pure people".
"Pure People" also had specific work during the inspection period. The Buddhist monks in the temple were regulated by the Buddha's precepts and had many restrictions in their lives. Since the "pure person" has not yet become a monk or ordained, he can accept clothes and money for the monks, buy food for the temple, manage the pure land (warehouse), clean the temple and other tasks to prevent the monks from violating the precepts.
Since the monastery is a collective life during the inspection period, if you are not gregarious, have no ambition to practice Buddhism , and find it difficult to integrate into the monastery's spiritual life, the head of the family will let you leave.
