Tell me what I know:
One: Monks are a special group. They form a Buddhist group to promote Buddhism.
The purpose of Buddhism is to free life and death, and becoming a monk is the best way to free life and death.
The lofty position of monks in Buddhism lies in the existence and development of Buddhism, the Buddhist order of the abbot and the ethical system within the church. To be clear: Buddhist monks are the skeleton of Buddhism, and monks at home are the flesh of Buddhism.
Two: What does a monk mean? Generally speaking, harmony is more precious, or it is more expensive, because Buddhist monks want to live a life of "Six Rivers and Respect", that is, abstinence and fellow initiates, seeing and understanding, benefiting and sharing, living with each other, eloquent and happy, which is the so-called "Six Rivers". On closer examination, the word "monk" comes from the pronunciation of western languages. In India, secular doctors generally call it "evil"; In Khotan, it is called "harmonious society" or "Heshuo"; In China, the translation is "monk". So in India, there are also monks and monks and nuns (miscellaneous Ahanhan volumes 9.253 and 255, etc. ).
It can be seen that the word monk is not a proper noun of Buddhism, but it does have its basis in Buddhism. According to Buddhist law, hairdressers and missionaries are called Upadhyaya, and the word "harmony" is based on this. The word "monk" is even more wrong in Chinese. It may be the first time to see Chinese.
However, in the law, monks are often not used, and' harmony' is used to distinguish it from the corruption of customs, because according to the original intention of Wu Bo Tuoye, it should be translated as pro-teacher. Only after more than ten years of monk discipline and familiarity with the two laws of monks and nuns can you be qualified to be ordained, so it is called Wu Bo Tuoye.
In the Buddhist legal system, the first monk was called Misha (meaning diligent and kind-hearted). He was born at the age of 20 and was forbidden by a monk. He is called a monk (meaning beggar-begging for Buddhism and food. China people misrepresent it as' Derby Kong Qiu, so it is called a monk', which is also a joke). Within five years of being ordained, he shall not be a teacher of his family; After five years, if you are familiar with the precepts, you can only use what you have learned as a teacher. This is called a model teacher. Sanskrit says Ayaliya leaves, which people recite with teaching. Ten years later, you can be a pro-teacher; Twenty years later, it was called the seat of honor; After 50 years old, they are called the elders of the elderly.
The word "nun", also known as "nun" in China, does not meet the requirements of the Buddhist system. The so-called nun is a Buddhist woman who points out her family.
It turns out that the Indian pronunciation of ni, which represents women, has a noble meaning and is not limited to Buddhist monks. Buddhist monks and nuns, the young are called Shamini and the old are called monks and nuns, which means monks and nuns. In China, all unmarried virgins are called nuns, so Shamini and Bhikuni in Buddhism are called nuns.
Treatment of monks: The temple is responsible for arranging their daily living, life, diet, medical care and other needs without paying any fees. According to the income of the temple, each monk has a monthly living allowance ranging from 50-300 yuan for going out by car and buying books for his own study. Some temples will be less.
Four: There is not much difference in treatment between the two, except that a convent is more important than cleaning and has less contact with the outside world.
Mode of becoming a monk: with the consent of parents or guardians, you can get married to the temple you think is predestined friends with the written materials, ID card, household registration certificate (issued by the police station) and physical quality agreed by your parents.
For those who want to become monks, the temple finds out their identity and origin and determines that they meet the requirements for becoming monks. After more than one year's investigation, he passed the exam (what to do in the exam stage: recite the Five Classics, learn the rules of Shamanism, and learn the basic knowledge of Buddhism). They can worship a bhikkhu, and the woman worships bhikkhuni as a hairdresser, and hold a regular shaving ceremony in front of the Buddha, that is, shave off the beard, put on a monk's costume and change the vulgar surname. And send it to the calendar as required. Then, after a short period of study, I asked for the Ten Commandments, which are called Misha or Shamini. Misha is translated according to the pronunciation of ancient India, which means "stop evil and do good". Those who have obtained the qualification of Misha or Shamini are monks or candidates for monks. (Measures for the implementation of the official record system of Buddhist monks in Han Dynasty)
Six: A monk must be voluntary, six-legged (including no physical defects), healthy, pious, patriotic and law-abiding (including no legal disputes), have a junior high school education or above, have parental permission, and have no marriage relationship.
The details are as follows:
1, healthy, six feet, no smoking, drinking, gambling and other bad hobbies.
2. The age is between 17 and 60 years old, and the parents agree.
3. No legal disputes, no debts and no marriage relationship.
4. Have a certain educational level, just above junior high school. Of course, the higher the better, but a high degree is not necessarily a good thing. If we pay too much attention to writing, it is often not conducive to practice and becomes a well-known obstacle.
If you want to become a monk, you can bring your parents' written materials, ID card, household registration certificate (issued by the police station) and physical fitness to the temple you think is predestined friends. It is best to have acquaintances and references.
6. After arriving at the temple, we should do everything according to the requirements of the temple, put down everything in the world and enter the test stage.
7. What to do in the examination stage: recite the Five Classics, learn the rules of Shamanism, and learn the basic knowledge of Buddhism.
Seven: There is no such thing as a back door.
Before becoming a monk, if you have good knowledge to guide you to understand Buddhism, it is a unique karma to recommend a person destined to become a monk in a predestined temple. Because there is no interest between them, why is there a back door?
The above is some relevant information I have learned. If you want to know more, you can go to the following website:
China Buddhism Network www.zgfj.cn
China Buddhism navigates www.fjdh.com