I wish to immigrate to thailand and become a monk.

[RandoBrando]

I wish to immigrate to thailand and become a monk, taking the vow of silence and leaving every thing behind and never looking back.

Can I do this?

[maprao]

I wish to immigrate to thailand and become a monk, taking the vow of silence and leaving every thing behind and never looking back.

 

Can I do this?

You can definately become a monk

There visas for this.

Should try it for short period first

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[RandoBrando]

How long are visas?

[sabaijai]

You might find these threads helpful:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/86530-visas/?hl=+visa

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/636526-ed-visa-for-becoming-a-monk/?p=6360853&hl=%2Bvisa

[godden]

want yer own plane ehhh

[bender92]

I doubt you can do it.

[robert888d]

^{I think you would do better to be a good Christian and live in the world with people and help them with their problems than just escaping to a Temple and not speaking.....don't think all the monks in Thailand are Saints far from it !}

[uptheos]

How long are visas?

You might have to talk when visiting immigration.

Why not just take a vow of silence where you are and become a hermit?

[maprao]

I doubt you can do it.

If you read sabaijai #4 you could have your time in posting. The links clearly state this can be done.

[godden]

good christians quire boys??

[Minnehaha]

with all the famous monks in Thailand from Pra Yantra to todays guys making millions of Baht, I for one have considered this route

[chutai]

I had a good friend who was ordained in Thailand and was a monk for several years, Phra Peter Pannadpadipo was his given Pali name and even wrote a few books whilst still a monk. Although ultimately he was pretty critical of Thai Buddhism, or specifically the non-Buddhist functions that monks perform in Thailand.

I don't know which country you reside in , but if in the UK , Australia, or America (and probably other countries) there are Thai temples that you can check out first.

But sabaijai has posted all the officialdom that you need to know.

[Johnnie99]

1) You want to emigrate

(there's no '2')

Don't forget Buddhism is the ultimate inward-looking philosophy. Do not expect a new world view.

[Johnnie99]

How long are visas?

About 4 inches by 3 wide.

[slipperylobster]

A few days in Pattaya should cure that.

[Malthus101]

Dude, forget what you've seen in the news, they don't give luxury cars and private jets to every monk.

[KevinB]

Often newbies log on to test the waters of a site. I wonder if this isn't the case with this train of responses. I mean the guy has registered as Rando Brando - and he wants to come and become a monk, take a vow of silence and never leave. Maybe some of us should explain that firstly monks are not meant to be sexually active and that the legendary reputation of Thailand as the sex capital of the world won't be readily available to a committed monk with little or no resources. Secondly maybe he should understand that monks in Thailand do not take a vow of silence - far from it - one of their main duties is to learn to recite / chant extended sections of the words of the Buddha in a language other than Thai. Equally from experience many Westerners who join centres of worship and prayer in Thailand are often pushed into the role of being available to visitors to either show them around, explain concepts of the religion to them or at least explain that it is traditional to but flowers place them on the alter and for them to be collected and re-used by other visitors. I think the best advice was to come and try it - many a devotee has found that in a vast majority of temples - the silence and their inability to talk to his fellow monks (who rarely speak good English) plus the regime of early rising and going to wait at a gathering point for a hand out of food - often only cooked rice - is too much for them to take. If he is expecting to find temples where they do everything to make you stay, try to fully convert you and teach you the depths of the religion - try something in the West.

[slipperylobster]

^{I think you would do better to be a good Christian and live in the world with people and help them with their problems than just escaping to a Temple and not speaking.....don't think all the monks in Thailand are Saints far from it !}

And don't think all the Christian Priests are saints either....I mean the ones that are not kiddie fiddlers.

[Estrada]

I had a good friend who was ordained in Thailand and was a monk for several years, Phra Peter Pannadpadipo was his given Pali name and even wrote a few books whilst still a monk. Although ultimately he was pretty critical of Thai Buddhism, or specifically the non-Buddhist functions that monks perform in Thailand.

I don't know which country you reside in , but if in the UK , Australia, or America (and probably other countries) there are Thai temples that you can check out first.

But sabaijai has posted all the officialdom that you need to know.

I studied with Phra Peter at the Thai Temple in Wimbledon, my aim was also to come to Thailand as a monk, however I met my Thai Wife in the UK and we came here together at the same time as Peter. Our teacher and mentor was Phra Khru Maha Lao who is now abbot of the Thai Temple in Kings Bromley, near Lichfield in the UK. He has set up a number of Temples in the UK and if he is currently resident there I recommend that he studies there first. He can contact Phra Maha Lao in the UK. Alternatively there are Thai Temples now in many Countries. Phra Khru Maha Lao will be coming here on November 11th. The centre in Thailand for Buddhist Teaching is Wat Maha Tat and its adjacent Buddhist University.

[AlphMichaels]

How do you look in orange and clean shaven?

Joking aside, if you're dead serious about this, yes, it can be done. If you're in some post-crisis stage of your life and feel there's nothing more where you find yourself today (or something more, you can decide now or later which it is...,) it could be just what you need. And you're not locked into it for life.

Be judicious with your life, the timing of such an undertaking, and absolutely certain it is what you wish to do. If there's even a hint of hesitation after taking advisory and doing research from some of the informational posts here you're likely making a mistake.

Hope that won't be the case. Good luck.

[Mudcrab]

I wish the mob next door at the Temple would take a vow of silence. 6am chanting on the loud speaker system gets a bit much after a while.

[stickylies]

vow of silence... the joke continues.

[HerbalEd]

How long are visas?

Depends upon how many times you'll need to reincarnate before reaching nirvana.

[aryehgizbar]

With an avatar image like that, I wonder if you really meant what you said about becoming a monk.

I was once curious about monks when I first saw them in Siem Reap, I even bumped into a farang monk who was visiting the temple most likley doing pilgrimage. As one mentioned said in this thread, you can probably check first in your area.

How long are visas?

About 4 inches by 3 wide.

LOL!

[bankei]

This is a naive fantasy.

firstly, you probably have not ever been to Thailand, otherwise you would know that Thai monks don't take vows of silence. Perhaps your knowledge of Buddhism comes from watching Hangover II?

Secondly, what would happen when you give up all your wordly possessions and then decide you don't actually like sleeping on a hard titled floor and being eaten by mosquitoes while feeling hungry and trying to ignore the massive boner under your sabong robe?

I've been a monk in Thailand and it made me see the light! I am no longer a Buddhist, but still follow the teachings of the Buddha...

Bankei

[biplanebluey]

I wish to immigrate to thailand and become a monk, taking the vow of silence and leaving every thing behind and never looking back.

Can I do this?

You can definately become a monk

There visas for this.

Should try it for short period first

Sent from my GT-I9300 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

Me too----- the job is easy going and the money is fantastic

[CIHUAHUA]

Ask yourself this. Do I want to dress up like a monk? Is it a fashion show? Do I care what people think of me as a monk? Do I want acceptance for it? Do I know about the things "monks" know about? Do Thai people know what monks are about or is it like Christianity in your country. Be true to yourself.

[Shaunduhpostman]

A few years ago I was on standby to teach some special English classes for the monks at Wat Dhammakaya, and they were very keen to get me into the monkhood there. Even after I told them that I was no longer available to teach i continued to receive personal invitations to get indoctrinated into their scene. They are quite controversial and their leader strikes me as quite weird with his teachings on Steve Jobs and his past and future incarnations. I think they are the wealthiest Buddhist organization in Thailand.

I am fairly sure they have a foreign monk contigent as well as Dharma centers in America and other places outside of Thailand. As I practice Mahayana Buddhism already it wasn't a good fit for me at all, and I never even gave becoming a monk a second thought but the monks' condos were vast and the poshest I have ever seen for monks. They were well fed, shinier and healthier than most of the monks you see in Thailand.

Generally, tho', the important thing is your western comfort. You will, in most cases, have to kiss that goodbye. However, Wat Dhammakaya, and the Niguy might be better groups as far as giving you a minimal comfort level westerners assume is basic and which isn't here.

[hellodolly]

want yer own plane ehhh

A few days in Pattaya should cure that.

Well now there is two low blows.

Perhaps a month in a Wat would help you out.

[Muhendis]

"I wish to immigrate to thailand and become a monk, taking the vow of silence and leaving every thing behind and never looking back."

This has to be the biggest joke today. Only christian monks bother with the vow of silence. I think you should watch "The bullet proof monk", then learn about Buddhism. If you are still convinced that is your path to happiness then go for it and stop asking silly questions.