Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Wat Rampoeng, Chiang Mai. Newly ordained monks are presented to and blessed by the abbot

In Thai Theravada Buddhism young men are usually expected to ordain into the monkhood at some point in their life. Ordination into the Buddhist monkhood has never implied a lifetime commitment and most men usually only spend a short time in the temple.

Entering the monkhood, even for a short time, is believed to bring great merit to the ordained as well as his parents.

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