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[fabianfred]

khaowong1, on 2011-09-14 00:14:28, said:

pramaprow, on 2011-09-12 06:15:56, said:

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...just wanted to say, I'm still here, and I'm still learning.

khaowong1...ditto...I'm an American (from LA) whose been in Thailand for more than thirty years...this is my fifth Vasa...just wanted to give you a shout out...be well...

You also be well.  Where is your temple?

I am also interested...I haven't seen any posts by the coconut monk here before...

I've been in Thailand twenty years now...and this is my second pansa.

[bankei]

Shokdee, on 2011-09-09 18:30:20, said:

fabianfred, I would like to ordain as a monk in Thailand, but not as a saffron-robed Thai monk. My lineage of refuge is Vajrayana and my technique was influenced by Zen. I would like to ordain following the Pali texts and Thai rituals but with brown robes as a Thai/Zen monk. Would this be possible at your Wat? What are the requirement to ordain as a novice monk? You can contact me directly via my username at gmail if you prefer. Thanks.

This is possible.

Ordination and philosophical belief do not have to coincide. Korean Zen monks, for example, are ordained under Dharmaguptaka vinaya, but do not follow the Dharmaguptaka suttas etc.

However, Thai's mostly believe that Mahayana is a corruption of Buddhist practice and it would unlikely go down well if they knew of your plans in advance. However, once you do ordain you can practice in your own way. Wearing brown may be unusual and your temple abbot may not like it. Monks at one wat usually all wear the same colour robes.

Bankei