I want to be a monk

Buddhism is the teaching of becoming a Buddha. It is a teaching that serves as a major foundation for those of us who continue to get lost in this world, and it is wonderful to know and learn. Because salvation is equal for all.
However, becoming a monk and becoming a monk is also a difficult path.

First, why don't you come into contact with Buddhism in your current life?
My purpose is the Jodo Shinshu Honganji school, and my principal image is Amida Nyorai. In this school, there is the Central Buddhist Academy (there is also distance education) where you can come into close contact with Buddhism and learn its teachings. There are courses that suit each, and many people learn every year. There is also a way to become a monk from there. Also, I am very thankful for the hearing at the temple.

If you're interested, why don't you look it up?
http://www.chubutsu.jp/index.html
It also varies depending on each purpose. Which teachings do you base your life on? First, it's important to know yourself.

Sakumadai

Hasunoha has asked me a few times before about wanting to become a monk.
Among them, I felt that Sakumadai was a person with a pure and strong feeling that she had been interested in becoming a monk for a long time and continues to think about becoming a monk.

There are many answers to specific methods in the links below, so please take a look.
I think Masuda Toshiyasu's answer to the question “How to become a monk” is very specific.
http://hasunoha.jp/questions?tag=僧侶になる方法

Incidentally, I'm also from home (that being said, my relatives were temples), but I feel that the number of monks from home is increasing little by little...

Sakumadai
There is a way to become a monk even at home.
Also, I am happy that the number of aspiring friends will increase.

As a result, I think there are many ways to stay at home and become a monk.
Also, the shape also differs depending on the denomination.
But I think the bottom line is that feeling.
What would you like to do as a monk?
Is that bad if you don't become a monk?
But no matter what, I want to be a monk!
If there is a firm strong will there, I think the path will open up by itself.

Nice to meet you, Sakumadai. My name is Masuda. I also stayed at home and became a monk from an ordinary household.
I feel like I'm still working hard just because of my desire to be. I was also very uneasy when I became a monk. It's a world that the general public doesn't understand, so like Sakumadai, I was very uneasy about my finances and lifestyle. However, I managed to continue to be a monk for about 20 years.
In order to become a monk, I think it will first change depending on denominations such as the Tendai sect or the Shingon sect, but it is important to find a mentor. If you say “I'm a monk,” wear clothes, etc., but don't belong, then it's just cosplay. I think it's important to find a mentor first in order to properly belong to a denomination.
I became a monk because I wanted to be like my mentor. So I think searching for the “Master of Life” first will pave the way for a monk.

Sakumadai

This is Kawaguchi Hidetoshi. This is a humble answer to the question.

I know that having a spirit of “separation” is truly precious and important when entering Buddhism.

In the midst of this reincarnation, by realizing that true comfort can never be obtained, sincerely dislikes this reincarnation, and a strong desire to leave or be liberated at any cost becomes “separation.”

Furthermore, in this reincarnation, it is not just me who is suffering, and by realizing that everyone is suffering uniformly, it also awakens a heart of sorrow (great sorrow) about everyone's suffering, and by awakening a heart of compassion (great kindness) that wants to save and help all sentient beings that are related to various things at any cost, it is desired that “bodhicitta” be discovered next to “escape.”

I believe that it is the first and most important condition for becoming a “monk” that will certainly cause “separation” and “bodhisattva heart.”

Whether at home or in a monk, I know that it is more desirable than anything else to continue to maintain this “separation” and “bodhisattva heart” firmly and devotion to good deeds. Also, if the time comes to maturity, you may be able to officially walk on the path to becoming a monk, and even if you are not blessed with the chance to become a monk and remain at home, I know that the sustenance of good deeds and devotion will surely bring great benefits (riyaku) in the future and future generations as a guide to true Buddhism.

The following quotes are from Tibetan Buddhism, but I would be happy if you would take this opportunity to refer to them and give them further thoughts on “exile” and “bodhicitta.”

“Lucky Praise,” “Lamzonam Sum (Three Key Road Tips),” and “The Secret to Getting Away from the Four Captives” by Master Tsongkapa
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/hidetoshi-k/e/044d3b0d3e30e86e9a94bdc7b5d51266

From Ramzo Namsum (The Three Keys to the Road)...

“Without a clean separation, we will continue to pursue the fruits of happiness in the bitter sea of reincarnation, and there is no convenient (means) to calm it down. Affectionate people (all living things) are all bound by the anguish of being attached to reincarnation, so they should pursue separation first.”

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho

Sakumadai

Hello.
I'm close in age, so let me write what I think.

I really respect the words “I want to become a monk.”

My parents' house is at a temple, and I got a good deal at the age of 17, and it continues to this day.
Looking back on those days now, I think it was “work.” “It's a successor, so I have to get a handle!!” I was impatient with that thought, and knocked the sutras into my head with a memorization sheet just like before the school exam...
If I think about it now, I regret that I did something so unfortunate in such a fulfilling environment where I was able to study.

Let me read it, and I don't think Sakumadai will regret it like me.
Please do your best to get a good deal.

To sakumadai

I saw news that the number of people staying at home and becoming monks has increased since the earthquake.
I think this is a great ambition.

If you have a desire to be, I think it will work.
Also, due to the increase in the number of people who have such feelings
The Buddhist community may also be able to further develop and change.

Gassho