Monk from home

I read it.
I don't think so.
There are probably many people who have come from home and have completed their ascetic practice well by knocking on the temple gate with their own aspirations, and there are also people who have completed their ascetic practice well by not going on to a Buddhist university, doing research, and being registered as monks and become university teachers. There were also people who became great by getting jobs at Motoyama and the sect.
There are also many people who have been asked to become the chief priests of temples in each region.

There are so many things in life!

I think the situation varies depending on the workplace (temple) environment.
Below is our example, but my father is the current chief priest from home.
Of course, I heard that it was difficult in the past because it was a priest who started from a place where I didn't understand anything.
It means that I became a monk when I married my mother. It is said that was the connection.

From my point of view, being born in a temple, I still feel like people from home have a different backbone, and I think they are rather suitable as monks. You can make use of your experience as a member of society, and it's the environment and values you've cultivated in the first place. You mean your gaze is flexible.
Also, since the starting line is at home, I usually feel like losing and studying. I'm still in my sixties and trying new things with ambition.

Well, it's not just about how hungry you can be in your life without being bound by your position, age, occupation, or background, the important thing is.
So it's different for each person! Don't worry!

I'm not from home myself, but I have some training buddies and community members, so I'll answer.

As far as I know, I don't really have that kind of image. Rather, I'm having trouble with the temple where the second son, the third son, is in a pattern where several male siblings all became monks.
I mean, people who come from home can choose their mentor when they become a monk. In other words, it's almost decided which temple to enter at that point. Of course, there are exceptions, but for the most part, people become a monk under a mentor who is in trouble because they have no successors, or they are asked by their girlfriend to become a priest. Of course, the stage leading up to becoming a monk requires a great deal of effort and luck.
Conversely, the third son, the second son of the temple, became a monk for the time being, and after spending a few years as an ascetic dojo, they think about how to behave after that. That's why the priesthood is smooth, but I'm having trouble getting into the temple later.

Also, in many cases, the motivation to simply join the Buddhist sect and the determination to take over the responsibilities of the chief priest are not equal. Actually, there aren't as many cases where people who just wanted to become monks continue to work as monks. People who just wanted to become a monk usually settle down early on to talking about staying at home while still being exposed to Buddhism.

Conversely, in rural areas, there are many temples where they were born and raised as successors to temples, but the number of parishioners was small and there wasn't even a single funeral in a year. However, there are definitely not many people who enter such temples from other places and inherit them. That's why the number of concurrent temples is increasing.

It's the world of unknown monks. There may be differences in trends depending on the denomination, though.