What are the taboos of becoming a monk?

1, dietary taboos. Buddhism stipulates that there are many taboos in family diet, among which vegetarianism is the most basic and important one. The concept of vegetarianism includes not eating "meat" and "fish". "Meat" refers to vegetables with fishy smell and peculiar smell, such as garlic, green onions and leeks. The Shurangama Sutra says: raw meat and vegetables are angry, and cooked food helps prostitution;

2. The main taboos in personal life are: not getting married, not storing private wealth, etc. Buddhism believes that monks and nuns should be responsible for the abbot's Buddhism and life-long career, and they must be single and become monks. It is against their original intention to save private wealth. In addition, the taboos in this respect include not singing and dancing, not listening to singing and dancing, not sitting in luxury beds, not accepting treasures such as gold, silver, elephants and horses, not buying and selling, not reading fortune-telling, etc. After monks become monks, the precepts also require monks and nuns to live in their own temples, but not in the same temple.

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On the one hand, the taboo of Buddhism in China comes from the precepts of Buddhism itself, on the other hand, it is also influenced by the traditional folk customs in China. People who convert to Buddhism, whether they become monks at home, should abide by Buddhist precepts to show compassion and increase merit. The most basic precept of Buddhism is "five precepts and ten good deeds". The five commandments are killing, stealing, fornication, lying and drinking.

The purpose of practicing Buddhism is to discover the truth of life and the universe according to Siddhartha's practice method, and finally transcend life and death and suffering, cut off all troubles and get relief.

Reference: Buddhism-Baidu Encyclopedia