What do monks in temples do for a living?

Monks have different sources of income in different periods:

1. In the early Buddhist monks, the monks took begging as their tradition and their material life was very simple.

2. In the traditional temples in China, the source of income mainly depends on the charity of believers. At the same time, the temple will give it to the Buddha sooner or later, so as to eliminate disasters or cross over for the believers and get some support. In addition, some monasteries also own land as temple property, especially Zen monasteries, which are located in mountainous areas. Monks are self-sufficient through agricultural production and pay equal attention to agriculture and Zen.

Since the reform and opening up, many monasteries located in famous mountains and rivers have become tourist attractions, which undoubtedly greatly increases the economic income of monasteries. Besides being more generous than before through Buddhist repentance and the support of believers, it also increased the income of the ticket and service industries. Therefore, the income of temples has a certain stability and gained economic autonomy. Even without the support of believers, the basic expenses of the temple can be maintained.

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Conditions for becoming a monk:

1. With the consent of parents or guardians, go to the temple you think is predestined friends with the written materials, ID card, household registration certificate (issued by the police station) and physical examination certificate agreed by parents.

2, not infected with serious infectious diseases (such as AIDS, various skin diseases, etc.). But a cold is not in this case).

3. People who have no debt problems (for example, people who are in debt due to bankruptcy or business failure).

4. It has not violated the national laws (criminal) or involved in litigation (referring to those who are wanted by the police and released after serving their sentences, if there is a crime).

5. Not less than 7 years old and not more than 60 years old.

6. Mental soundness (refers to not suffering from any mental illness, such as neurasthenia, schizophrenia, epilepsy and other diseases that will make you lose your mind and lose your mind).

7, psychologically sound, normal (bisexual people can not become monks).

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