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Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. The nakor monks-to-be are presented with money and...

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Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. The nakor monks-to-be are presented with money and their wrists are tied with white thread by relatives and well wishers at the sukhwan nakceremony
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In Thai Theravada Buddhism young men are usually expected to ordain into the monkhood at some point in their life. Ordination into the Buddhist monkhood has never implied a lifetime commitment and most men usually only spend a short time in the temple. Entering the monkhood, even for a short time, is believed to bring great merit to the ordained as well as his parents. The Sukhwan Nak ceremony is a lay ceremony that precedes the full ordination ceremony. The ceremony is used to protect the monk-to-be from evil spirits as they are felt to be particularly vulnerable after they have had their heads shaved.

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