9 - Do You Want To Become a Buddhist Monk?

Learn Buddhism with Alan Peto

Becoming a Buddhist monastic (monk or nun) is often a desire by Westerners new to the religion instead of staying a layperson. But should you? What does it entail? And, can you have a complete Buddhist experience as a layperson?

This episode's guest is Bhante Sanathavihari who is a Mexican American Theravada Buddhist monk from the Sarathchandra Buddhist Center in North Hollywood, California, and shares his experiences and insights.  This was a Zoom video session which you can watch on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr3HYG0GzIU

Join Alan and Sanathavihari Bhikkhu as we discuss this topic in the video!

Send in a comment if you have any questions about the layperson or monastic life in Buddhism!


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Becoming a Buddhist monastic (monk or nun) is often a desire by Westerners new to the religion instead of staying a layperson. But should you? What does it entail? And, can you have a complete Buddhist experience as a layperson?

This episode's guest is Bhante Sanathavihari who is a Mexican American Theravada Buddhist monk from the Sarathchandra Buddhist Center in North Hollywood, California, and shares his experiences and insights.  This was a Zoom video session which you can watch on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr3HYG0GzIU

Join Alan and Sanathavihari Bhikkhu as we discuss this topic in the video!

Send in a comment if you have any questions about the layperson or monastic life in Buddhism!


2021-10-07 43 min
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