Why the rescued Thai soccer team has ordained as Buddhist novice monks
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July 27, 2018
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(THE CONVERSATION) After their dramatic rescue from Nang Non cave, the Thai boys and their soccer coach have ordained as novice monks for a period of nine days, as a part of paying respect to the Thai Navy SEAL, Saman Gunan, who died during the efforts to save them.
Ordaining as a full monk – known as “bhikkhu” in Pali, the religious language of the Theravada Buddhism – is only available to men over 20. Only the coach has become a full monk. Eleven of the boys, excluding one who is...
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