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I want to be a monk in USA
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 5:04 pm
by villkorkarma
Hi
I would like to become a monk in USA very soon.
I live in Sweden,. so how to deal with visa and staying for long period?
Where can I find a buddhistmonastery(?) in USA?
Re: I want to be a monk in USA
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:59 am
by M.G.A.
Hello there!
Do you live in Sweden? Är du svensk? May I ask why you specifically want to ordain in the United States?
The two most obvious places I assume would be:
Abhayagiri and
Wat Mettavanaram.
Maybe it could also be worth to check this one out:
http://www.floridabuddhistvihara.org/ They seem to have some co-operation with Ven. U Dhammajiva of Nissarana Vanaya, which I think should make them worthwhile to at least have a look at. If it actually would be a suitable place to ordain, I can not tell.
Regarding the whole visa-issue, I would suggest that you take contact with an american embassy or similar. This could be the tricky thing with ordaining in a non-buddhist country. It is indeed quite unlikely that they will have special bhikkhu/meditation-visas...
But as it is said:
If there's a will, there's a way...
I wish you the best of luck with your noble aspirations,
Mikael