Cut off from parental love Most of the parents of the young monks at the Chungtai Zen Monastery supported-or even encouraged-their children's decision to don their robes and shave their heads. But a few parents, whose children made the decision quite suddenly after participating at some Buddhist activity, have found it difficult to let go.
中台禪寺小沙彌的父母大都支持孩子的決定，甚至予以鼓勵引導，但也有少數孩子因參加佛教活動而決定出家，父母一時很難割捨。