"They've got to have benevolent roots," says the monastery's Abbot Wei-chueh. The kids have got to show willingness, and have the requisite ideals, confidence and spiritual fiber. To prevent disputes, the monastery only accepts children whose parents write letters of consent and who personally bring them to the school.
「要有善根才行」，中台禪寺住持惟覺老和尚說，要孩子本身有心願，對修行有理想、有信心、有道心，同時為了避免家庭起紛爭，要父母親簽同意書、親自送孩子來才行。