"A child deciding to become a monk or nun is no easy matter," says Abbot Wei-chueh. Children are like blank slates and can easily be tarnished if exposed to filth. It is best that they wait until they have graduated from junior high, he argues. If they're not wild, and their hearts and minds are pure, they can then talk about joining a monastery.
「小孩子出家不是簡單的事情」，惟覺老和尚說，孩子像一張白紙，對人世間的事還認識不清，容易受外面環境的影響，最好將來等國中畢業、沒那麼野了、心性清靜了，再來談出家。