Ratthapark Wilairot is a buddist monk for 15 days

As is the tradition in the Buddist Asian country, nearly all Thai citizens are obliged to become a temporary Buddhist monk at least once in their lifetime, for a few weeks up to three months coinciding with the monsoon period. The renouncement of desires and meditation are some of the activities that a Buddhist monk has to pass through, along with taking the holy orders, a ceremony that a new monk devotes himself to.

Wilairot undertook the Buddist holy orders, and as is the custom shaved his head and eyebrows, donned a white robe in sign of pureness and carried an incense wand, candle and a flower in his hand as he was guided in a procession entering the Buddhist temple.

Wilairot commented on the stage of his life he was about to go through: “This is going to be an important period of my life. Taking the holy orders and all this I’m about to go through is a way to find oneself and learn about the situations we experience during our entire life. Thinking about the end of 2010 and all of 2011, this is a great opportunity to leave behind all the things that happened and start a new period in my life. For a couple weeks you will see me with my head and eyebrows shaved, wearing Buddhist robes and doing my monk obligations.”