From entering the temple to give incense to the Buddha, or reading books and attending lectures, we learn about Buddhism through various channels, and then agree with the words in the Buddhist scriptures and what the master said. However, are you sure that Buddhism is your true belief? Are you willing to put the Buddhism you agree into practice and really embark on the bodhi road of practice?
If you like, conversion is the starting point of this bodhi road, and it is a ceremony to officially "register" as a Buddhist disciple. If you are only interested in Buddhism, or just believe what Buddhism says, that is not enough. If a person can't have a sincere heart of conversion, it shows that his belief in Buddhism is not firm enough, let alone the integration of knowledge and practice in the future.
Conversion is not becoming a monk, and you don't need to shave your hair. Regardless of gender and age, married and unmarried people can convert. After deciding to convert, you can ask for conversion in the living room of the temple. Each temple will hold conversion meetings several times a year according to its own situation, and the respected mage will preside over the meeting as a convert and grant conversion rights three times.
After conversion, you will become a Buddhist layman, and the converts will give you a dharma name. Dhamma names symbolize a new beginning on the road to learning Buddhism, which implies a new life and reminds us of the more important significance of life. Indeed, conversion is an important decision in life, which can be said to be a happy event. Therefore, when converting to Buddhism, many laymen will feel full of joy in Buddhism. Most monasteries will also issue "conversion certificates" for converts to lay people.
Everyone is very concerned, will there be some different constraints in daily work and life after the conversion? Monks do have to abide by many commandments, but to what extent, they must swear by themselves and abide by them. So is the head of the household. After conversion, they can choose whether or not to be ordained and to what extent. For example, the most common five commandments, don't kill, don't steal, don't commit adultery, don't talk nonsense and don't drink.
Even if you have not been ordained for the time being, you should put the dharma, ideas and methods you have learned into your own actions in your daily work and life. For example: compassion, from sympathy for the weak to sympathy for everyone around you; Diligence, from chanting to hard work, is responsible.
Conversion is not a teacher-worship ceremony, but a conversion to the three treasures of Buddhism. Convert to Buddhism, feeling but not fascinated; Convert to the law, right but not evil; Convert to a monk, clean and untouched. Generally speaking, conversion has no additional constraints on normal work and life. Most Buddhist disciples practice at home, but we should always remind ourselves to keep mindfulness, do things seriously, pursue good and abstain from evil, and do our duty as a Buddhist disciple. There is no amitabha in the south.