People choose to become monks and nuns because they wish to dedicate their lives absolutely to God and the the work of God (or indeed to the work of their respective religion - be it Buddhism or...
Depends. Some people were given to the order in childhood and brought up as a monk. The monasteries had a small gate in their wall just the size for a child and a person could put a child within the...
Religious orders will not accept people for membership until they have reached 18 years of age; many require that applicants be older. The process takes several year before full membership is...