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randomtengureporter :
[[So, what led Shichi to become a monk?]]

Reponse:

Hey there, good to hear from you! His biggest reason for choosing a monastic life was the pursuit of knowledge. There is only so much one can learn in a village, where in temples they learn to read, write, study scripture and history, and push a variety of skills. The wisest minds can usually be found in temples, so if one desired to learn more than the basics of village life, it would almost be a requirement. 

The other reason was that he felt drawn towards the spiritual teachings of the temple. He is naturally empathetic and, as a child, would stop the other children from hurting animals (or sometimes each other). The ideals of humility, kindness, awareness, and helping (and of course not harming) others all appeal to him greatly.

Sometimes in the story he is pretty much the worst monk ever, but he does his best to uphold the values that are most important.