5. Which name should I use on the Little House?
- You should use your official full name/full true name; not your nickname, pen name, etc. Buddhist monks or nuns can use their religious names.
- If you use both English and Chinese names on a regular basis or you have lodged the Application for Change of Name form with both names, then you can write them both on the Little House (refer to Figure 30).
Figure 30 Name(s) Can Be Written Vertically or Horizontally
- If you have changed your name before, you should utilise the name which is used most frequently (the name which is active spiritually). To be on the safe side, it is best that you lodge an Application for Change of Name.
(For further information about lodging the Application for Change of Name, please refer to Buddhism: Your Questions Answered and Introduction to the Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door).
