user8340: I am asking this behalf of my friend. He was gonna commit suicide. But I managed to calm him down by taking him to a Buddhist temple. He had a really fun life, movies, friends, night outs, girls, cars, everything. But suddenly he got to know that he has a skin condition called herpes. Something like a pimple. But it seems he regret a lot a lot as it has no cure. But it is a very common all over the world. He doesn't understand and tried to suicide. He has given up life. 
Luckily I brought him to this Buddhist temple and managed to save his life. Now he is very interest in becoming a Theravada monk and spend the life in a temple meditating, learning and practicing Buddhism. I decided to support him as he was a good person, help others, donate etc. I am wondering if his conditions and previous life style matters to become a monk. Thanks.

user254: The commentary on page 195 of this document, The
Buddhist
Monastic
Code II, implies that it depends on the type of skin condition, where it is, how severe it is, and whether it's likely to spread. I don't know to what extent it applies to herpes.
This answer to a related question starts with,

The degree of strict interpretation of such rules largely depends on the monastery, tradition and abbot under whom one ordains. Most monastic orders I know adapt these rules to suit their circumstance in practice.


user8238: I am glad you managed to save your friend's life.
I suggest that both of you google "Thai monk with neurofibromatosis" and become aware that his 'problem' isn't a real problem.

user8157: Previous lifestyle & herpes should not prevent a person from becoming a monk. If your friend wants to become a monk, he should talk to a monk at the temple. 

8340: <p>I am asking this behalf of my friend. He was gonna commit suicide. But I managed to calm him down by taking him to a Buddhist temple. He had a really fun life, movies, friends, night outs, girls, cars, everything. But suddenly he got to know that he has a skin condition called herpes. Something like a pimple. But it seems he regret a lot a lot as it has no cure. But it is a very common all over the world. He doesn't understand and tried to suicide. He has given up life. </p>

<p>Luckily I brought him to this Buddhist temple and managed to save his life. Now he is very interest in becoming a Theravada monk and spend the life in a temple meditating, learning and practicing Buddhism. I decided to support him as he was a good person, help others, donate etc. I am wondering if his conditions and previous life style matters to become a monk. Thanks.</p>
 254: <p>The commentary on page 195 of this document, <a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/bmc2.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The
Buddhist
Monastic
Code II</a>, implies that it depends on the type of skin condition, where it is, how severe it is, and whether it's likely to spread. I don't know to what extent it applies to herpes.</p>

<p><a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/a/11572/254">This answer</a> to a related question starts with,</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>The degree of strict interpretation of such rules largely depends on the monastery, tradition and abbot under whom one ordains. Most monastic orders I know adapt these rules to suit their circumstance in practice.</p>
</blockquote>
 8238: <p>I am glad you managed to save your friend's life.</p>

<p>I suggest that both of you google "Thai monk with neurofibromatosis" and become aware that his 'problem' isn't a real problem.</p>
 8157: <p>Previous lifestyle &amp; herpes should not prevent a person from becoming a monk. If your friend wants to become a monk, he should talk to a monk at the temple. </p>
