They made hospitals and medicines to help the people. Sometimes it worked sometimes it didn't
Dana is the practice of generosity--for example, giving food to support monks and nuns in their practice. Jhana is the practice of states of absorptive concentration.
The Buddhist monks and the Hari Krishnas.
Monasticism, or the practice of living as a monk, dates back to the early days of Christianity in the 3rd century AD. Monks were known to live in monasteries or communities dedicated to prayer, meditation, and service.
Some of the religions that practice celibacy include Catholicism, Buddhism (particularly in monastic traditions), and Hinduism (found in some sects and practices). Additionally, some orders of Jainism and certain branches of Orthodox Christianity also advocate celibacy as a way to focus on spiritual growth.
The apparent health benefits of music to patients in Veterans Administration hospitals following World War II lead to it being studied and formalized as a complementary healing practice
Friars live the evangelical counsels (vows of poverty, chastity and obedience) to service the community. Monks practice asceticism (living alone or with other monks) and devotion. Monks are self-sufficient, whereas friars live among other people and rely on donations. Friars are can also travel within a wide area, but monks stay in the same place.
Any group of Buddhists (Monks/Nuns or lay people) who study and practice together is called a Sangha. If they lived together in a monastic setting then the building is called a monastery.
Some types of monks include Benedictine monks, Franciscan monks, and Trappist monks. Each type of monk belongs to a different religious order with its own set of customs, practices, and rules.
In Buddhist monastic tradition, monks are expected to renounce their worldly attachments, including romantic relationships and marriage. Therefore, monks do not have wives. They devote their lives to spiritual practice and the pursuit of enlightenment.
At the very heart of community practice was prayer, the proper "Work of God."
Medieval monks practiced vows of chastity, silence, and poverty, which is why they generally lived in communities together. As the middle ages wore on, corruption ran thick, and monks found loopholes to communicate with one another and reasons to practice simony, which is the selling of church positions. They also sold absolution, which resulted in bloodthirsty warlords having private abbeys of monks who solely prayed for their patron's eternal soul.
Reiki is an alternative healing modality that is being recognized by main stream medical practice. In the US and all over Europe Reiki is provided as an alternative or supplemental therapy in hospitals.