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Monks and nuns do the monks' and nuns' jobs now.
Yes, those who are not ordained monks or nuns have always had an important role in the community of Buddhists. As Buddhism spread from what is today India to other eastern countries and, in the 20th century, to the west, it adapted itself to different cultures. Today in the west, most Buddhists are not celibate monks or nuns. Communities of monks and nuns are usually supported by many practitioners outside those communities. Most people today who engage in Buddhist practices designed to minimize suffering are neither monks nor nuns. .
You just call Monks Monks and Nuns Nuns. They don't have any other names.
nuns
Monks - monastery. Nuns - convent.
Yes, there are Buddhist nuns as well as monks. They're known as Bhikkhuni.
Monks and nuns spread Byzantine influence through their missionary work.
Yes. Some live there a full life time.ANSWER 2:Monks live in monasteries; nuns live in convents or abbeys.
No
monasteries- the dwelling place of a community of monks
Today there are 12,000 Carmelite nuns worldwide. But that is all I know of i am not sure about the monks.
It is estimated there are around 15,000 to 20,000 Benedictine monks and 10,000 to 15,000 Benedictine nuns worldwide.