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Buddhist monks are allowed to take only their robes and the tipitaka into a temple
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Who else might work in a monastery?
Monks are not people who work there so do Henry works and trys to take it from the monks buddist and nuns.
Is the Dalai Lama married?
Both Monks and Nuns take vows of celebacy.. Japan decreed in 1872 that all Buddhist monks in Japan should be free to "eat meat, take wives and shave their heads" as they chose.. (FROM WIKI ANSWERS -BY VICHEKALAY)
Where do Buddhist weddings take place?
Buddhists do not have wedding ceremonies in the traditional sense. Monks will have a blessing ceremony but they do not perform legal wedding ceremonies.
Do monks and nuns ever visit their families?
monks don't but i don't know about nuns That answer is wrong to a degree. Monks as well as sisters, are allowed to see their families. God wouldn't ask us to shun our families. Certain vows that monks take will limit their time with their families.
Do monks get married?
Celibacy is part of the commitment of Buddhist monks, they do not marry. However, celibacy is not universal. In Japan some Buddhist monks are married. I have the pleasure of having one as a brother-in-law; he and his wife have 2 lovely children.
Why was it bad if there were no monks to take services in the middle ages?
You are clearly very confused.Most monks could not "take services"; only priests could take services, hear confessions, conduct weddings, burials and baptisms, perform the last rights and so on. Most monks were not ordained priests and could do none of these things.Some monks in each monastery did become priests, in order to lead the services and hear confessions, but they were generally few in number. They were not intended to provide services for ordinary people - that was the role of the parish priest.
Who is the superior of an abbey of monks?
Traditionally the superior of a Christian abbey is an Abbot, if male, or an Abbess, if female. Though the Abbot or Abbess was the spiritual leader of the abbey, he or she would be subservient to the bishop of their particular diocese.
How were monks different from friars?
First of all, friars are still different from monks as they both still exist in the Church. Monks take three vows of Obedience, Stability, and conversatio morum, a Latin term meaning fidelity to the monastic life (which includes Chastity and Poverty). Stability means remaining in one monastery for your entire life. Friars are mendicants, they are not vowed to one monastery, their vows are Chastity, Poverty, and Obedience, which are the three evangelical virtues that Our Blessed Lord preached to those who would be perfect. THe monks primary occupation is to pray and to be perfect, the friars primary duty is to live the evangelical counsels in the world and whatever the particular charism of their Order is, for instance, the Dominicans charism is preaching.
What language do monks sing in church?
monks take a vow if silence.
What are the rules Buddhist monks follow?
Medieval monks had to follow a certain set of rules.In 520 CE, a priest named Benedict built a monastery in Italy. The rules he established were called Benedictine Rules. According to these rules, priests could not:MarryOwn goodsObey their abbot.(The abbot was the head or ruler of the monastery. The abbot made the rules or laws of the monastery.)As well as this,monks had to take three vows:Vow of poverty. This meant he had to give up all his worldly goods.Vow of chastity. This meant he had to stay single.Vow of obedience. This meant he had to promise to obey the church and the rules of the monastery.
Do you have to become a monk to be a Buddhist?
No. Buddhists can be either Monks/Nuns or Lay people; just like in Roman Catholicism. Monks & Nuns take vows of poverty and chastity and dedicate their lives to attaining enlightenment. Lay people, like myself, work, get married, have children while also practicing Buddhism trying to also reach enlightenment.
Is Buddhism's local leader a monk?
A monk isn't a leader.Answer:The Dalai Lama is considered the leader of the Gelug School of Buddhism as well as the political leader of Tibet. He often describes himself as a simple Buddhist monk. Most leaders of religious societies which are populated by monks do not cease being monks as they take on the more onerous duties of leader.
