During the Renaissance era, monks typically ate two meals a day. These meals were often simple and consisted of bread, vegetables, and occasionally fish or dairy, depending on the monastic rules and local customs. The eating schedule was largely influenced by their religious practices, emphasizing fasting and abstinence on certain days.
Not necessarily. Many religions have monks. Monks are people who withdraw from ordinary life to pursue their religious beliefs on a daily basis. So you can have Christian monks, Buddhist monks, Hindu monks, etc. Islam does not have a similar tradition though.
Monks have chanted many songs over the centuries.
Synopsis: Chapter 2 - Brendan assembles 14 monks to accompany him.
Medieval Monks spread Christianity by many different techniques. Now, if you are talking about Medieval Monks in Europe, then they spread Christianity by telling others mostly. There is a website all about Medieval Monks below.
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In 1066, monks were commonly referred to as "brothers" or "friars." They dedicated their lives to prayer, meditation, and service to their communities within monasteries or friaries. Their role was central to religious life and education during this period.
Buddhist monk in retreat is about 8-12 hours a day, out of retreat 3 to 5 hours daily. actually it depends on monks, many of them have break after one hour session. some of them is 1 hour in thé morning, one hour at the evening.
Monks were forbidden to have any contact with anyone outside their monastery except in very strictly-regulated meetings with someone else present. They could accept no gifts, letters, tokens or anything else. Monks were permitted to converse with each other at certain times but were not allowed to waste time with idle chatter or gossip, so there was little opportunity to make friends with their fellow monks. On many occasions, such as at meals, strict silence was enforced.
There are many different styles of kung fu, the Shaolin monks: * Dragon * Tiger * White Crane * Monkey * Cobra
i doubt it , depends what kind of monk, there are many sects and beliefs within beliefs which would cause some monks not to want to do this
Monks shave their heads as a symbol of renunciation of worldly attachments and to signify their commitment to a life of simplicity and humility in many religious traditions.