The templar knights, the hospitalers, the teutons, generally the members of the military orders in the middle ages were refered to as warrior monks. This wasn't completely accurate, as they were not monks, but as they did make many of the same vows and followed daily routines based on the rule of st. Benedict, this is not too far off.
In a way. The shaolin temple in china trained the monks living there. Hence they were the shaolin monks not the Buddhist monks. While they both believed in peace and not fighting they were not the same religion.
The monks weren't used to fighting, and the monasteries often had valuables like silver and gold.
The collective noun for monks is an abomination of monks (from the older 'an abominable sight of monks').
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.
As monks.
only if they are templer monks. most monks are peaceful
If you think back to the old "Kung Fu" TV show the monks lifted a red hot urn to brand their inner forearms with a symbol of their particular style of fighting - and in the process burned out the tendons used to open and close their hands. No very likely.
monks are not emo!
Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks game is an action adventure, fighting game for PlayStation 2 and Xbox platform. The first release date for the United States was in September 16th, 2005 and for Europe it was released in September 30th, 2005.
No. Buddhism is a region of peace and compassion. The only Buddhist monks that practice any martial arts are the Shaolin monks in Shaolin monastery in China. They have been involved with fighting bandits and in some battles in ancient times.
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 and nuns do the monks' and nuns' jobs now.