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Buddhist Monasticism is one of the earliest surviving forms of organized monasticism in the history of religion. It is also one of the most fundamental institutions of Buddhism. Monks and nuns are considered to be responsible for the preservation and dissemination of the Buddha's teaching and the guidance of Buddhist lay people.
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How careful must monks be about their use of water?
The common answer is that microbes and smaller life forms are exempt from Buddhist classifications of sentient life forms.
I'd like to make a more nuanced point.
At the time it was written, this ru …
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What is the purpose of not eating after noon?
In addition to the answers already provided which are quite accurate, one minor point that occurs to me is culture.
For a long time in India yogis ate only one meal a day, even among Hindus.
The sa …
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How do monastic rules differ in each tradition?
All Buddhist traditions including the now extinct ones derived their rules from the original Prātimokṣa (path to liberation).
A number of prātimokṣa codes are extant, including those contained in the …
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Punishments for breaking vinaya rules
In theory the Pāṭimokkha Rules: Intro | Bhikkhus' | Bhikkhunis' is the basic code of monastic discipline, consisting of 227 rules for monks (bhikkhus) and 311 for nuns. It lays down offences and punis …
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What if there was no one to offer food to monastics?
There are several monastic orders that currently allow monks to cook their own food, but usually there is a lay community that donates the cash or food.
I don't know of anyone who starved merely beca …
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When Zen monks are completing a task, why are they doing it very quickly?
"Don't spare yourself" seems to be the key motivating factor in this Zen monastery. By working hard and not wasting a moment even in lying down they are training their subconscious to become infected …
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Did the Buddha form a monastery?
The Buddha often taught in forest groves, the most famous being Isipatana (Deer park) where he delivered his first lecture (Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta),
and Jetavana (Jeta Grove) (famously record …
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What are the benefits of solitary practice?
If one has the maturity, will and energy, this can be very good. Unfortunately, most lack that kind of will until they have progressed a good distance already. Bodhidharma, the Zen patriarch practiced …
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Can one with eczema become a monk?
The degree of strict interpretation of such rules largely depends on the monastery, tradition and abbot under whom one ordains. Most monastic orders I know adapt these rules to suit their circumstance …
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What does a monk think on a day to day basis?
I say all this because I respect and love the idea of monasticism, and don't want to see it become a Potemkin village. …
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