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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 would/should a perfect monk appear, act and possible serve you?
A perfect monk keeps silent unless requested to speak & teach. The Lord Buddha praised silence.
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Most beneficial Buddhist organizations and monastic orders?
My understanding is that, in order to hear the correct dhamma, one must hear it from somebody who displays the outward marks of humility, generosity and selflessness. Otherwise, one cannot be sure …
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What are the consequences of a monk eating meat?
Buddha didn't prohibit monks from eating meat
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monks are supposed to be easy to maintain and take what is offered
Yes.
how should/would a monk who has chosen to be a vegetarian ha …
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Fecal and Urine medicines, what are the recipes?
I would carefully read the Vinaya. We wouldn't want to overdo it. I knew a monk who used to drink his urine and he ended with bowel cancer and then he disrobed for a woman.
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A question regarding the level of worldly participation for a buddhist monk
In Christianity, priests generally do not meditate. Often, the sole role of a Catholic priest is to preach the religion to devotees.
In Asian Buddhism, the role of many monks is similar, which is wh …
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Pathway to Nirvana
To attain Nirvana, yes, discard the desire for Nirvana & everything else, as the meditation master says from 4:32 in this video called 'Ajahn Chah - Mindful Way'.
Ideally, to practice to know or atta …
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What are the benefits of solitary practice?
There is no special way of practise here, apart from having samadhi. If there is no samadhi, there is no bliss. If there is no bliss, such solitude will be torture. Samadhi is ideally developed in an …
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Noble Eightfold Path - applicable by lay practitioners?
The Noble Eightfold path is a path of celibacy. Sexual misconduct in the Noble Path is defined as "unchastity" ("abrahmacariyā"). In the 1st sermon, the Buddha taught the Middle Way, which avoids sens …
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Monks, their hospitalization and their medical treatment
When I lived in Thailand:
Monks were admitted to hospital.
Monks took painkillers.
Monks used medicine for internal parasites.
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How should Buddhism be introduced to a country?
Such concerns have obliviously resulted in the degeneration of Buddhism over the past 2,600 years.
Simply teach the Dhamma; starting with DN 31 as mundane and SN 56.11 as supramundane.
The scripture s …
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How should Buddhism be introduced to a country?
The Vinaya says:
Go forth, o bhikkhus, for the good of the many, for the happiness of
the many, out of compassion for the world, for the benefit, for the
good, for the happiness of gods and men. Let …
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Arahants, Precepts, Monasticism, & Worldly Things
How could the Buddha have been on this Earth as an Arahant if Arahants[-To-Be] can only be reborn in a higher plane (A Heavenly plane) of existences as according to the 4 Stages of Enlightenment?
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Joining and then leaving the monastic order?
I do not recall any suttas that refer to a bad outcome due to disrobing. This said, I do not recall any suttas about a monk returning to lay life given the Buddha generally intervened and prevented th …
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Health Questions Regarding the Ordained
May a monastic regulate their alms diet in order to focus on healthy
foods and avoid unhealthy ones?
As a monk, you generally accept what you are given. However, after collecting the food, you can c …
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Permission to ordain from absent father
I would speak to the preceptor you wish to ordain with.
There is no need to get a parent’s permission if he/she is no longer
alive or has abandoned the son. From this it can be argued that if t …
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