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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Monk |
 | | The same is to be said of the "clerks regular", like the Jesuits, in whose rule the work of the apostolate is regarded as so important that it is considered incompatible with the obligation of singing office in choir. | | | cxxxii, extols the appropriateness of the words "Ecce quam bonum et quam jucundum habitare fratres in unum" when chanted in a monastery, because those who are monks should have but one heart and one soul (P.L., XXXVII, 1733). | | | Hier., vi) seem to have thought monks were so called because they were celibate. |
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| | Monk - definition of Monk in Encyclopedia |
| | In several Western orders, there is a distincion between the choir monks (those who are or may become priests) and the lay brothers (who are occupied solely with manual labour and with the secular affairs of the monastery). | | | A monk who lives alone, away from society and sometimes also from all other monks, is called an Anchorite or Hesicaste (also called a hermit). | | | In the West, the word nunk has been coined by Catholic theologian Raimundo Panikkar to refer to a female renunciate leading the contemplative life of a monk. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Monk
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| | Buddhist monk - encyclopedia article about Buddhist monk. |
| | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. | | | A monk is a person who practices monasticism, adopting a strict religious and ascetic lifestyle, usually in community with others following the same path. | | | A bhikkhu has taken a vow to enter the Sangha (Buddhist monastic community) and is expected to obey rules of conduct (typically around 253 for a male) as set out in the Vinaya, although there are considerable local variations in the interpretations of these rules. |
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http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Buddhist+monk
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| | Buddhist Studies: Building a Case for Buddhist Studies at UCLA |
| | At the time Buswell spoke no Korean, so he communicated with his peers by writing in the only language they had in common: classical Chinese. | | | Buddhism may champion the concept of detachment, but UCLA Buddhist scholar Robert Buswell admits his ego got bruised when he returned this summer to the Buddhist monastery where he practiced for five years in his early 20s. | | | Much to his parents' bewilderment, Buswell mobilized contacts made during his first year as an undergraduate at UC Santa Barbara and set out for a Buddhist monastery in Thailand in 1972." My mother's reaction was: 'What about my grandchildren?'" Buswell recalled with a chuckle. |
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| | Bulletproof Monk Info - Encyclopedia WikiWhat.com |
| | Bulletproof Monk is a 2003 motion picture starring Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King, directed by Paul Hunter. | | | See Also: List of movies - List of actors - List of directors - List of documentaries - List of Hollywood movie studios |
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| | The Mathematics of Boolean Algebra |
| | Monk, J. D., and Bonnet, R., (eds), 1989, Handbook of Boolean algebras, 3 volumes, Amsterdam: North-Holland. |
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