If a monk breaks any one of the rules he is automatically "defeated" in the holy life and falls from monkhood immediately. He is not allowed to become a monk again in his lifetime. Intention is necessary in all these four cases to constitute an offence.
Monks will be punished thirty days for drinking sake, eating meat, or using any of the (forbidden) five spices (goshin). However, if any of these spices are required as medicine, the three deans may authorize their use for a specified number of days. If a monk gets drunk and becomes unruly, he shall be laicized.
Monks and nuns lead lives of total celibacy in which any kind of sexual behaviour is forbidden. This includes even suggestive speech or physical contact with lustful intent, both of which are very serious offences for monks and nuns.
As a postulant, the man is not bound by any vows, and is free to leave the monastery at any time.
What is Bhikkhu Patimokkha? Bhikkhus (ordained male monastics) follow certain sets of rules laid down in the Patimokkha. The word 'patimokkha' refers to the two sets of codified rules that govern the monks' and nuns' lives. A bhikkhu is expected to observe all 227 rules of monastic discipline.
Part of the emphasis is on achieving spiritual ascent, but monastic silence also functions to avoid sin. Although speech is morally neutral per se, the Epistle of James (3:1–12) and writers of the monastic tradition see silence as the only effective means of neutralizing a tendency towards sins of the tongue.
Although it is commonly associated with monasticism, no major monastic order takes a vow of silence. Even the most fervently silent orders such as the Carthusians have time in their schedule for talking.
Monks, for example, are not allowed to get married nor have children. They leave their family forever and get a new family in the monastery.
Is there an age limit for entering the monastery? You must be a single Catholic man between the ages of 21 and an upper limit of 40-45 years of age.
Women can be ordained as the equivalent of monks in China, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam, mostly dominated by the Mahayana school of Buddhism. Female ordination is not available in the Tibetan tradition nor in Cambodia, Laos or Myanmar.
Priests, nuns, monks and brothers who take vows of poverty don't pay taxes as long as they work for a church institution. They rely on their superiors for a modest living allowance, which isn't taxable.
Monastic Tibetan Buddhists showed significantly greater fear of death than any other group. The monastics were also less generous than any other group about the prospect of giving up a slightly longer life in order to extend the life of another.
Buddhist monks and nuns are completely reliant on the lay community to provide them with the material things they need to survive. In warmer Buddhist countries, monks will walk around their local village at mealtimes in what's called an 'alms round', holding a bowl for locals to put food into.
Do not touch people you meet and shaking hands is considered bad manners. Also, do not touch monks ever.
If suffering should be removed, given some interest, then all sufferings should be removed, given some interest. Killing and harming animals causes them to suffer. Animals have an interest not to suffer. So, we should not kill or harm animals.
Just as a married couple does not take a vacation from marital life, neither does a monk from monastic life. Every monk, once he has made at least temporary profession, has two weeks per year that he can spend away from the monastery, visiting friends and relatives.
Most Buddhist monks and nuns follow these rules today. There is variation between schools, but the monastic ordination of Buddhism always includes a head shave.
Lead-author Professor Ruth Mace (UCL Anthropology) said: “Many major world religions often require some of their practitioners to commit to lifelong celibacy, for example monks in Buddhism and priests in the Catholic Church.
Between praying up to seven times a day and working a medieval monk got little sleep. They averaged approximately five hours sleep between evening prayers and the 2am church service, and then snatched another half an hour before being up at 4am for more prayer.
It might be asked why Buddhist monks do not marry, since there are no laws for or against marriage. The reason is obviously that to be of service to mankind, the monks have chosen a way of life, which includes celibacy.
What do monks do all day? They do the things that make them communal — Mass, prayer, reflection, service. They also do the things that make them unique — exercise, collecting, composing, cooking. At Saint Meinrad, there's time to be by yourself, just you and God.
The typical day of a Buddhist monk, whether young or adult, follows a fixed schedule: wake-up call at 4:30 am (including Saturdays and Sundays); one-hour gathering in the temple to recite mantras; personal hygiene in one of the several fountains scattered around the monastery (there are no showers but they wash ...
This goes beyond the economic, however. Monks do not solicit food on their alms rounds, but people come up to them freely. While temples do not have formal congregations, monks often have disciples who are regular patrons.
Buddhist monks condemn alcohol and its consumption. The Quran, the holy text of Islam, prohibits it. Hinduism does not use alcohol in religious contexts but social drinking varies from person to person. But the Catholic faith is inherently linked to the consumption and creation of alcohol.