monk
Let an agent describe monks respectfully by tradition, order, vows, daily life and history, attributing beliefs to adherents.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe monks respectfully by tradition, order, vows, daily life and history, attributing beliefs to adherents.
A man who lives under religious vows in a monastic community or as a hermit, dedicated to prayer, contemplation and service, in traditions such as Christian, Buddhist, Hindu and Jain monasticism; historical forms include mendicant and military orders.
What it is for: Religious life devoted to spiritual practice and service.
It can be learn about monastic traditions; visit monasteries respectfully; understand vows and rules; study monastic history.
Distinguishing features
Lives under vows
Community or solitary life
Many traditions
Rules govern daily life
What it looks like
Often recognisable by robes or habits specific to the tradition.
How it is recognised
Habits and robes by order or tradition
Monasteries and hermitages
Historical military orders such as the Hospitallers
Related models
is a kind of - category
lives in - place
follows - rules
is related to - female counterpart
In practice
Families and kinds
Christian monks and friars
Buddhist monks
Hindu and Jain renunciants
hermits
historical military orders
Standards and regulation
Religious order rules
Freedom of religion or belief
Failure modes and hazards
Presenting one tradition as the whole
Stating beliefs as facts
Disrespectful visits
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.monk
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Tradition Which monk.
Traditions differ.
Religion
Tradition and order.
Religion
Tradition.
- Which religious tradition and order is meant? definition
- How does it describe monastic life? provenance
Vows
Commitments.
Vows
Vows.
- Which vows or precepts are taken? provenance
- Are they lifelong or temporary? definition
Life Daily practice.
Rules shape daily life.
Routine
Prayer and work.
Routine
Daily routine.
- What does daily life involve, according to the order? provenance
- How is time divided? definition
Community
Monastery.
Community
Community.
- How is the community organised? definition
- Who leads it? provenance
Visiting Etiquette.
Visitors should respect rules.
Etiquette
Conduct.
Etiquette
Etiquette.
- What etiquette applies when meeting monks or visiting a monastery? boundary
- Are there rules on dress or contact? boundary
Retreats
Stays.
Retreats
Retreats.
- Does the monastery offer retreats or guest stays? provenance
- How can they be booked? action
History Monasticism.
History needs scholarship.
Development
Origins.
Development
History.
- How did monasticism develop in this tradition? provenance
- Which historians describe it? provenance
Orders
Historical orders.
Orders
Historical orders.
- Is a historical military or mendicant order meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should monastic traditions be separate entries?
- How should orders be linked?
- How should historical military orders be split off?