monkhood
Example Sentences
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The gig becomes a lonely endeavor, however, when the pandemic hits and he’s confined to a depopulated campus, sent unwillingly into a kind of monkhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
The nexus between the military and monkhood is nothing new.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2024
Following their release from hospital, the boys are now planning to enter the Thai monkhood, as a way to pay tribute to the Thai Navy Sea, Saman Kunan, who died during the rescue operation.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 18, 2018
After his parents died in Myanmar when he was a young boy, he entered the Buddhist monkhood in Thailand for nearly a decade, a common option for orphans untethered from financial support.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2018
The master, who was slow to give his permission to devotees wishing to enter the formal path of monkhood, always cautioned them to first reflect well on the austerities of the monastic life.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
