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monk

[muhngk] / mʌŋk /


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Users who have downloaded his app include a strip club owner, a Buddhist monk and parents.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Choedup, the monk, said the day before Rangzen died he talked about Tibetans' individual responsibility to seek freedom.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Like many Tibetan men, he served as a monk, spending 12 years at a southern India monastery.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Nobody has an answer – not Lady Eboshi, certainly not San’s wolf mother or a monk who turns out not to be a monk at all.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

I am in a dark wood with a giant monk, Jeanne thought.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

The start of Khao Phansa on Thursday was a joyous affair in the rural province of Samut Sakhon, featuring offerings to monks and traditional dances.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

But the action is nullified by the fact that Ono assumes the stoic posture of the Buddhist monks seen in the news at the time setting themselves aflame in protest of the Vietnam War.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Buddhist monks are highly venerated in Thailand, entrusted with preserving and passing on the Buddha's teachings.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

Buddhist monks are highly respected in Thailand as they are entrusted with preserving and passing on the Buddha's teachings.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

One Friday toward the end of September the monks of the choir stood practicing in the chantry.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli




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