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What draws Béatrice’s attention is a fantastical claim made by a Benedictine monk in an Italian magazine article from the 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Luckily, you don’t have to live like a monk until retirement, said Michael Van Boening, director of the financial-planning group at Mercer Advisors.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court overturned Thursday a presidential pardon granted to a hardline Buddhist monk and ordered him to serve the remainder of a six-year prison sentence for intimidating the wife of a missing cartoonist.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

She had certainly never, ever even considered lying to a monk.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

“The Buddhist Bug” was created in 2011, a few years before “The Red Chador,” and inspired by the pervasiveness of the saffron-colored robes worn by monks in Cambodia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Many monks in Thailand receive stipends from the government and are therefore considered state officials.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 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

It was easy to say good-bye to the monks in general, but not to Brother Ferz, who made me a novice and taught me to read and write.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri