monkhood

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Today on “Modern Love,” Jay shares how anyone can bring the lessons of monkhood into dating and love — even if you’ve never stepped foot in an ashram.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

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 boy, he entered the Buddhist monkhood in Thailand for nearly a decade, a common option for orphans untethered from financial support.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2018

The monkhood, or sangha, is as popular as ever with an estimated 500,000 members—almost 1% of the population.

From Economist • Aug. 10, 2017

He has enjoined upon the people of Baha abstinence from monkhood as well as from ascetic discipline.

From Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha by Wilson, Samuel Graham