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A '''Monk''' is a member of a religious sect. Monks are men and typically lead austere lifestyles.  A monk is a man who is a member of a [[brotherhood]] living in a [[monastery]] and devoted to a discipline prescribed by his [[order]]: a [[Carthusian Order|Carthusian monk]]; a [[Buddhist monk]].

A '''Monk''' is a member of a [[religious]] sect who has taken religious [[vow]]s through [[ordination]]. Monks are men and typically lead [[austere]] lifestyles of renunciation.  A monk is a man who is a member of a [[brotherhood]] typically living in a [[monastery]] and devoted to a discipline prescribed by his [[order]]: in the [[Roman Catholic]] Church, a [[Carthusian Order|Carthusian monk]]; in [[Buddhism]] a [[Buddhist monk]] or [[Bhikshu]] is part of the [[Sangha]] in the Buddhist concept of the [[Triple Jewel]]

In Middle English, ''munk'', from Old English ''munuc'', from Latin monachus, from Greek monakhos.

In Middle English, ''munk'', from Old English ''munuc'', from Latin monachus, from Greek monakhos.

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Japanese Kiyomizudera monk (by Ron Reznick)

[[Japanese]] Kiyomizudera monk (by Ron Reznick)

 

 

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