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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]]

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]]. For instance, in the [[Roman Catholic]] Church, a [[Carthusian Order|Carthusian monk]] who ordained via the [[sacrament]] of [[Holy Orders]].

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.

[[Image:Kiyomizudera monk.jpg|300px]]

[[Image:Kiyomizudera monk.jpg|300px]]

== See Also ==

== See Also ==

* [[Oath]]

* [[Oath]]

* [[Vow]]

* [[Vow]]

* [[Celibacy]]

* [[Celibacy]]

* [[Priest]]

* [[Priest]]

[[Category:Morality]]

[[Category:Morality]]

[[Category:Religion]]

[[Category:Religion]]

[[Category:Buddhism]]

[[Category:Buddhism]]

[[Category:Roman Catholic]]

[[Category:Catholic Church]]