- Monasticism - Wikipedia
The Buddhist monastic order consists of the male bhikkhu assembly and the female bhikkhunī assembly Initially consisting only of males, it grew to include females after the Buddha's stepmother, Mahaprajapati, asked for and received permission to live as an ordained practitioner
- Monasticism | Nature, Purposes, Types, Facts | Britannica
Commonly celibate and universally ascetic, the monastic individual separates himself or herself from society either by living as a hermit or anchorite (religious recluse) or by joining a community (coenobium) of others who profess similar intentions
- The Monastic Movement: Origins Purposes - World History Encyclopedia
Thus began the official monastic movement in the West This Christian monastic lifestyle was simple at first, but, as is common to all societies, its routine became more and more convoluted and variegated with each passing century
- MONASTIC Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of MONASTIC is of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns How to use monastic in a sentence
- History of the Monastic Movement - World History Edu
Monastic communities often spread Christianity to remote or pagan regions Monks like St Patrick (Ireland) and St Boniface (Germany) played critical roles in converting and educating local populations
- Monastisch – Wikipedia
Atlas des Mönchtums Schnell Steiner, Regensburg 2003, S 5 ↑ Siehe dazu Greg Peters: Monastic orders In: George Thomas Kurian (Hrsg ): The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization Wiley, Malden 2011, Bd 3, S 1551–1555 ↑ Ulrich Köpf: Monastische Theologie In: Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche Freiburg 1998, Bd 7, Sp 389 f
- Monastic - definition of monastic by The Free Dictionary
1 of or pertaining to monks, nuns, or monasteries: monastic vows 2 of or resembling the secluded, dedicated, or austere life characteristic of a monastery n 3 a member of a monastic community or order, esp a monk
- History and significance of monasticism | Britannica
Members of monastic orders are usually celibate, and they live apart from society either in a community of monks or nuns or as religious recluses The earliest Christian monastic communities were founded in the deserts of Egypt, most notably by the hermit St Anthony of Egypt (251–356)
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