HIST 106 Modesto Junior College Buddhist Rules and The Life of a Monk Essay

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Research and report on life in a Buddhist monastery. Describe in particular the rules and customs of the monks. Must include a minimum of two primary sources and two secondary sources, 1500-1700 words in MLA format. The soul purpose of this paper is to showcase the understanding of the life of a monk and the culture and religion from which they derive there practices.

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Buddhist Rules and The Life of a Monk in A Monastery

Buddhism is a religious movement whose members follow the teachings of its founder, the
Buddha. This religious movement began in India but has since spread to several other countries of
the world including China, and Japan as well as European countries (Wijayaratna, p1). Like any
other religious movement, Buddhism has a system of rules, institutions and a culture that defines
its members and sustains the organization. Members of this movement comprise of the monks,
nuns, and laypeople (Wijayaratna, p1). The monks and nuns live in a monastery community. In a
monastery, monks and nuns live according to the rules, doctrines, and traditions of Buddha.
Buddhism’s monasteries are guided by a realistic institutional framework made of rules and
traditions that sustains diversity, religious dominance, and the pursuit of the common good. In this
paper, the system of rules and traditions in a Buddhist monastery are discussed with specific
examples given from the shaolin monastery in china.

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There are established rules and procedures for one to become a monk and consequently be
admitted to a monastery in a typical Buddhist religion. In the shaolin monastery, for example, one
has to renounce his family, possession, previous religion, and secular ways of life (Wijayaratna,
P3). The aim of this rule is to promote the dominance of the Buddhist culture in the society and to
ensure the new recruits remain committed to learning the Buddhist way of life. For example,
renouncing past religious affiliation has the impacts of weakening other religious ideologies so
that Buddhism can gain popularity as the dominant religion. Renouncing family and personal
belongings enables the young recruits to avoid distractions that may hinder them from grasping
rules and values that may enable them to succeed as monks. The next step into becoming a monk
is participating in training (Wijayaratna, p4). The Shaolin monks are trained on how to live with
others inside the monastery, how to relate with lay people outside the monastery, and their...


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