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Are Zen monks celibate?
Basically, monks ordinated from the Mahayana school of teaching (マハヤナ学園), like Zen, Tendai (天台), Jodo-shu (浄土宗), etc., are not required to be celibate. However, there are monks from these sects who choose to be celibate. Monks who disrobe, or in layman’s terms those who choose to quit, can forgo their celibacy.
Can Japanese monks get married?
Monastics in Japan are particularly exceptional in the Buddhist tradition because the monks and nuns can marry after receiving their higher ordination.
Are monks allowed to have girlfriends?
The Five Precepts are considered an important source of authority in Buddhism. ‘Do not engage in sexual misconduct’, instructs Buddhists to be content within marriage and not to commit adultery as this will cause suffering. Buddhist monks choose not to marry and remain celibate while living in the monastic community.
Are Buddhist monks allowed to have children in Japan?
Not only are Buddhist monks in Japan allowed to get married and have children, they are also allowed to eat meat and consume alcohol. However, these only apply to some of them. Monks who have vowed to be celibate are not allowed to do the aforementioned things, whereas monks who have not vowed to be celibate are allowed to do so.
Are monks allowed to be celibate?
Monks who have vowed to be celibate are not allowed to do the aforementioned things, whereas monks who have not vowed to be celibate are allowed to do so. The same thing also applies to Buddhist nuns and monks in other countries.
How long does it take to register as a Zen monk?
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Can Buddhist monks and nuns engage in civic society?
Indeed, the Vinaya, the Buddhist monastic code, prohibited monks and nuns from engaging in civic society apart from carrying out roles as teachers and emissaries of the Buddha.