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What (who) is Greco-Buddhist monasticism - definition
Greco-Buddhist monasticism
The role of Greek Buddhist monks in the development of the Buddhist faith under the patronage of Emperor Ashoka around 260 BCE and subsequently during the reign of the Indo-Greek king Menander (r. 165/155–130 BCE) is described in the Mahavamsa, an important non-canonical Theravada Buddhist historical text compiled in Sri Lanka in the 6th century in the Pali language.
Buddhist monasticism
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MONASTERY TRADITION
Buddhist monastery; Buddhist monastics; Monasticism in Buddhism
Buddhist monasticism is one of the earliest surviving forms of organized monasticism and one of the fundamental institutions of Buddhism. Monks and nuns, called bhikkhu (Pali, Skt.
Christian monasticism
![Il Guercino]] (17th century), [[Dayton Art Institute]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/'St. Paul the Hermit Fed by the Raven', after Il Guercino, Dayton Art Institute.JPG?width=200 "Il Guercino]] (17th century), [[Dayton Art Institute]]")
![Paula]] and [[Eustochium]] by [[Francisco de Zurbarán]], 1638-1640).](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Francisco de Zurbarán 043.jpg?width=200 "Paula]] and [[Eustochium]] by [[Francisco de Zurbarán]], 1638-1640).")
![[[Saint Benedict]] by Herman Nieg, Heiligenkreuz Abbey, Austria](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Heiligenkreuz.St. Benedict.jpg?width=200 "[[Saint Benedict]] by Herman Nieg, Heiligenkreuz Abbey, Austria")
![[[Loccum Abbey]] has been a Lutheran monastery since the 16th century A.D.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kloster Loccum.jpg?width=200 "[[Loccum Abbey]] has been a Lutheran monastery since the 16th century A.D.")
![[[Konstantin Savitsky]], monk 1897](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Konstantin Savitskiy Inok 1897.jpg?width=200 "[[Konstantin Savitsky]], monk 1897")
![Orthodox monks farming potatoes in [[Russia]], c. 1910](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Prokudin-Gorskii-39.jpg?width=200 "Orthodox monks farming potatoes in [[Russia]], c. 1910")
![[[Icon]] of [[Saint Anthony the Great]], the founder of Christian monasticism](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Saint Anthony The Great.jpg?width=200 "[[Icon]] of [[Saint Anthony the Great]], the founder of Christian monasticism")
![The hospital at [[Soutra Aisle]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Soutra Aisle.jpg?width=200 "The hospital at [[Soutra Aisle]].")
![St. [[Anthony of Kiev]] wearing the Great Schema.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/St Anthony of Kiev.jpg?width=200 "St. [[Anthony of Kiev]] wearing the Great Schema.")
![A monastery in [[Hronský Beňadik]] ([[Slovakia]]).](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ZCHronskýSvätýBeňadikKostol.jpg?width=200 "A monastery in [[Hronský Beňadik]] ([[Slovakia]]).")
CHRISTIAN DEVOTIONAL PRACTICE
Medieval monks; Monastic rule; Monastic life; Western monasticism; Western Monasticism; Monasticism, Eastern; Monasticism, Western; Christian monk; Christian monastic orders; Chrisitan monks; Christian monastics; Christian monastic; Monasticism in Christianity; Catholic monasticism
Christian monasticism is the devotional practice of Christians who live ascetic and typically cloistered lives that are dedicated to Christian worship. It began to develop early in the history of the Christian Church, modeled upon scriptural examples and ideals, including those in the Old Testament, but not mandated as an institution in the scriptures.
