For centuries, monks have sought solitude and isolation on their path to spiritual enlightenment, choosing some of the most remote places on the globe to construct their monasteries. Some of these ...

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According to the order, only 81 individuals completed the rigorous process to become novice monks or nuns last year, a significant drop from 226 in 2024, and less than half the 212 recorded in 2012.

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This grand ceremony, which will ordain over 250 novice monks (Samanera), will be conducted under state sponsorship. As the government considers the national Upasampada Vinaya Karma ceremony, which is ...

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However, when officials investigated, they initially lost contact with the family. Eventually, they found the boy safe in Khon Kaen, preparing to become a novice monk, and he admitted to drug use with ...

On that date, the monks of Mount Melleray Abbey (Waterford) and New Mellifont Abbey (Louth) will relocate to join their brethren of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance at Mount Saint ...

Karan, a lawyer in Jhajjar, is proud of his son's academic achievements but is understandably concerned about his decision to become a monk. In an interview with NDTV, Karan said he had been in touch ...