monkhood

Example Sentences

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The gig becomes a lonely endeavor, however, when the pandemic hits and he’s confined to a depopulated campus, sent unwillingly into a kind of monkhood.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

After his parents died in Myanmar when he was a boy, he entered the Buddhist monkhood in Thailand for nearly a decade, a common option for orphans untethered from financial support.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2018

He was once ordained as a Buddhist monk, and since leaving the monkhood has spent much of his time caring for his grandmother.

From The Guardian • Jul. 5, 2018

Born in 1968, he left school at the age of 14 and entered the monkhood.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2015

Before embracing monkhood, however, he had eaten eggs and fish.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa