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

My husband and I rented a 20-foot yurt 11 years ago because we knew it would either teach us to be good communicators or reveal that we were better suited to monkhood.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2020

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

The master, who was slow to give his permission to devotees wishing to enter the formal path of monkhood, always cautioned them to first reflect well on the austerities of the monastic life.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa