monkhood

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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 monkhood, or sangha, is as popular as ever with an estimated 500,000 members—almost 1% of the population.

From Economist • Aug. 10, 2017

In 704, Æthelred, son of Penda, king of the Mercians, "assumed monkhood."

From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Allen, Grant