monk
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Nobody has an answer – not Lady Eboshi, certainly not San’s wolf mother or a monk who turns out not to be a monk at all.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
The famous Buddhist Angulimala Sutta tells a story of a serial killer who is redeemed by the Buddha and becomes a righteous monk.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
Comedian-turned-DJ Yoon Seong-ho, who performs under the stage name NewJeansNim in monk robes and mixes electronic music with chants, agrees there is a delicate balance.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Phra Sompong, who was a monk in the group, said he was chanting the meditation mantra "Buddho, Buddho" before the crash happened.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
But the old monk waved his hand at her.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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But the action is nullified by the fact that Ono assumes the stoic posture of the Buddhist monks seen in the news at the time setting themselves aflame in protest of the Vietnam War.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Police were also taking witness testimony from surviving monks as part of the investigation, Prayut said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Nine Buddhist monks were killed and several others in their procession injured when they were hit by an 11-year-old boy driving his parents' pickup truck in north-east Thailand, police said.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Mukdahan Hospital has appealed for urgent blood donations to help the injured monks.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The monks may well have had syphilis, but how it got to them, and when, remain tantalizingly unresolved.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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