monkhood

Example Sentences

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Mr. Chan Thar Swe had left the Buddhist monkhood to write poetry more than a dozen years ago, a move that shocked his family, which had basked in the prestige of having a cleric among them, said his sister Ma Khin Sandar Win.

From New York Times

The New York Times writes that women seem make up the majority of participants at recent pro-democracy protests and women “are increasingly speaking out against a patriarchy that has long controlled the military, the monarchy and the Buddhist monkhood, Thailand’s most powerful institutions”.

From The Guardian

Most of all, women are increasingly speaking out against a patriarchy that has long controlled the military, the monarchy and the Buddhist monkhood, Thailand’s most powerful institutions.

From New York Times

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

“There has been a conflict of interests between factions within the monkhood and the military government,” said Buddhist scholar Somrit Luechai.

From Reuters