ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MONASTERY
From Church Latin monastērium, from Late Greek monastērion, from Greek monázein to live alone, from monos alone.
7 QUOTES WITH «MONASTERY»
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monastery.
I love the idea of a university as away from capitalist values, where people can do things that don't immediately have to pay their way. It's like a monastery in a way, and that beautiful refuge has been destroyed by dogma about what this stuff is for.
He was somebody who made me think, I suppose, about the contemplative life. I've always been a city fellow, but I've often had vague thoughts about 'checking out' and perhaps going into a monastery and just seeing what it was like.
My imagination is a monastery and I am its monk.
I AM what is called a Feminist. Thirty years ago I left a monastery and began a sane human existence. Within two or three years, I find, I was defending the rights of women.
I remember going to a monastery library when I was very young and being surrounded by ancient books. I fell in love.
I would go from one city to the next, inspired by the monks in the Middle Ages, who would carry knowledge from one monastery to the next monastery.
I like the monastic life... in the prayer and the praising... this has charged me with new energy, spiritual energy. This is very important for my ministry outside the monastery.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONASTERY»
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monastery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
monastery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Shaolin
Monastery: History, Religion, and the Chinese ...
"The Shaolin Monastery is the most exhaustive study to date on the topic and the most systematic introduction to the history and the religious context of the Chinese martial arts tradition.
2
Monastery: Prayer, Work, Community
Presents an illustrated look at the ancient traditions and modern realities of cloistered life and discusses numerous schools of spirituality including the Benedictines and Cistercians
M. Basil Pennington, 1983
3
Tabo
Monastery and Buddhism in the Trans-Himalaya: Thousand ...
This Book Is A Comprehensive Study Of The Rise And Development Of Buddhism In A Broader Spatio-Temporal Context Of The Western Trans-Himalayan Rergion Since Its Nascent Days In India.
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From
Monastery to Hospital: Christian Monasticism & the ...
The book will be of interest to scholars and students of early Christianity, Roman History, the history of medicine, and Catholic, Coptic, and Eastern Orthodox history and theology.
Andrew Todd Crislip, 2005
5
Life in a Medieval
Monastery
Describes the daily life of monks and nuns living in monasteries in the Middle Ages, covering such activities as prayer, reading and writing, book making, and hygiene.
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Buddhism Beyond the
Monastery: Tantric Practices and Their ...
This volume seeks to balance this emphasis with an exploration of the diverse religious specialists who operate outside of the monastery in Tibet and along the Himalayan belt.
International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar, Sarah Jacoby, Antonio Terrone, 2009
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Daitokuji: The Visual Cultures of a Zen
Monastery
The book begins with a study of Zen portraiture at Daitokuji that reveals the precariousness of portrait likeness; the face that gazes out from an abbot's painting or statue may not be who we expect it to be or submit quietly to ...
Gregory P. A. Levine, 2005
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Twelve Months of
Monastery Salads: 200 Divine Recipes for ...
200 Divine Recipes for All Seasons Brother Victor-Antoine D'Avila-Latourrette.
the talk, the library trustees invited me to supper in one of their homes. They were
lovely people, and I thoroughly enjoyed their company. When the time came to sit
...
Brother Victor-Antoine D'Avila-Latourrette, 2010
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The Magic
Monastery: Analogical and Action Philosophy of the ...
The Magic Monastery differs from its predecessors in that it contains not only traditional tales--mostly unpublished--but also stories specially written by Shah to complete the book as 'a course in non-linear thinking.'
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Wisdom from the
Monastery: A Program of Spiritual Healing
The book's warm, engaging tone presents millennia-tested practices of contemplative Christianity free from Church dogma.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONASTERY»
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monastery is used in the context of the following news items.
Buddhist Monastery could be coming to Englewood
A vacant, heavily wooded lot they would like to turn into a forest monastery. "We would have some monks residences. Right now our thought is ... «WWSB ABC 7, Jul 15»
Monastery Road project nearing completion
This is the first major work to be done on Monastery Road aside from necessary patching since the early 1990s, when a hot mix overlay was ... «Columbus Telegram, Jul 15»
Carmelites receive donation from Knights of Columbus to help with …
The Carmelite monastery is undergoing renovations, and the nuns survive through donations of the community, so the Knights donation ... «Intermountain Catholic, Jul 15»
Ancient monastery revives long lost recipe of beer
An ancient monastery — Strahov - founded way back in 1142 and which has had a history of brewing beer since 1400 has revived the recipe of ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
Buddhists want to build monastery in Englewood
John Raab, Phra Ryan Persha and Chlorsuk Raab sit together during Persha's ordination at Wat Buddha Bucha monastery in Decatur, Georgia ... «Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Jul 15»
Edmonton temple blessed by Dalai Lama's personal monastery
Buddhist Monks from Namgyal Monastery in India conduct a ceremony of consecration at Gaden Samten's Alberta Centre for Peace and ... «Edmonton Sun, Jul 15»
Town Conservation Easement, lawon side of Monastery preservation
There's been a lot of table-pounding these days from the folks who want Cumberland's citizens to believe that 1) the Monastery is the best and ... «Valley Breeze, Jul 15»
Photos: Namgyal Monastery monks conduct a ceremony of …
Monks from Namgyal Monastery in India conduct a ceremony of consecration at Gaden Samten's Alberta Centre for Peace and Meditation in ... «Edmonton Sun, Jul 15»
Mt. Laurel monastery will be closing
James Cattanea stands by the rosary garden of Our Lady of Fatima Monastery. Cattanea is a longtime deacon at adjacent St. John Neumann ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
Monastery Greetings launches Belgian-Style Ales website
Monastery Greetings of Cleveland has been selling “monastery-related products” made by abbeys, convents, monasteries and hermitages ... «Crain's Cleveland Business, Jul 15»
