can you visit tibetan monks?
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According to Tibet Travel Policy, international tourists can't spend the night inside a Tibetan monastery or live with Tibetan monks. However, you can stay in the guesthouse of the monastery if there is one for the visitors.
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Definitely not all Monks. ... And of those, not all of them are monks. Of course, it also depends on what you mean by 'predict the future'. Obviously, predictions can be made, based on a current life trajectory, just as they can be made in physics or psychology in the West.
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Tibetan Buddhists consider Lhasa a holy land, and it is a state-level historical and cultural city in China.
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Truly, in Buddhism, monks live in monasteries (also called “Abbeys”). This is a place where the order of monks lives together to serve their purpose.
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Monastics in Japan are particularly exceptional in the Buddhist tradition because the monks and nuns can marry after receiving their higher ordination. ... Monks of certain Chinese Buddhist sects are allowed to marry, such as in historical Yunnan, Lingnan and Taiwan.
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Buddhists also believe in rebirth and reincarnation. This is a particularly strong “belief in Tibetan Buddhism”. It is believed that beings are born on different realms of existence like animal realm, human realm, godly realm, ghost realm, etc depending on the Karma committed in different lives.
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Tibetan monks or lamas lead a fairly peaceful life. At daybreak, the monk on duty will climb to the rooftop of Great Assembly Hall of the monastery and clap his hands for three times and loudly pray for the blessings of Goddess of Mercy (also known as Guanyin).
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The Buddha mentions certain Buddhist monks going to hell as well so Buddhists and Buddhist monks aren't exempt from the possibility of going to hell. The Buddha explains certain qualities that lead towards hell: Monks, possessing ten qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there.
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Many Tibetan Buddhists eat meat. The Himalayas are not fertile ground for much agriculture and, although the monks don't kill the animal or break an egg, they eat the flesh or the cooked egg.
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Yes. The Tibetan prayer flags carry symbols and mantras that are considered sacred. Taking it out of the sacred context and use it as an 'exotic' or decorative purpose is disrespectful to Tibetan culture: what is sacred in one culture is a plaything for you.
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['Tian Tan Buddha (Big Buddha)', 'Victoria Peak (The Peak)', 'Star Ferry.', 'Ngong Ping 360.', 'Lantau island.', 'Happy Valley Racecourse.', "Dragon's Back.", 'Hong Kong Disneyland.']
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(Note: While at the temple sexual relations are forbidden and monks usually do not marry. However, a monk who leaves the temple may marry without losing his status as a monk. ... The Shaolin temple has outreach programs trying to spread their message and training to new groups of people.
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Once ordained, they must be celibate. Tibetans are tolerant of occasional slips, but they do not live in a family situation with a partner, although they may live with their children.
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Tibetan Buddhism is a branch of Mahayana. Vajrayana is the esoteric part of Mahayana, but it is not possible to practice Vajrayana from a non-Mahayana perspective. ... But Hinayana is part of Tibetan Buddhism too. 'Theravada' is a name for a Buddhist tradition, that tradition should not be called 'Hinayana'.
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Note that if you wish to take photographs inside the Lotus Temple, you will have to take prior permission from the authorities. However, mobile phones are allowed in its premises so you would be able to take photos with your phone camera.
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Buddhist monks should do whatever ordinary people do as well: eat, wash, brush teeth. ... Buddhist monks should do whatever ordinary people do as well: eat, wash, brush teeth.
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At the Shaolin Temple at Songshan in Dengfeng, Henan, monks routinely take on foreigners for training. Usually the junior monks are assigned to teach outsiders. Your training there will be whatever you ask for. You pay for it, and they provide the training.