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? asked in Society & CultureReligion & Spirituality · 10 years ago

What religions have/had monks?

I know that Christianity and Buddhism have monks. Any others?

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago
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    Jainism

    Vaishnava

    I found this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monk

  • ?
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    Hinduism

  • bored
    Lv 6
    10 years ago

    Taoism, confucianism, Hinduism, and Jainism have monks.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    As far as I know it would be Catholics, Buddhists and Orthodox.

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