Daily Archives: April 9, 2006

Robe, Sandals, and Bowl

By Frank Paynter | Published: April 9, 2006

I woke up thinking about “stuff.” There are monks who make do with four personal objects, one robe, two sandals and one bowl. All else is held in common. “Why the bowl?” I wondered. Why not a stack of bowls at the lamasery? If Brother Bob sleeps in and misses breakfast, fine… one less bowl [...]

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