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Alms bowl as used by bhikkhus for going on an alms round In support of Buddhist monks. In Buddhism, alms or almsgiving is the respect given by a lay Buddhist to a Buddhist monk, nun, spiritually-developed person or other sentient being. It is not charity as presumed by Western interpreters.
Almshouse. Drawing of almshouses in Rochford, England, 1787. An almshouse (also known as a bede-house, poorhouse, or hospital) [1] [2] is charitable housing provided to people in a particular community, especially during the Middle Ages. They were often targeted at the poor of a locality, at those from certain forms of previous employment, or ...
A Japanese Buddhist pilgrim on alms round (during Shikoku Pilgrimage in Shikoku, Japan) A mendicant (from Latin: mendicans, "begging") is one who practices mendicancy, relying chiefly or exclusively on alms to survive. In principle, mendicant religious orders own little property, either individually or collectively, and in many instances ...
Almonry. An almonry (Lat. eleemosynarium, Fr. aumônerie, Ger. Almosenhaus) is the place or chamber where alms were distributed to the poor in churches or other ecclesiastical buildings. [1] [2] The person designated to oversee the distribution was called an almoner .
Mendicant orders are, primarily, certain Roman Catholic religious orders that have adopted for their male members a lifestyle of poverty, traveling, and living in urban areas for purposes of preaching, evangelization, and ministry, especially to the poor. At their foundation these orders rejected the previously established monastic model, which ...
Indulgence. In the teaching of the Catholic Church, an indulgence ( Latin: indulgentia, from indulgeo, 'permit') is "a way to reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for (forgiven) sins". [1] The Catechism of the Catholic Church describes an indulgence as "a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has ...
Dāna. Dāna is any form of giving. In Buddhist culture, dāna (donation) is any relinquishing of ownership to a recipient without expecting anything in return. The Buddha and a monk are shown in a relief from Borobudur, Indonesia, making an alms round. [1] Dāna ( Devanagari: दान, IAST: Dāna) [2] is a Sanskrit and Pali word that ...
Somerset County, Worcester County and Machipongo are three areas almshouses used to be located in. Almshouses were a place for " poverty ridden elderly who lacked relatives or friends". They were a place of last resort for many, also referred to as "poor houses". There was a major lack of care; they were run by counties with little funding.