{"id":7771,"date":"2018-05-23T12:36:24","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T02:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/oldsite.buddhistcouncil.org\/?page_id=7771"},"modified":"2021-04-20T19:16:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T09:16:53","slug":"buddhist-protocols","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.oldsite.buddhistcouncil.org\/old\/buddhist-protocols\/","title":{"rendered":"BUDDHIST PROTOCOLS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7771\" class=\"elementor elementor-7771\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-379cd29 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"379cd29\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-e-bg-lazyload=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd6912f\" data-id=\"bd6912f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18fe472 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18fe472\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Buddhist Protocols<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0e0931 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0e0931\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a80698\" data-id=\"0a80698\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ccf2a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ccf2a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<ol><li>When greeting any robed, ordained Buddhist monks or nuns of any tradition, it is sufficient to give a half bow from the waist with palms together and a smile.<\/li><li>Be aware that some Buddhist monks in Australia may not be fluent English speakers, so be sensitive to other non-verbal signals.<\/li><li>Best for lay people to wear modest clothes rather than tight or revealing clothing.<\/li><li>It is considered rude to point your feet at Buddha images or in the direction of any person<\/li><li>Religious books and artefacts should never be put on the floor, nor should you step over any books, people or food on the floor.<\/li><li>A Monk is called Bhikkhu (Pali) or Bhiksu (Sanskrit). A Nun is called Bhikkhuni (Pali) Bhiksuni (Sanskrit).<\/li><li>The three main traditions are called Theravada (Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia), Mahayana (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam) and Vajrayana (Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan).<\/li><li>Robes of ordained monastics can be yellow\/orange\/brown, red\/maroon, black\/grey. novices who may be training for full ordination may be dressed in white.<\/li><li>You can address all monks and nuns as Venerable (although there are many titles within traditions like Ajarn, Bhante, Rinpoche, Dharma Master, Roshi, Ayya, Sunim, and Ani)<\/li><li>While some ordained monastics allow touching with lay people, it is safer to not physically contact ordained monastics of the opposite sex<\/li><li>Some ordained monastics may not touch money, so if this is given, it may be given to an attendant (Kappiya) who will handle the money.<\/li><li>Theravada monks normally eat their main meal before 12 noon. 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