CH 9 VITAL VILLAGES, THRIVING TOWNS

The monk ideal is most important in Theravada Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism. Monks have traditionally been an important part of religious life in Theravada-dominated Thailand, Laos Myanmar, and Sri Lanka and in Tibet

Monks practice religious asceticism, meaning they abstain from sensual pleasures and live simply. People become monks for different reasons; some decide to devote their lives to serving other living beings while others live solitary and contemplative lives

monk, man who separates himself from society and lives either alone (a hermit or anchorite) or in an organized community in order to devote himself full time to religious life. See monasticism. monks.

a member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

a person who practices or is highly skilled in a craft; artisan.

a person who practices a trade or handicraft as a job … tailors, bakers, barbers, and other craftspeople provided goods and services to townspeople and visitors alike.— Donna Sheppard

An amphitheatre (or amphitheater) is a type of structure. It is a flat area, surrounded by an area that ascends gradually. In the ascending area, people can be seated. Today, such structures are used for presentations, but also spectator sports

In this page you can discover 12 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for amphitheater, like: arena, auditorium, coliseum, stadium, amphitheatre, colosseum, theatron, tiltyard, ampitheatre, open-air and grandstand.

Perhaps the most fundamental difference between a Roman amphitheatre and a Roman theatre is the shape, theatres have a semi-circular arrangement of raised seating looking into a stage, whereas an amphitheatre is a ‘theatre in the round’ – amphi is Greek for around.

amphitheatre, also spelled amphitheater, freestanding building of round or, more often, oval shape with a central area, the arena, and seats concentrically placed around it.