Percentage of Monks Who Do Not Use Money
If you are a Westerner and new to Buddhism, you might be surprised to learn that most monks use and handle money. Calculations are inside:
Sri Lanka
About Piṇḍapāta: Why Do Monks Go For Alms in a Village?
Why would a monk collect food from a very poor village during an economic crisis when the monastery is mostly supported by wealthy people?
On The Way Back Home
On November 4th, I left The States for Sri Lanka, Thailand and of course Myanmar which I now consider a home for myself