On Wed, 11 Oct 2000 17:41:06 -0700, DOUGLAS KOLLER <LAOKOU@...>
wrote:
>
>Can't speak for Korean, but as far as Chinese is concerned:
>
>he2shang4 (seng1lü3) monk and ni2gu1 (seng1ni2) nun are Buddhist
>
>xiu1shi4 monk and xiu1nü3 nun are Catholic
>
>dao4shi4 is any ol' Taoist master, potentially male or female, I think,
and
>I'm not familiar with details around monasticism.
>
>Seemed Japanese (save the Tao) made similar distinctions (though I don't
>remember the words), but Buddhist monks were not required to be celibate.
>
>Kou
Thanks!
Jeff