A monk cannot shave his own head. (Korean) A monk has no concern with a comb. (Burmese) A monk in his cloister, a fish in the water, a thief in the gallows. (German) A runaway monk never speaks well of his convent. (Dutch) If wood-hewing were an order,...

MONK is a Monte Carlo software package for simulating nuclear processes, particularly for the purpose of determining the neutron multiplication factor, or k-effective, of a system. It is owned by Serco Assurance. It is used primarily to judge whether or...

Jazz giants Mr Misterioso MONK. By Laurent de Wilde. Trans. by Jonathan Dickinson. Marlowe; 214 pages; $22.95. STRAIGHT, NO CHASER. By Leslie Gourse. Schirmer Books; 340 pages; $27. BWA; K16.99 ACCORDING to a jazz joke of the late 50s,...

Jim Stingl For monk, even dorm can be peaceful By JIM STINGL of the Journal Sentinel staff Sunday, December 16, 2001 Did you hear the one about the monk who worked in a college dormitory? Insert your own...

Stepping up their challenge to the military government, Buddhist monks staged a second straight day of protests Wednesday, briefly occupying a landmark pagoda in Myanmar's largest city during one of several marches around the country.In the western city of Sittwe, some 5,000 monks reportedly turned...

The monasteries of Myanmar used to teem with saffron-robed Buddhist monks, revered as spiritual guides and moral authorities in a country in the grip of a repressive military regime.Then the junta turned its troops on the monks, beating them in the streets for leading pro-democracy...

Provides an historical account of life for medieval monks. Reviews their clothing, duties and contribution to literacy and literature.