Monastics that go for alms in the West

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We did a two weeks Tudong last year in Germany where we would rely solely on alms:

On Empty Churches and Angels in Human Form - Three Pilgrims on Tudong Through Hunsrück & Eifel

[image] What does it mean to go on Tudong? Tudong is the Thai way of pronouncing the Pali word dhutanga which describes some ascetic practises the Buddha allowed for the purpose of training. But leaving aside these special ascetic practises, the lifestyle of monks and nuns at the Buddha’s time was quite different from what we find today in Western countries. Back then they would—apart from the Vassa retreat—wander through the country for much of the time, not knowing where food and shelter wou…