Ok then an "authentic" monk is like those guys in the movies with long wight beards that can float on a lotus leaf...
Your right though my answer really didnt make sense let me try to clarify...
I would call an authentic monk someone that lives a monastic life devoting his time to buddhism and his practices while practicing the beliefs he preeches... His ultimate goal would always be to seek enlightenment as is really the goal of all buddhists... and since drinking alcohol is something frowned upon as an intoxicant i would expect him to be sober....
Better? want me to clarify anything else?
Your right though my answer really didnt make sense let me try to clarify...
I would call an authentic monk someone that lives a monastic life devoting his time to buddhism and his practices while practicing the beliefs he preeches... His ultimate goal would always be to seek enlightenment as is really the goal of all buddhists... and since drinking alcohol is something frowned upon as an intoxicant i would expect him to be sober....
Better? want me to clarify anything else?
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