Mendicant Monk Begging Bowl Antique Buddhist Takuhatsu

[Karza00]

its weird to me seeing a white guy speak in that accent lol

[yagattaseeHunter]

put this on five videos random speaking

[Doleafol]

If this vessel is actually made of bamboo and paper, wouldn't it be considered more of a "basket" than a "bowl?" I think of bowls as being made of wood, metal, or stone--but, not paper.

[yuttadhammo]

@Doleafol The Buddha allowed only clay or metal bowls... I'm not sure what they do in Japan, but this indeed looks more like a basket than a bowl.

[Doleafol]

@yuttadhammo

You're right. That large vessel looks a lot like a "basket."

If it is a bowl, it is a very large one indeed. Maybe, for the Japanese, they

have no great distinction between baskets and bowls. I tend to think of a bowl

as being rather small (being able to fit into the palms of one's hand). And, if I cannot drink out of it (i.e., soup), I also tend not to think of the vessel as a bowl. A paper vessel is not soup worthy is it?

[yuttadhammo]

@Doleafol try googling "japanese monk with alms bowl" and click on the first link. There's a picture of a monk with a proper alms bowl.

[rhobe21]

thanks

this helped me with my homework :D