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* [[Knights Templar]], [[Knights Hospitaller]] and [[Teutonic Knights]], warriors during the [[Crusades]]. |
* [[Knights Templar]], [[Knights Hospitaller]] and [[Teutonic Knights]], warriors during the [[Crusades]]. |
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* [[Shaolin Monastery]], a Chinese monastery renowned for monks who were experts in the martial arts. |
* [[Shaolin Monastery]], a Chinese monastery renowned for monks who were experts in the martial arts. |
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* [[Naga sadhu]]s, a militaristic sect of arms-bearing Hindu [[sannyasa|sannyasi]]. |
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Revision as of 04:55, 18 October 2019
A warrior monk is a concept found in various cultures of a person who combines aspects of being a monk, such as deep religious devotion and an ascetic lifestyle, with being a warrior, trained to engage in violent conflict.
Examples include:
- Sant Sipahi is a Sikh ideology, inspired by the lives of Sikh gurus, of a saint soldier who would adhere one's life in strict discipline both in mind and body.
- Sōhei, a type of Japanese warrior.
- Righteous armies, Korean guerilla fighters, including monks, who resisted the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98).
- Knights Templar, Knights Hospitaller and Teutonic Knights, warriors during the Crusades.
- Shaolin Monastery, a Chinese monastery renowned for monks who were experts in the martial arts.
- Naga sadhus, a militaristic sect of arms-bearing Hindu sannyasi.
In fiction:
- The description of the ideal soldier in the manual of the First Earth Battalion.
- The Jedi Order, a fictional monastic organization in the Star Wars epic space opera franchise
- The Adeptus Astartes, Space Marines, are genetically altered super soldiers who serve the Imperium of Mankind in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.[citation needed]