Warrior monk
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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:
- Sōhei, a type of Japanese warrior.
- Knights Templar, Knights Hospitallers and Teutonic Knights, warriors during the Crusades.
- Shaolin Monastery, a Chinese monastery renowned for monks who were experts in the martial arts.
- The description of the ideal soldier in the manual of the First Earth Battalion.
- Nagas, a type of shaivite monks once served under Moghul commanders.
- The Jedi Order, a fictional monastic organization in the Star Wars epic space opera franchise