1. religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging
2. going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)Buddhism
3. TakuhatsuTakuhatsu (托鉢) is a traditional form of alms, common to Buddhist monks in Japan. In the practice of takuhatsu, monks travel to various businesses and residences in order to exchange chanting of sutras in Sino-Japanese (generating merit) for donations of food and money. Monks generally wear traditional takuhatsu clothes reminiscent of medieval Japan and wear the names of their monasteries on their satchels to confirm their identities.
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