Buddhist monks here traditionally were called upon to perform a number of functions in Cambodian life. They participated in all formal village festivals, ceremonies, marriages, and funerals. They also might have participated in ceremonies to name infants and in other minor ceremonies or rites of passage. Monks did not lead the ceremonies, however, because that role was given to the achar, or master of ceremonies; the monks major function was to say prayers of blessing. They were often healers and, in traditional Khmer culture, they were the practitioners whose role was closest to that of MODERN PSYCHIATRIST.The kind of Buddhism practiced in Cambodia is called Theravada Buddhism.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 01:31:25 +0000
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