A mendicant (from Latin : mendicans , "begging") is one who practices mendicancy , relying chiefly or exclusively on alms to survive. In principle, mendicant religious orders own little property, either individually or collectively, and in many instances members have taken a vow of poverty , in order that all their time and energy could be expended on practicing their respective faith, preaching and serving society .
24-465: Tinker or tinkerer is an archaic term for an itinerant tinsmith who mends household utensils. Tinker for metal-worker is attested from the thirteenth century as tyckner or tinkler . Some travelling groups and Romani people specialised in the trade, and the name was particularly associated with indigenous Irish Travellers and Scottish Highland Travellers – the name of whose language Beurla Reagaird means "metalworkers". However, this use
48-469: A bamboo hat , white leggings and straw sandals as traditionally worn by itinerant monks ( 行脚僧 , angyasō ). When going for alms in groups, the monks will form a line and wander through the town shouting the phrase hōu ( 法雨 , 'rain of Dharma ') to announce their presence. Among Muslims, especially in Northern Nigeria, there are mendicants called Almajiri who are mostly children between
72-556: A Pilgrim depicts the life of an Eastern Christian mendicant. In the early Latin Church , mendicants and itinerant preachers were looked down upon, and their preaching was suppressed. In the Rule of Saint Benedict , Benedict of Nursia referred to such traveling monks as gyrovagues , and accused them of dangerously indulging their wills. This behavior was compared negatively with the stationary nature of cenobite or anchorite monasticism. In
96-556: A form of monasticism equivalent to mendicant orders. Rather, all Orthodox monks and nuns follow the more traditionally monastic Rule of Saint Basil . Mendicancy does, however, still find root through lay expressions of Foolishness for Christ . Despite the abandoning of ascetic practice within Protestantism , mendicant-style preaching has still come about independently of it. American Methodists were once known for sending out itinerant preachers known as circuit riders . Another example
120-704: A mendicant way of life, including the Catholic mendicant orders, Hindu ascetics , some Sufi dervishes of Islam , and the monastic orders of Jainism and Buddhism . While mendicants are the original type of monks in Buddhism and have a long history in Indian Hinduism and the countries which adapted Indian religious traditions, they did not become widespread in Christianity until the High Middle Ages . The Way of
144-430: A place which a plumber desires to flood with a coat of solder. The material can be but once used; being consequently thrown away as worthless". It is thought that the use of "tinker's dam" as something worthless may have evolved into the phrase "tinker's curse". Although tinker's curse is attested in 1824, which was thought to be earlier than tinker's dam , "tinkers damn" is attested in 1823. An alternative derivation
168-621: A school of nineteenth-century Russian painters Vagrancy (people) People experiencing long-term homelessness Mendicant Eyre (legal term) or "itinerant justice" Justice in Eyre "Itinerant court" of Charlemagne (and later Carolingian emperors), see Government of the Carolingian Empire Migrant worker See also [ edit ] Nomadism (habitual travelling for pasture) Transhumance Gypsy (term) Gypsy (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
192-406: A tinker's curse what the doctor thinks", sometimes shortened to, "I don't give a tinker's about the doctor." A tinker's dam is also reportedly a temporary patch to retain solder when repairing a hole in a metal vessel, such as a pot or a pan. It was used by tinkers and was usually made of mud or clay, or sometimes other materials at hand, such as wet paper or dough. The material was built up around
216-431: A trough that led to a casting or a depression for an ingot. The hole was covered with a temporary "dam" which would be broken when the liquid metal had puddled at the bottom of the furnace. The function of the blockage coined the term "tinker's dam" as being something that only lasted temporarily, as it was to be destroyed or made useless in the very near future. Susie from Sims Williams itinerant From Misplaced Pages,
240-490: Is considered offensive. The term "tinker", in British English, may refer to a mischievous child. Some modern-day nomads with an English, an Irish or a Scottish influence call themselves "techno-tinkers" or " technogypsies " in a revival of sorts of the romantic view of the tinker's lifestyle. Both phrases tinker's damn and tinker's curse can be applied to something considered insignificant. An example: "I don't give
264-466: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mendicant Mendicancy is a form of asceticism , especially in Western Christianity . In Eastern Christianity , some ascetics are referred to as Fools for Christ , whereby they spurn the convention of society in pursuit of living a more wholly Christian life. Many religious orders adhere to
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#1732851164357288-510: Is procured from the faithful and divided equally among all members of the Sangha . A major difference between Buddhist and Christian mendicancy is the understanding of manual labor as a means of support. While many Buddhist communities formulated limited forms of labor for monks, there also exists the understanding that a Buddhist monk must remain aloof from secular affairs. Many of these rules of decorum and acceptable livelihood are preserved in
312-401: Is that a tinker's curse or cuss was considered of little significance, possibly because tinkers (who worked with their hands near hot metal) were reputed to swear (curse) habitually. When working with copper, tin, gold, or other low-melting-point metals, the tinker would construct a charcoal furnace out of bricks and mud. At the bottom, he would leave a hole for the molten metal to pour out into
336-640: The Gospel , consciously modeling themselves after Jesus and the Twelve Disciples . Professor Giacomo Todeschini at the University of Trieste has described these mendicants in the following way: "The choice to be poor was realized in a series of gestures: abandonment of one's paternal house, a wandering life, ragged appearance and clothes, manual work as scullery-man and mason, and begging without shame." Unlike Western Christians, Eastern Christians never created
360-530: The Vinaya literature of several schools. The Sangha's immersion into the work of laymen and laywomen is also believed to be a sign of impending calamity . Buddhist code of monastic discipline details the code of behavior and livelihood for monks and nuns, including several details on how mendicancy is to be practiced. Traditionally, mendicants relied on what have been termed the "four requisites" for survival: food , clothing , lodging , and medicine . As stated in
384-509: The Theravada Vinaya: "Properly considering the robe, I use it: simply to ward off cold, to ward off heat, to ward off the touch of flies, mosquitoes, simply for the purpose of covering the parts of the body that cause shame. "Properly considering almsfood, I use it: not playfully, nor for intoxication, nor for putting on weight, nor for beautification; but simply for the survival and continuance of this body, for ending its afflictions, for
408-655: The development of Buddhism in China , the Japanese did not frequently engage in alms round as was done in the Buddha's time. Monasteries would receive donations of land that were worked by peasant farmers which provided regular communal meals for residing monks. Nevertheless, piṇḍapāta is occasionally practiced in Japan , primarily within Zen Buddhism . Monks who engage in alms round tend to wear
432-637: The early 13th century, the Catholic Church would see a revival of mendicant activity, as followers of Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Dominic begged for food while they preached to the villages. These men came to found a Catholic form of monastic life referred to as mendicant orders . These orders were in stark contrast to more powerful, and more conservative, monastic orders such as the Benedictines and Cistercians . Itinerant preachers that belonged to mendicant orders traveled from town to town to preach
456-446: The enjoyment of seclusion . "Properly considering medicinal requisites for curing the sick, I use them: simply to ward off any pains of illness that have arisen and for the maximum freedom from disease." In addition, a monk's personal property was also limited. The Theravada tradition recognizes eight requisites ( Pali : aññha parikkhàra ): Commentarial literature provides additional possessions based on circumstance. Similar to
480-566: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up itinerant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An itinerant is a person who travels habitually. Itinerant may refer to: "Travellers" or itinerant groups in Europe Itinerant preacher , also known as itinerant minister Travelling salespeople, see door-to-door , hawker , and peddler Travelling showpeople, see Carny (US), Showmen (UK) The Peredvizhniki or Itinerants,
504-486: The outside of the hole, so as to plug it. Molten solder was then poured on the inside of the hole. The solder cooled and solidified against the dam and bonded with the metal wall. The dam was then brushed away. The remaining solder was then rasped and smoothed down by the tinker. In the Practical Dictionary of Mechanics of 1877, Edward Knight gives this definition: "Tinker's-dam: a wall of dough raised around
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552-418: The support of the chaste life, (thinking) I will destroy old feelings (of hunger) and not create new feelings (from overeating). Thus I will maintain myself, be blameless, and live in comfort. "Properly considering the lodging, I use it: simply to ward off cold, to prevent sunburn, to ward off the touch of flies, mosquitoes, wind, sun and reptiles; simply for protection from the inclemencies of weather and for
576-558: Was Johnny Appleseed , a Swedenborgian itinerant preacher who would eventually rise to the status of American folk hero . Buddhism is one of several religious traditions of ancient India that has an established practice of mendicancy. Monks of the Theravada traditions in Southeast Asia continue to practice alms round ( Sanskrit and Pali : piṇḍapāta ) as laid down by the Buddha . Food
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