Thailand: Monks on their early morning almsround on the lake at the Mae Ngat Dam, near Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. In Theravada Buddhism, monks and nuns go on a daily almsround (or pindacara) to collect food. This is often perceived as giving the laypeople the opportunity to make merit. Money should not be accepted by a Buddhist monk or nun in lieu of or in addition to food, although nowadays not many monks and nuns keep to this rule (the exception being the monks and nuns of the Thai Forest Tradition and other Theravada traditions which focus on vinaya and meditation practice).

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