How would a person with Kidney disease be a Buddhist monk?I had a kidney transplant and I have a rare disease called cystinosis, in Buddhism it says to give up worldy possesions. I will eventually go and become a Monk when I am older, but I dont know how I will take my medications. Buddhists arent supposed to take anything with them so I want to ask for some answers
Posted by Bronz Kratliss
For a real answer, you'll have to speak to a Buddhist. However, for me the idea of giving up worldly possessions isn't so much about physically giving them up, rather, it's up giving up their value.
Posted by Roman Catholic armadillo
You obviously cant "give up" your medications. You have a serious medical condition. You could die if you stop taking them.
If medications are not allowed, I'm afraid being a Buddhist monk may not be for you.
Posted by Nordic Princess
Don't worry. A monk has every right and need to take medicine and NOWHERE does it say you cannot. I am sick and tired of fake wannabe Buddhists pretending they know Buddhism. Even the Dalai Lama takes medicines and wears glasses for God's sake! Should he abandon them now?
You do NOT give up things, you only give up your attachment to them.
Posted by Sjnoring Vjerilood
I think they'll let you bring your medications.
Posted by The Foreigner
A monk is allowed to use medicines if they are offered in the same way as food. Once offered, neither food nor medicine should be handled again by a layperson, as that renders it no longer allowable. Medicines can be considered as those things that are specifically for illness; those things having tonic or reviving quality (such as tea or sugar); and certain items which have a nutritional value in times of debilitation, hunger or fatigue (such as cheese or non-dairy chocolate).
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