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In which country is the Tiger's Nest monastery?
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Who dissolved England's monasteries between 1536 and 1541?
Answer: Henry VIII
Why: Monastic land passed to the Crown, and much of it was sold to pay for Henry's wars in the 1540s.
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Which German city's name means 'of the monks'?
Answer: Munich
Why: The monk on the city's coat of arms shrank over the centuries into the childlike Münchner Kindl.
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Which Spanish abbey's monks had a hit Gregorian chant album in 1994?
Answer: Silos
Why: Their album Chant climbed to number 3 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
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What do Tibetan monks ritually do with a finished sand mandala?
Answer: Sweep it away
Why: The swept-up sand is then poured into a river or stream, which the tradition holds spreads its healing energy.
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How long does the Buddhist monks' rains retreat last?
Answer: Three months
Why: The retreat is followed by Kathina, when laypeople offer the monks gifts, above all new robes.
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What is the Hindu life stage of complete renunciation called?
Answer: Sannyasa
Why: It is the last of four life stages, after student, householder and forest dweller.
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