'Sattriya' dance of the celibate monks of Assam, India.

Ojhal's priests formed an order of celibate monks.

Monasteries with celibate monks and nuns, along with the practice of reincarnated spiritual leaders are later adaptations.

This was done to free the church from family claims and dynastic ambitions, but also because celibate monks then constituted the church's spiritual and intellectual elite.

Yet as a young man, he spent years as a celibate monk.

It was originally practised by celibate monks in the form of mythological dance-dramas.

Once the domain of celibate male monks, it is now performed by male as well as female dancers.

Though traditionally all Hindus were required to wear a śikhā, today it is seen mainly among Brahmacharya, 'celibate monks' and temple priests.

Specifically, a deep rift opened between married priests and celibate monks, a carryover from Japanese Buddhism.