Offering plates

Discussion of ordination, the Vinaya and monastic life. How and where to ordain? Bhikkhuni ordination etc.
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LonesomeYogurt
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Offering plates

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Is it a violation of Vinaya to have monks carry offering plates under their bowls during an almsround, so that money may be placed into the plate as they take food?

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In Thailand most monks utilize a lid on their bowls, which can be turned over and items placed upon...although people who offer money, or anything else, usually just put it into the bowl, whether in an envelope, or not...
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