Marta M. Gloviczki on wed 19 sep 01
hello clayart,
few days ago i started to make so called "begging bowls",
but honestly,
i have no idea where does the name come from.
if i remember well, a friend from korea called them like that,
but i am not sure why?-
they are simple pinch pots, or coil and slab built...
-working with your hands, while meditating-
feels good.
i am sure someone will know the origin of the name.
thanks,
marta
in minnesota
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Jonathan Kirkendall on wed 19 sep 01
Marta,
There's probably someone on the list who can give a more detailed
explaination, but I do know that Buddhist monks, especially those in
southeast Asia (Sri Lanka, Thailand, Burma, etc), use begging bowls to
gather their meals - I think the meals are once a day, and they go through
the village collecting what food people will give; they stop begging when
the bowl is full. There may well be rules in the Vinaya (the laws that
govern Buddhist monastic life) about the size of the bowls and quantity of
food that can be collected. Don't know if Zen monks use them, I do know
that Tibetan buddhist monks don't.
Jonathan in DC
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Subject: begging bowls
hello clayart,
few days ago i started to make so called "begging bowls",
but honestly,
i have no idea where does the name come from.
if i remember well, a friend from korea called them like that,
but i am not sure why?-
they are simple pinch pots, or coil and slab built...
-working with your hands, while meditating-
feels good.
i am sure someone will know the origin of the name.
thanks,
marta
in minnesota
http://www.mypots.com/Marta.htm
http://www.silverhawk.com/crafts/gloviczki/welcome.html
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Lynn Korbel on wed 19 sep 01
dear Marta, & everyone,
a zen monk wanders with a begging bowl, to be filled
with nourishment he needs for the day by generous
people. in return he bestows his blessings. I
recommend reading a little book titled, Everyday
Sacred, by Sue Bender.
kind regard to all,
Lynn
--- "Marta M. Gloviczki"
wrote:
> hello clayart,
> few days ago i started to make so called "begging
> bowls",
> but honestly,
> i have no idea where does the name come from.
> if i remember well, a friend from korea called them
> like that,
> but i am not sure why?-
> they are simple pinch pots, or coil and slab
> built...
> -working with your hands, while meditating-
> feels good.
> i am sure someone will know the origin of the name.
> thanks,
> marta
> in minnesota
>
> http://www.mypots.com/Marta.htm
>
http://www.silverhawk.com/crafts/gloviczki/welcome.html
>
>
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Rikki Gill on wed 19 sep 01
Hi Marta, what I think might be the origin of this is that at the fourth
stage of traditional Hindu life, if one chooses, one becomes a wandering
mendicant. This person leaves home and wanders about with a bowl, for the
donations of food given either at temples, or by the devout. This is part
of a search for enlightenment. I have no idea if it is still practiced.
Also this is incorporated into Buddhism, but my details are sketchy. Later,
Rikki
-----Original Message-----
From: Marta M. Gloviczki
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 8:24 AM
Subject: begging bowls
>hello clayart,
>few days ago i started to make so called "begging bowls",
>but honestly,
>i have no idea where does the name come from.
>if i remember well, a friend from korea called them like that,
>but i am not sure why?-
>they are simple pinch pots, or coil and slab built...
>-working with your hands, while meditating-
>feels good.
>i am sure someone will know the origin of the name.
>thanks,
>marta
>in minnesota
>
>http://www.mypots.com/Marta.htm
>http://www.silverhawk.com/crafts/gloviczki/welcome.html
>
>___________________________________________________________________________
___
>Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org
>
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>
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melpots@pclink.com.
>
Elizabeth Judd on wed 19 sep 01
I THINK, but am not positive, that begging bowls are called by that
name because Buddhist monks and nuns use--or used them historically--
when travelling to beg for food, because they do not carry any money
or possessions with them. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
--Elizabeth
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Imzadi Donelli on thu 20 sep 01
The Zen monks don't actually "beg" for food with their bowls. That would
actually defeat the purpose of the exercise and be antithetical to the Zen
philosophy. They are to just go about their daily travels with their bowls
with them having faith that they will be taken care of and provided for from
the universe (by the people they meet). Whatever they get at the end of the
day is exactly what they are supposed to get and what they deserve for their
work and travels from the day. Although, I'm sure many a night, many monk's
hungry stomachs might have sorely tested their faiths. (Which is also one of
the purposes.)
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