alms bowl
Monk's collection dish
An alms bowl is a container carried by Buddhist monks and nuns to receive food donations from laypeople.
The daily practice of walking with an alms bowl connects monastics to the community and allows donors to earn spiritual merit.
The bowl itself—traditionally simple, round, and unadorned—symbolizes renunciation and dependence on others' generosity.
- Buddhist monkOrdained follower of Buddha
- monkCloistered religious devotee
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- daily offeringSomething given each day
- offeringSomething presented or given
robes · generosity · dana · charity · vessel · sangha · barefoot · lacquerware · simplicity · compassion · mendicant · ordination · Theravada · sustenance · meditation · interdependence · detachment · mindfulness
- Buddhist artBuddha statues, Buddha images, Buddha head, seated Buddha, standing Buddha
- Buddhist monasteryabbot, meditation hall, main hall, zendo, dormitory
- Buddhist monksBuddhist monk, Buddhist monks, Buddhist nun, novice monk, novice
- monastic itemshabit, cowl, robe, scapular, cincture
- Jainismahimsa, moksha, right conduct, non-violence, non-attachment
- Tibetan BuddhismBuddha, Tibet, Dalai Lama, lama, lamas
alms bowltreasure chest
Locked box for valuables
vault · strongbox · coffer · money box · piggy bank
alms bowlthrone
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
scepter · luxury goods · treasure trove · Midas touch · mammon
alms bowloffering plate
Vessel for congregation donations
collection basket · money bag · treasure chest · coin purse · strongbox