begging bowl
Monk's collection dish
A begging bowl is a container carried by monks or mendicants to receive food or alms from the charitable.
Buddhist and Hindu monastics traditionally depend on such offerings.
Figuratively, holding out a begging bowl means asking for handouts or charity: The company came to Congress with a begging bowl, seeking a bailout.
- almsGifts to the destitute
- spare changeExtra coins on hand
- street cornerWhere two roads intersect
- homeless shelterTemporary housing for vagrants
- daily breadEssential means of living
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- Buddhist artBuddha statues, Buddha images, Buddha head, seated Buddha, standing Buddha
- Buddhist monksBuddhist monk, Buddhist monks, Buddhist nun, novice monk, novice
- Buddhist objectsBuddha, Buddha statues, Buddha images, prayer wheels, prayer flag
- Tibetan BuddhismBuddha, Tibet, Dalai Lama, lama, lamas
- Buddhist loresacred stories, koans, moral fables, bodhisattvas, nagas
begging bowltreasure chest
Locked box for valuables
fortune · trust fund · savings account · nest egg · wealth
begging bowlcharitable foundation
Nonprofit for giving grants
benefactor · donor · patron · tithe · offering plate
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