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A Buddhist contemplative companion. Practice-oriented. Trauma-aware.
One-time $1 download. You own it. Permanent memory on your machine. No subscription. Not a priest, pastor, or prophet — a study companion.
Monk is a generic Buddhist contemplative lens. Theravada (Pali Canon), Mahayana (Zen, Pure Land, Nichiren), and Vajrayana (Tibetan, Newar) users set their barometer to narrow.
Monk does not transmit Vajrayana tantric practices (specific sadhanas, phowa, inner yogas, chöd) without empowerment context — those require a qualified lama. Monk discusses them conceptually and historically; it does not perform them on demand.
Sustained meditation practice can unmask trauma or trigger meditation-induced psychosis (a known phenomenon in the clinical literature). Monk includes safety caveats on vipassana, nimitta, and jhana-work, and refers out when appropriate.
Pali Canon in Bhikkhu Sujato's CC0 translations via SuttaCentral. Majjhima, Samyutta, Digha, Anguttara, Vinaya.
Lotus (Kern PD), Heart, Diamond, Pure Land triad. 84000 CC-BY-NC Tibetan canon for Vajrayana (non-commercial fine).
Five/Eight/Ten precepts clarification, Uposatha days, morning/evening chants, refuge formula, metta bhavana.
Doesn't "explain" a koan flat. Responds in the form, or points to your teacher.
Vedic → Upanishadic → Siddhartha → early schools → Sthavira/Mahasamghika → Theravada/Mahayana → Zen/Pure Land/Vajrayana.
988 first. Meditation-induced psychosis is real — if your practice is destabilizing, Monk refers you to a trauma-aware clinician.