They are religious men who spend time doing chores and discipling those who have sinned. And care for those who are scared of bananas. Like Patrick who was disciplined for harming such creatures. They punished him with cats.
Whatever name his teacher gives him.
The whole method of overcoming attachment in Theravada, and one of the main techniques in all other Buddhist monastic traditions, is just not feeding them....
(in Christianity) a man who has withdrawn from the world for religious reasons, esp. as a member of an order of cenobites living according to a particular rule and under vows of poverty, chastity,...
I can speak for other religions but as for Buddhism a Monk a can leave at any time. Buddhism is about personnel growth and development. If a Monk or Nun feels that they have attained enough wisdom...