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  • Buddhist monks
    religious dress
    / Eastern Orthodox religious dress

    The analvos (shaped like the Western scapular, although the two garments have no historical connection) differentiates the full, or perfect, monk from the other grades, and its substance must be of animal, nonvegetable origin to remind the wearer constantly of death. The mandyas is the bishop’s


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    The analvos (shaped like the Western scapular, although the two garments have no historical connection) differentiates the full, or perfect, monk from the other grades, and its substance must be of animal, nonvegetable origin to remind the wearer constantly of death. The mandyas is the bishop’s


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