'WHAT IS A TYPICAL DAY FOR A JAPANESE BUDDHIST MONK?' - BEST ANSWER

• 4 am Wake up
  
• 4.10 - 5 am Sutra chanting
• 5- 7 am Zazen and interview with abbot
• 7 am Breakfast of rice gruel, salted plum, and pickles.
• 8 - 10.50 am Cleaning and work duties
• 11 am Lunch, typically barley rice, miso soup, cooked vegetable, and pickled radish
• 1 - 3.50 pm Work duty
• 4 pm Light meal similar to lunch
• 5 - 8.30 pm Zazen and interview with abbot
• 9 pm Lights out
  
• 9 - 11 pm Night sitting.

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