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The flowing beard and hair that he kept throughout most of his life, coupled with his sometimes caustic intensity, led writers to invoke Rasputin or monasticism in describing Mr. Andre.

In many ways, he personifies the modern Silicon Valley dichotomy between spirituality and hustle, between monasticism and flamboyance.

Her older brother Patrick withdrew for years into Buddhist monasticism and still lives abroad, sunk in his coding and largely out of touch.

What brought them peace was the thing that guided them to their monasticism in the first place - connecting with their personal faith.

But as monasticism spread from India to other countries, there often were extra requirements to become ordained in those patriarchal societies.