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He explained that the decision was made in accord with the monastic context after consulting Canon Law and monastic regulations, as well as speaking with the permanent synod and informing the Vatican's Congregation of the Oriental Churches. (Catholic News Agency)

Thereafter the Rules of St. Benedict (530) and similar monastic regulations seem to mirror the Buddhist monastic regulations (Vinaya) [...] (Counterpunch)

Inevitably, rules of conduct drawn up in the Middle Ages and modelled on monastic regulations became a problem for tutors in later centuries. (The Times)