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          In most religions the life inside monasteries is governed by community rules that stipulate the gender of the inhabitants and require them to remain celibate and own little or no personal property. The degree ___36____ life inside a particular monastery is socially separate from the surrounding populace can also vary widely. Some religious traditions mandate ___37_____ for purposes of contemplation removed from the everyday world, in which case members of the monastic community may spend most of their time isolated even from each other. ___38____ focus on interacting with the lo...

          In most religions the life inside monasteries is governed by community rules that stipulate the gender of the inhabitants and require them to remain celibate and own little or no personal property. The degree ___36____ life inside a particular monastery is socially separate from the surrounding populace can also vary widely. Some religious traditions mandate ___37_____ for purposes of contemplation removed from the everyday world, in which case members of the monastic community may spend most of their time isolated even from each other. ___38____ focus on interacting with the local communities to provide services, such as teaching, medical care, or evangelism. 

    The life within the walls of a monastery may be supported in several ways: by manufacturing and selling goods, by donations or alms,  by rental or investment incomes, and by funds from other organizations within the religion. There has been a long tradition of Christian ___39___ providing hospitable, charitable and hospital services. Monasteries have often been associated with the ___40____ of education and the encouragement of scholarship and research, which has led to the establishment of schools and colleges and the association with universities. Christian monastic life has adapted to modern society by offering computer services, accounting services and management as well as modern hospital and educational administration.