What is the proper etiquette when greeting/meeting a Venerable?

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You bow one time when you meet the monk and you bow one time when you depart. You bow to the Buddha statue when you offer flowers, incense sticks, oil lamps etc. or when you chant some verse in front of the statue.

Sankha Kulathantille 25676

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Is this really mandatory? I haven't met a "venerable" until now. These days one has to be very careful, because there are monks who teach wrong things. Also sticking to useless rites is Silabbatupadana. If you bow down that's fine - I wouldn't. I associate bowing down with submissiveness, but that's just me. If it helps the mind, it helps. Just be cautious of idiolizating the monk and also question everything as stated in the Kalama Sutta.

Val 2560

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There's a YouTube video here, by Ven. Yuttadhammo, entitled "Monk Radio: Greeting a Monk".

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