Flower Wine Monk (Patreon)

Flower Wine Monk is a special type of “wandering” or “practicing” monk. They are not attached to a monastery and do not live under monastic rules, so they may not shave their heads. The title “Flower” is an abbreviation of “flower thief”. In ancient China, unmarried women were referred to as “yellow flowers”, so in literary works, authors used this epithet as a metaphor for criminals and rapists