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9. Caring for Temple Property and Responsibility Temple property means anything that has been donated to, or built for in the name of religion. Every monk in the temple must co-operate to help care for all these things. Otherwise laymen will not continue to make merit by donating goods. You will see that some temples have been abandoned, and the reason for this is that the monks did not take proper care of the temple. Taking care of the temple will instill a desire for fixing and looking after things. If one screw falls out of a car engine, for example, there might be a squeaking noise. If left uncorrected, it might lead to greater problems that can have more serious consequences. When you actually get around to fix it, it might cost much more money than if you had simply replace that first missing screw. Moreover,