A person who was chosen to be nagavardhu was expected to perform this activity, as Amrapali did before becoming a follower of the Buddha.
The practice of deukis is outlawed in Nepal largely because people subjected to it are expected to do this action when visitors come to a temple. A person who was chosen to be nagavardhu was expected to perform this activity, as Amrapali did before becoming a follower of the Buddha. In the Kamakura period, religious itinerants called aruki miko made their primary income from this activity. Strabo recorded that sailors said "the voyage to (*) Corinth isn't just for any man" mainly due to the prevalence of this practice at Corinth's greatest temple. In Judges, a pair of spies sent by Joshua hide in the house of a person who makes income from this activity named Rahab. For 10 points, most medieval Christians believed Mary Magdalene made her income from what activity?
The practice of deukis is outlawed in Nepal largely because people subjected to it are expected to do this action when visitors come to a temple.
(sacred) prostitution [accept equivalents indicating that someone is a prostitute or courtesan]