user695: From Theravada view;
Recently, I saw the video and I am not sure whether a monk can store food in a refrigerator; From my understanding, a monk cannot store food for next day. I believe this should be in the list of 227 rules but I cannot confirm. 
Another small question: Is this common sight to see a refrigerator in a monk's room in Theravada monastery? Keeping it like a personal one.    

user92: Is Bhikkhu allowed to keep his food in refrigerator for next day or for long period?
Not proper food, only certain types of edibles:

The Four Sorts of Edibles
Any nutriment that a bhikkhu puts into his mouth is classified in four
groups, which specify the time limits during which he can consume or
store them:
(i) Food — Limited from Dawn to Noon (Yaavakaalika)
(ii) Fruit juices — Limited to One Day (Yaamakaalika)
(iii) Medicinal-tonics — Limited to Seven Days (Sattaahakaalika)
(iv) Other Medicines — For All One's Life (Yaavajiivika)
-The Bhikkhus' Rules: A Guide for Laypeople

This is also what I've seen in some western monasteries.

Is this common sight to see a refrigerator in a monk's room in Theravada monastery?
The few times I've been in a monk's private room, I never saw one. But in the same housing (under the same roof), it's common.

695: <p>From Theravada view;</p>

<p>Recently, I saw the video and I am not sure whether a monk can store food in a refrigerator; From my understanding, a monk cannot store food for next day. I believe this should be in the list of 227 <a href="http://en.dhammadana.org/sangha/vinaya/227.htm" rel="nofollow">rules</a> but I cannot confirm. </p>

<p>Another small question: Is this common sight to see a refrigerator in a monk's room in Theravada monastery? Keeping it like a personal one.    </p>
 92: <h2>Is Bhikkhu allowed to keep his food in refrigerator for next day or for long period?</h2>
<p>Not proper food, only certain types of edibles:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>The Four Sorts of Edibles</strong></p>
<p>Any nutriment that a bhikkhu puts into his mouth is classified in four
groups, which specify the time limits during which he can consume or
store them:</p>
<p><strong>(i)</strong> Food — Limited from Dawn to Noon (Yaavakaalika)<br />
<strong>(ii)</strong> <a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/ariyesako/layguide.html#juices" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Fruit juices</a> — Limited to One Day (Yaamakaalika)<br />
<strong>(iii)</strong> <a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/ariyesako/layguide.html#tonics" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Medicinal-tonics</a> — Limited to Seven Days (Sattaahakaalika)<br />
<strong>(iv)</strong> <a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/ariyesako/layguide.html#medicine" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Other Medicines</a> — For All One's Life (Yaavajiivika)</p>
<p>-<em><a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/ariyesako/layguide.html#edibles4" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Bhikkhus' Rules: A Guide for Laypeople</a></em></p>
</blockquote>
<p>This is also what I've seen in some western monasteries.</p>
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<h2>Is this common sight to see a refrigerator in a monk's room in Theravada monastery?</h2>
<p>The few times I've been in a monk's private room, I never saw one. But in the same housing (under the same roof), it's common.</p>
