▁from ▁its ▁in ception ▁primarily ▁a ▁tradition ▁of ▁ren unci ation ▁and ▁mon astic ism . ▁Within ▁the ▁mon astic ▁framework ▁( called ▁the ▁Vin aya ) ▁of ▁the ▁sang ha ▁regular ▁ ▁of ▁wrong do ing ▁to ▁other ▁mon ks ▁is ▁mand atory . ▁In ▁the ▁s utt as ▁of ▁the ▁P ali ▁Can on ▁Bh ikk hus ▁sometimes ▁even ▁conf essed ▁their ▁wrong do ing ▁to ▁the ▁Bud d ha ▁himself . ▁That ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁P ali ▁Can on ▁called ▁the ▁Vin aya ▁requires ▁that ▁mon ks ▁conf ess ▁their ▁individual ▁s ins ▁before ▁the ▁bi - week ly ▁conven ing ▁for ▁the ▁rec itation ▁of ▁the ▁Pat im ok k ha . ▁ ▁Christian ity ▁ ▁Catholic ism ▁ ▁In ▁Catholic ▁teaching , ▁the ▁Sac r ament ▁of ▁Pen ance ▁is ▁the ▁method ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁by ▁which ▁individual ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁conf ess ▁s ins ▁committed ▁after ▁bapt ism ▁and ▁have ▁them ▁absol ved ▁by ▁God ▁through ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁a ▁Pri est . ▁The ▁Catholic ▁r ite , ▁oblig atory ▁at ▁least ▁once ▁a ▁year ▁for ▁serious ▁sin , ▁is ▁usually ▁conducted ▁within ▁a ▁conf essional ▁box , ▁bo oth ▁or ▁recon c ili ation ▁room . ▁This ▁sacr ament ▁is ▁known ▁by ▁many ▁names , ▁including ▁pen ance , ▁recon c ili ation ▁and ▁conf ession ▁( C ate ch ism ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁Se ctions ▁ 1 4 2 3 - 1 4 4 2 ). ▁While ▁official ▁Church ▁publications ▁usually ▁refer ▁to