You should also be careful not to point your feet in the direction of an image of Buddha or to a Buddhist Monk as this is seen as being highly offensive and gross act of sacrilege. It is also not permitted for a monk to be touched by a woman and they are also not able to accept any items that might be given to them by a woman. If a woman does need to give a gift or goods to a monk, they need to give the item to a man who can then pass it onto the monk or they need to place the particular item on a special cloth in front of the monk. He will then drag the item towards himself, before collecting the item from the cloth.