Not sure about 1, but for 2, no, Flurry of Blows says you get full strength no matter what--however, you would get two-handed weapon power attack bonuses
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1. Not sure
2. If you Flurry with a Temple sword in 2 hands you get 1xSTR mod, but 3:1 on Power Attack. Now, the real question is can you use the Temple Sword 2 handed for ALL of your FoB attacks or do you have to alternate with kicks, knees or head buts? Not sure, but the good news is your UAS will get 1xSTR and 2:1 on Power Attack. That's something that other classes don't get when they TWF (the better Power Attack bonuses).
3. Yes. If you go this route you get 1xSTR on each attack and 2:1 Power Attack on each attack on account that monks don't have off-hands.
I houserule it requires the Exotic Weapon proficiency feat because it is a d8 weapon when all the other monk weapons are d6 at best.
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If you look at the temple sword in the APG chart, you will see that it is an exotic weapon with the monk property. This means that you can use it with flurry of blows, but that it still requires the Exotic Weapon Proficiency feat to use. However, it also specifically says in the weapon description that monks are proficient with it. This is not always the case.
As others already clarified, any weapon used as part of a flurry of blows only does 1x STR damage, regardless of whether it's used in one or two hands. Thanks to the recent FAQ clarification, you could make all of your FoB attacks with the one weapon wielded in both hands, or you could easily use a temple sword in each hand, the same way you could use a kama in each hand and attack with either during a flurry. Wielding two weapons would not give you any additional attacks outside those already granted by flurry.
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Monks are proficient with the Temple Sword.
1) Yes.
2) Only x1 Stength, but bonus from Power Attack.
3) Yes, but two handing one, and using it for all attacks is better.
Also, see this FAQ.
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Monks are proficient with the temple sword.
From the PRD:
Weapon Proficiency: Monks are proficient with the brass knuckles, cestus, club, crossbow (light or heavy), dagger, handaxe, javelin, kama, nunchaku, quarterstaff, sai, shortspear, short sword, shuriken, siangham, sling, spear and temple sword.
The temple sword is one of the few weapons which a monk is proficient in that is not in the original list in core. If you read the description of the temple sword you will see that it give the monk proficiency in it.
1. Is the Temple Sword in the 'monk weapons group'? I would assume that it is, but it's not explicitly listed as such in ultimate combat. I'm mostly wondering for purposes of Sohei.
For the sohei it doesn't matter if it is in the monk weapon group. The sohei can use all weapons with the monk special weapon property.
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The sohei can choose to take weapon training with the monk group at 6th level (along with the bows, crossbows, polearms, spears, and thrown weapons group) and the temple sword is in that group. It happens to also be in the heavy swords weapon group. I listed both for the sake of completion in the previous post because that's what listed on page 25 in Humans of Golarion.
EDIT: The naginata is listed in the polearm group. There's your way to flurry with it.
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For the sohei it doesn't matter if it is in the monk weapon group. The sohei can use all weapons with the monk special weapon property.
1. Is the Temple Sword in the 'monk weapons group'? I would assume that it is, but it's not explicitly listed as such in ultimate combat. I'm mostly wondering for purposes of Sohei.
That's not strictly true. The Sohei is proficient with all martial and simple weapons. Weapons like the Emei Piercer, Nine-Section Whip, and Fighting Fan still require the EWP feat, even though they have the monk property.
Sorry, I mixed something up because I once played a sohei/unarmed fighter. It was the unarmed fighter who gets profeciency in all monk weapons.
I should go back to looking stuff up before I answer.