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| Chinese | 比丘 | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 和尚、僧侶 | ||||||||
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| Burmese | ဘိက္ခု | ||||||||
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| Tibetan | དགེ་སློང་ | ||||||||
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| Vietnamese alphabet | Tì-kheo (Tỉ-khâu) Tăng lữ | ||||||||
| Chữ Hán | 比丘 僧侣 | ||||||||
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| Thai | ภิกษุ | ||||||||
| RTGS | phiksu | ||||||||
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| Kanji | 僧、比丘 | ||||||||
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| Tamil | துறவி, tuṟavi | ||||||||
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| Sanskrit | भिक्षु (Bhikṣu) | ||||||||
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| Pali | Bhikkhu | ||||||||
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| Khmer | ភិក្ខុ UNGEGN: Phĭkkhŏ ALA-LC: Bhikkhu | ||||||||
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| Nepali | भिक्षु | ||||||||
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| Sinhala | භික්ෂුව | ||||||||
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| Telugu | భిక్షువు, bhikṣuvu | ||||||||
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| Odia | ଭିକ୍ଷୁ, Bhikhyu | ||||||||
A bhikkhu (Pali: भिक्खु, Sanskrit: भिक्षु, bhikṣu) is an ordained male in Buddhist monasticism.[1] Male and female monastics ("nun", bhikkhunī, Sanskrit bhikṣuṇī) are members of the Sangha (Buddhist community).[2]
The lives of all Buddhist monastics are governed by a set of rules called the prātimokṣa or pātimokkha.[1] Their lifestyles are shaped to support their spiritual practice: to live a simple and meditative life and attain nirvana.[3]
A person under the age of 20 cannot be ordained as a bhikkhu or bhikkhuni but can be ordained as a śrāmaṇera or śrāmaṇērī.
- ^ a b "Lay Guide to the Monks' Rules". Archived from the original on 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ^ Buswell, Robert E., ed. (2004). Encyclopedia of Buddhism (Monasticism). Macmillan Reference USA. p. 556. ISBN 0-02-865718-7.
- ^ "What is a bhikkhu?". Archived from the original on 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2010-11-25.