Samanera

Theravadan Sāmaṇeras in Thailand
Sāmaṇeras from the tradition of Korean Buddhism

A sāmaṇera (Pali), Sanskrit: श्रामणेर (śrāmaṇera), is a novice male monk in a Buddhist context.[1] A female novice nun is a sāmaṇerī (Pali), and a śrāmaṇerī or śrāmaṇerikā (Sanskrit). In Tibetan[disambiguation needed] and in Tibetan Buddhism, a female novice nun is a getsulma, and a male novice monk is a getsul.[2]

  1. ^ Sumedho, Ajahn (2014). Peace is a Simple Step (PDF). Amaravati Publications. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-78432-000-3.
  2. ^ Kopan Monastery, "Ordination in the Tibetan Tradition", https://kopanmonastery.com/about-kopan/the-monastic-community/ordination-in-the-tibetan-tradition