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'''Fully ordained monk''' (Skt. ''bhikṣu''; Pal. ''bhikkhu''; Tib. [[དགེ་སློང་]], [[Wyl.]] ''dge slong | '''Fully ordained monk''' (Skt. ''bhikṣu''; Pal. ''bhikkhu''; Tib. [[དགེ་སློང་]], ''gelong'', [[Wyl.]] ''dge slong'') — a male Buddhist practitioner who has taken the fullest of the seven types of [[pratimoksha vows]]. One must be at least 20 years of age to take this set of vows. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The Sanskrit term 'bhikṣu' literally means beggar or mendicant; someone who subsists entirely on alms.<ref> | The Sanskrit term 'bhikṣu' literally means beggar or mendicant; someone who subsists entirely on alms.<ref>Monier-Williams</ref> | ||
==Alternative translations== | |||
*Almsman (David Karma Choepel) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<small><references/></small> | <small><references/></small> | ||
[[Category: Pratimoksha Vows]] | |||
[[Category: Key Terms]] | [[Category: Key Terms]] | ||
[[Category: Vows and commitments]] | [[Category: Vows and commitments]] | ||
[[category: Vinaya]] | [[category: Vinaya]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:09, 9 September 2017
Fully ordained monk (Skt. bhikṣu; Pal. bhikkhu; Tib. དགེ་སློང་, gelong, Wyl. dge slong) — a male Buddhist practitioner who has taken the fullest of the seven types of pratimoksha vows. One must be at least 20 years of age to take this set of vows.
Etymology
The Sanskrit term 'bhikṣu' literally means beggar or mendicant; someone who subsists entirely on alms.[1]
Alternative translations
- Almsman (David Karma Choepel)
References
- ↑ Monier-Williams