Bhikkhu

//ˈbɪkuː// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A male Buddhist monk or priest; one who follows all Buddhist precepts as a full member of the sangha.

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"Just as a bird, wherever it goes, flies with its wings as its only burden, so too, the bhikkhu becomes content with robes to protect his body and with almsfood to maintain his stomach, and wherever he goes he sets out taking only these with him."

Etymology

Transliteration of Pali bhikkhu (“beggar, Buddhist monk”), from Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu, “mendicant”).

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