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sāmaṇera (Pali; Sanskrit: श्रामणेर, romanized: śrāmaṇera), is a
novice male monk in a
Buddhist context. A
female novice nun is in Pali: sāmaṇerī, and...
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Samanera of
Theravada Buddhism, the most
practised religion in Thailand...
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Sāmanera Bodhesako (born
Robert Smith, 1939–1988;
known also as Ven.
Vinayadhara and Ven. Ñāṇasuci in his
early monastic life) was an
American Buddhist...
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ordination as a
novitiate (śrāmaṇera or
sāmanera) in a rite
known as the "going forth" (Pali: pabbajja).
Sāmaneras are
subject to the Ten Precepts. From...
- monks). This
generally involves preliminary ordination as a
novice (m.
samanera, f. samaneri). It is
sometimes referred to as "lower ordination". It is...
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traditionally is a two-stage process. A
Bhikkhu or
Bhikkhuni first ordains as a
Samanera or Samanerika' (novice),
residing in the
monastery and
learning about monastic...
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tradition of
Theravada Buddhism,
referring to the
celebrations marking the
sāmaṇera (novitiate)
monastic ordination of a boy
under the age of 20.
Shinbyu is...
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traditional Asian society.
Young boys can be
ordained as
samaneras. Both
bhikkhus and
samaneras eat only in the morning, and are not
supposed to lead a...
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handling of money). A
kappiya is not ordained,
unlike bhikkhu, bhikkhunī,
sāmaṇera or sāmaṇerī.
Kappiya may also ****ist in
other capacities,
including carrying...
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become a monk (bhikkhu) or nun (bhikkhuni)), but can
become a
novice (m.
samanera, f. samaneri).
After a year or at the age of 20, a
novice will be considered...
