- as a bhikṣu (monk) but can be
ordained as a sāmaṇera. Sāmaṇeras (and
sāmaṇerīs – the
equivalent term for girls) keep the Ten
Precepts as
their code of...
- the full
ordination is not
legal for
women in Burma, but are
closer to
sāmaṇerīs, 'novice nuns'.
According to 2016
statistics published by the
State Sangha...
-
ordination of two women,
issued an
edict that
monks must not
ordain women as
samaneris (novices),
sikkhamanas (probationers) or bhikkhunīs. The two
women were...
- for laypeople. Ten
Precepts are the
training rules for
samaneras and
samaneris,
novice monks and nuns, respectively. The
Patimokkha is the
basic Theravada...
-
monasticism Bhikkhu, Bhikkhuṇī Monk, Nun Sikkhamānā Nun
trainee Samaṇera,
Samaṇērī Novice (m., f.)
Laity Anagārika, Anagārikā lay
renunciants (m., f.) Maechi...
-
first bhikkhuni ordination in Germany, the
ordination of
German woman Samaneri Dhira,
occurred on 21 June 2015 at
Anenja Vihara. In Indonesia, the first...
-
monasticism Bhikkhu, Bhikkhuṇī Monk, Nun Sikkhamānā Nun
trainee Samaṇera,
Samaṇērī Novice (m., f.)
Laity Anagārika, Anagārikā lay
renunciants (m., f.) Maechi...
-
Lankan tradition. Upon the
ordination she
adopted the name of
Dhammarakhita Samaneri. The
Abbess of the
nunnery was
Dhammananda Bhikkhuni (Professor Chatsumarn...
-
Precepts taken by laypersons), they
formally occupy a
position similar to
sāmaṇerī and wear
white robes, but are in
practice resemblant of Theravāda bhikkhus...
-
wearing monk's or nun's robes.
After that, one can
become a
samanera or
samaneri "novice" (Skt. śrāmaṇera, śrāmaṇeri, Wylie: dge tshul, dge
tshul ma). The...
