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Bhikkhu

A bhikkhu (Pali: भिक्खु; Sanskrit: भिक्षु, romanized: bhikṣu) is an ordained male in Buddhist monasticism. Male and female monastics (bhikkhunī) are members of the Sangha (Buddhist community).

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Bengali
ভিক্ষু (Bhikkhu)
Burmese
ဘိက္ခု
Chinese
比丘 · 和尚、僧侶
Chữ Hán
比丘 僧侣
Hanyu Pinyin
bǐqiū · héshàng, sēnglǚ
Kanji
僧、比丘

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Ordination

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Nodes107
Edges106
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Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018692
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related to Definition · 13
Bhikkhu → Bhayaṃ, Buddha, Buddhaghoṣa, Dhammapada, In, Prince Siddhartha, Pāli, The, The Dhammapada, Therefore, These, Those, Vassa
related to Theravada · 13
Bhikkhu → Bhikkhus, From, Lay, Mahayana, Pali, Prātimokṣa, Pāli Canon, Pātimokkha, Sāmaneras, Ten Precepts, Theravada, Vajrayana, Vinaya Pitaka
related to Further reading · 10
Bhikkhu → Bangkok, Buddha, Disciple, Inwood, ISBN, Kristiaan, Orchid Press, Revised, Thai Watana Panich, Thailand
Transcriptions · 5
Bhikkhu → TranscriptionsRomanizationSō, biku, TranscriptionsSASM/GNCgelüng, TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinbǐqiūWade–GilesPi3-ch'iu1, TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu Pinyinhéshàng, sēnglǚWade–Gileshe2-shang4, TranscriptionsWyliedge slongTHLgelong
Chinese · 2
Bhikkhu → 和尚、僧侶, 比丘
Hanyu Pinyin · 2
Bhikkhu → bǐqiū, héshàng, sēnglǚ
Wade–Giles · 2
Bhikkhu → he2-shang4, Pi3-ch'iu1
see also · 2
Bhikkhu → AjahnAnagarikaBhanteBhikkhuniDharmabhāṇakaSayadawSamaneraOshōUnsui, Religion
Bengali · 1
Bhikkhu → ভিক্ষু (Bhikkhu)
Burmese · 1
Bhikkhu → ဘိက္ခု

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buddhist buddhism monks ordination vinaya monastics sangha robes called bhikkhuni monastic tibetan wylie mahayana japanese monk precepts vows life ordained

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BhikkhuBengaliভিক্ষু (Bhikkhu)1.00infobox
BhikkhuBurmeseဘိက္ခု1.00infobox
BhikkhuChinese比丘1.00infobox
BhikkhuChinese和尚、僧侶1.00infobox
BhikkhuChữ Hán比丘 僧侣1.00infobox
BhikkhuHanyu Pinyinbǐqiū1.00infobox
BhikkhuHanyu Pinyinhéshàng, sēnglǚ1.00infobox
BhikkhuKanji僧、比丘1.00infobox
BhikkhuKhmerភិក្ខុ UNGEGN: Phĭkkhŏ ALA-LC: Bhikkhu1.00infobox
BhikkhuMongolian CyrillicГэлэн1.00infobox
BhikkhuMongolian script.mw-parser-output .font-mong{font-family:"Menk Hawang Tig","Menk Qagan Tig","Menk Garqag Tig","Menk Har_a Tig","Menk Scnin Tig","Oyun Gurban Ulus Tig","Oyun Qagan Tig","Oyun Gar…1.00infobox
BhikkhuNepaliभिक्षु1.00infobox
BhikkhuOdiaଭିକ୍ଷୁ, Bhikhyu1.00infobox
BhikkhuPaliBhikkhu1.00infobox
BhikkhuRomanizationSō, biku1.00infobox
BhikkhuRTGSphiksu1.00infobox
BhikkhuSanskritभिक्षु (Bhikṣu)1.00infobox
BhikkhuSASM/GNCgelüng1.00infobox
BhikkhuSinhalaභික්ෂුව1.00infobox
BhikkhuTamilதுறவி, tuṟavi1.00infobox
BhikkhuTeluguభిక్షువు, bhikṣuvu1.00infobox
BhikkhuThaiภิกษุ1.00infobox
BhikkhuTHLgelong1.00infobox
BhikkhuTibetan.mw-parser-output .uchen{font-family:"Jomolhari","DDC Uchen","DDC Jogyig","Uchen","Noto Serif Tibetan Medium","Noto Serif Tibetan","BabelStone Tibetan Slim","Yagpo Tibetan Uni",…1.00infobox
BhikkhuTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinbǐqiūWade–GilesPi3-ch'iu11.00infobox
BhikkhuTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu Pinyinhéshàng, sēnglǚWade–Gileshe2-shang41.00infobox
BhikkhuTranscriptionsTranscriptionsWyliedge slongTHLgelong1.00infobox
BhikkhuTranscriptionsTranscriptionsSASM/GNCgelüng1.00infobox
BhikkhuTranscriptionsTranscriptionsRomanizationSō, biku1.00infobox
BhikkhuVietnamese alphabetTì-kheo (Tỉ-khâu) Tăng lữ1.00infobox

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