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In [[Buddhist]] context, a '''samanera''' ([[Pali]], [[Sanskrit]]: '''''śrāmaṇera''' can be translated as novice monk. It literally means 'small [[samana]]', or small renunciate, where 'small' has the meaning of boy or girl. In the [[Vinaya]] (monastic discipline), a man under the age of 20 cannot ordain as a [[bhikkhu]], but can ordain as a samanera. The female counterpart of the samanera is the [[samaneri]]. Samaneras and samaneris keep the [[ten precepts]] as their code of behaviour, and are devoted to the [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] religious life. |
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After a year or at the age of 20, a samanera will be considered for the higher [[Bhikkhu]] or [[Bhikkhuni]] ordination ([[Pali]]: [[upasampada]]). Some monasteries will require people who want to ordain as a monk to be a novice for a set period of time, as a period of preparation and familiarization. |
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In [[Buddhist]] context, a '''samanera''' (male) or '''samaneri''' (female) (also spelled '''shramanera''' and '''shramaneri''') is a novice monk who is devoted to a religious life and has vowed to uphold the [[ten precepts]]. After a year or at the age of 20, he or she will be considered for the higher [[Bhikkhu]] or [[Bhikkhuni]] ordination. |
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The issue of ordination is different for samaneras and samaneris; the rules governing higher ordination are different for samaneras and samaneris. |
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Etymology: |
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* Sanskrit: ''śrāmaṇera'' |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Sangha#Ordination_process]] |
*[[Sangha#Ordination_process]] |
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[[Category:Buddhist terms]] |
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Revision as of 03:52, 12 October 2006
In Buddhist context, a samanera (Pali, Sanskrit: śrāmaṇera can be translated as novice monk. It literally means 'small samana', or small renunciate, where 'small' has the meaning of boy or girl. In the Vinaya (monastic discipline), a man under the age of 20 cannot ordain as a bhikkhu, but can ordain as a samanera. The female counterpart of the samanera is the samaneri. Samaneras and samaneris keep the ten precepts as their code of behaviour, and are devoted to the Buddhist religious life.
After a year or at the age of 20, a samanera will be considered for the higher Bhikkhu or Bhikkhuni ordination (Pali: upasampada). Some monasteries will require people who want to ordain as a monk to be a novice for a set period of time, as a period of preparation and familiarization.
The issue of ordination is different for samaneras and samaneris; the rules governing higher ordination are different for samaneras and samaneris.
See also
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