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A '''śrāmaṇera''' (Sanskrit; Pali: sāmaṇera; Burmese: ရှင်သာမဏေ shin thamanei, Thai: สามเณร samanen, Khmer: សាមណេរ "samaner") is a novice monk in a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] context. The literal meaning is "small ''[[śramaṇa]]''," that is, small renunciate, where "small" has the meaning of boy or girl.
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A [[śrāmaṇera]] ([[Sanskrit]]; [[Pali]]: [[sāmaṇera]]; [[Burmese]]: ရှင်သာမဏေ [[shin thamanei]], [[Thai]]: [[สามเณร]] [[Samanen]], {{Wiki|Khmer}}: [[សាមណេរ]] "[[Samaner]]") is a [[novice]] [[Monk]] in a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] context.  
  
In the [[Vinaya]] monastic discipline, a man under the age of 20 cannot ordain as a [[bhikkhu|bhikṣu]], but can ordain as a śrāmaṇera. The female counterpart of the śrāmaṇera is the ''[[samaneri|śrāmaṇerī]]''. Śrāmaṇeras and śrāmaṇerīs keep the [[Ten Precepts|ten precepts]] as their code of behaviour, and are devoted to the [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] religious life during a break from secular schooling, or in conjunction with it if devoted to formal ordination.
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The literal meaning is "[[small śramaṇa]]''," that is, small renunciate, where "small" has the meaning of boy or girl.
  
After a year or at the age of 20, a śrāmaṇera will be considered for the higher bhikṣu or [[bhikkhuni|bhikṣuṇī]] ordination. 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. Adults would normally wear the white robes of a Brahmin, as do [[mae ji]], who do not seek ordination.
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In the [[Vinaya]] [[monastic]] [[discipline]], a man under the age of 20 cannot ordain as a [[bhikkhu|bhikṣu]], but can ordain as a [[śrāmaṇera]].  
  
Ordination differs between śrāmaṇeras and śrāmaṇerīs.
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The {{Wiki|female}} counterpart of the [[śrāmaṇera]] is the ''[[samaneri|śrāmaṇerī]]''.
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[[Śrāmaṇeras]] and [[śrāmaṇerīs]] keep the [[Ten Precepts|ten precepts]] as their code of {{Wiki|behaviour}}, and are devoted to the [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] [[religious]] [[life]] during a break from {{Wiki|secular}} schooling, or in {{Wiki|conjunction}} with it if devoted to formal [[ordination]].
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After a year or at the age of 20, a [[śrāmaṇera]] will be considered for the higher [[bhikṣu]] or [[bhikkhuni|bhikṣuṇī]] [[ordination]].
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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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Adults would normally wear the white [[robes]] of a [[Brahmin]], as do [[Mae ji]], who do not seek [[ordination]].
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[[Ordination]] differs between [[śrāmaṇeras]] and [[śrāmaṇerīs]].
  
 
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Latest revision as of 01:18, 24 March 2015

Śrāmaṇeras in Thailand

A śrāmaṇera (Sanskrit; Pali: sāmaṇera; Burmese: ရှင်သာမဏေ shin thamanei, Thai: สามเณร Samanen, Khmer: សាមណេរ "Samaner") is a novice Monk in a Buddhist context.

The literal meaning is "small śramaṇa," that is, 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 bhikṣu, but can ordain as a śrāmaṇera.

The female counterpart of the śrāmaṇera is the śrāmaṇerī.

Śrāmaṇeras and śrāmaṇerīs keep the ten precepts as their code of behaviour, and are devoted to the Buddhist religious life during a break from secular schooling, or in conjunction with it if devoted to formal ordination.

After a year or at the age of 20, a śrāmaṇera will be considered for the higher bhikṣu or bhikṣuṇī ordination.

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.

Adults would normally wear the white robes of a Brahmin, as do Mae ji, who do not seek ordination.

Ordination differs between śrāmaṇeras and śrāmaṇerīs.

Source

Wikipedia:Śrāmaṇera