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| − | A | + | 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. |
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 {{Wiki|female}} counterpart of the [[śrāmaṇera]] is the ''[[samaneri|śrāmaṇerī]]''. [[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 secular schooling, or in conjunction with it if devoted to formal [[ordination]]. | 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 {{Wiki|female}} counterpart of the [[śrāmaṇera]] is the ''[[samaneri|śrāmaṇerī]]''. [[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 secular schooling, or in conjunction with it if devoted to formal [[ordination]]. | ||
Revision as of 06:41, 10 January 2014
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.
