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Bhante (Pali; Nepali; Burmese: ဘန္တေ, pronounced: [bàɴtè], Sanskrit: vande and vandanā) is the polite particle used to refer to Buddhist monks in the Theravada tradition. Bhante literally means "Venerable Sir." The Nepali terms for the Buddhist priestly Caste, bare and bande, have the same derivation.

Some famous bhantes are:

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-Bhante ([[Pali]]; Nepali; Burmese: ဘန္တေ, pronounced: [bàɴtè], [[Sanskrit]]: vande and vandanā) is the polite particle used to refer to Buddhist monks in the [[Theravada]] tradition. Bhante literally means "[[Venerable]] Sir." The Nepali terms for the Buddhist priestly [[Caste]], bare and bande, have the same derivation.
+[[Bhante]] ([[Pali]]; {{Wiki|Nepali}}; [[Burmese]]: ဘန္တေ, pronounced: [bàɴtè], [[Sanskrit]]: [[vande]] and [[vandanā]]) is the {{Wiki|polite}} {{Wiki|particle}} used to refer to [[Buddhist]] [[monks]] in the [[Theravada]] [[tradition]]. [[Bhante]] literally means "[[Venerable]] Sir." The {{Wiki|Nepali}} terms for the [[Buddhist]] priestly [[Caste]], [[bare]] and [[bande]], have the same derivation.
-Some famous bhantes are:
+Some famous [[bhantes]] are:
 * [[Bhikkhu Cintita|Bhante Cintita]]
-* Bhante K. Sri Dhammananda
+* [[Bhante]] [[K. Sri Dhammananda]]
-* Bhante Shravasti Dhammika
+* [[Bhante]] [[Shravasti Dhammika]]
-* Bhante Dharmawara
+* [[Bhante]] [[Dharmawara]]
-* Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
+* [[Bhante]] [[Henepola Gunaratana]]
-* Bhante Dhammalok Mahasthavir
+* [[Bhante]] [[Dhammalok Mahasthavir]]
-* Bhante Kumar Kashyap Mahasthavir
+* [[Bhante]] [[Kumar Kashyap Mahasthavir]]
-* Bhante Pragyananda Mahasthavir
+* [[Bhante]] [[Pragyananda Mahasthavir]]
 * [[Sitagu Sayadaw|Bhante Sitagu Sayadaw]]
-* Bhante Vimalaramsi
+* [[Bhante]] [[Vimalaramsi]]
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