Bhante

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:

• Bhante Cintita
• Bhante K. Sri Dhammananda
• Bhante Shravasti Dhammika
• Bhante Dharmawara
• Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
• Bhante Dhammalok Mahasthavir
• Bhante Kumar Kashyap Mahasthavir
• Bhante Pragyananda Mahasthavir
• Bhante Sitagu Sayadaw
• Bhante Vimalaramsi

Source

Wikipedia:Bhante