bhikshu
[ bik-shoo ]
nounBuddhism.
a monk.
any of the first disciples of Buddha.
Origin of bhikshu
11805–15; <Sanskrit bhikṣú (>Pali bhikkhu)
- Also bhik·ku [bik-oo]. /ˈbɪk u/.
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How to use bhikshu in a sentence
Soon after this a bhikshu, pursuing his regular course of begging his food, entered the gate (of the place).
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms | Fa-HsienIn the middle (of the caldron) there rose up a lotus flower, with the bhikshu seated on it.
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms | Fa-HsienThe Çudra and even the Chandala received the initiation of the bhikshu.
The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6) | Max DunckerA wise man should leave the dark state of ordinary life, and follow the bright state of the bhikshu.
Sacred Books of the East | VariousHe who is above good and evil, who is chaste, who with care passes through the world, he indeed is called a bhikshu.
Sacred Books of the East | Various
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