bhikshu

[ bik-shoo ]

nounBuddhism.
  1. a monk.

  2. any of the first disciples of Buddha.

Origin of bhikshu

1
1805–15; <Sanskrit bhikṣú (>Pali bhikkhu)
  • Also bhik·ku [bik-oo]. /ˈbɪk u/.

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