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bhikshu
[ bik-shoo ]
noun
- a monk.
- any of the first disciples of Buddha.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bhikshu1
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Example Sentences
Soon after this a bhikshu, pursuing his regular course of begging his food, entered the gate (of the place).
In the middle (of the caldron) there rose up a lotus flower, with the bhikshu seated on it.
The Çudra and even the Chandala received the initiation of the Bhikshu.
A wise man should leave the dark state of ordinary life, and follow the bright state of the Bhikshu.
He who is above good and evil, who is chaste, who with care passes through the world, he indeed is called a Bhikshu.
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