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In ] context, a '''samanera''' (]: '''{{IAST|sāmaṇera}}''', ]: '''{{IAST|śrāmaṇera}}''') can be translated as novice monk. It literally means 'small ]', or small renunciate, where 'small' has the meaning of boy or girl. In the ] (monastic discipline), a man under the age of 20 cannot ordain as a ], but can ordain as a samanera. The female counterpart of the samanera is the ]. Samaneras and samaneris keep the ] as their code of behaviour, and are devoted to the ] religious life. | In ] context, a '''samanera''' (]: '''{{IAST|sāmaṇera}}''', ]: '''{{IAST|śrāmaṇera}}''') can be translated as novice monk. It literally means 'small ]', or small renunciate, where 'small' has the meaning of boy or girl. In the ] (monastic discipline), a man under the age of 20 cannot ordain as a ], but can ordain as a samanera. The female counterpart of the samanera is the ]. Samaneras and samaneris keep the ] as their code of behaviour, and are devoted to the ] religious life. |
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In Buddhist context, a samanera (Pali: sāmaṇera, Sanskrit: śrāmaṇera) can be translated as novice monk. It literally means 'small samana', or small renunciate, where 'small' has the meaning of boy or girl. In the Vinaya (monastic discipline), a man under the age of 20 cannot ordain as a bhikkhu, but can ordain as a samanera. The female counterpart of the samanera is the samaneri. Samaneras and samaneris keep the ten precepts as their code of behaviour, and are devoted to the Buddhist religious life.
After a year or at the age of 20, a samanera will be considered for the higher Bhikkhu or Bhikkhuni ordination (Pali: upasampada). Some monasteries will require people who want to ordain as a monk to be a novice for a set period of time, as a period of preparation and familiarization.
The issue of ordination is different for samaneras and samaneris; the rules governing higher ordination are different for samaneras and samaneris.
The female form of the samanera is the samaneri.
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