bhikkhu; fully ordained Buddhist monk
A Buddhist term for a fully ordained male monastic. Used in religious contexts; the Japanese reading びく is a transliteration of the Sanskrit bhikṣu.
from Sanskrit bhiksu
He observes strict precepts as a bhikkhu.
Buddhist nun; bhikkhuni · traveling female entertainer dressed as a nun · lowly prostitute disguised as a nun · female servant hired to take blame for noblewoman's farts
bhikkhuni; fully ordained Buddhist nun
Yao Bikuni; mythical nun with eternal youth
female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's misdeeds and flatulence
From Sanskrit bhikṣu, meaning 'mendicant' or 'one who lives on alms', via Chinese 比丘.