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Buddhist monasticism is one of the earliest surviving forms of organized monasticism and one of the fundamental institutions of Buddhism.Monks and nuns, called bhikkhu (Pali, Skt. bhikshu) and bhikkhuni (Skt. bhikshuni), are responsible for the preservation and dissemination of the Buddha's teaching and the guidance of Buddhist lay people.
Tibetan monks Japanese monk of Shingon Buddhism. In the Mahayana monasticism is part of the system of "vows of individual liberation". [5] These vows are taken by monks and nuns from the ordinary sangha, in order to develop personal ethical discipline. [5]
Buddhist monk, scholar, translator, and missionary Lokakṣema (लोकक्षेम, Chinese : 支婁迦讖 ; pinyin : Zhī Lóujiāchèn ) (flourished 147–189) was a Kushan Buddhist monk who travelled to China during the Han dynasty and is among one of the first known translators of Mahayana religious texts into any language.
Ikkyū (1374–1481), Zen Buddhist monk and poet; Ippen (1234–1289), founder of the Ji-shū sect of Pure Land Buddhism; Kūkai (774–835), founder of Shingon Buddhism; Myōe (1173–1232), monk of Kegon and Shingon Buddhism, known for his propagation of the Mantra of Light; Nakahara Nantenbō (1839–1925), Zen master and artist
Buddhist monks by tradition (4 C) R. Recipients of Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru (1 C, 1 P) Recipients of Agga Maha Pandita (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Buddhist monks"
Mahinda (Sinhala: මිහිඳු මහරහතන් වහන්සේ) (285 BCE – 205 BCE) was an Indian Buddhist monk depicted in Buddhist sources as bringing Buddhism to Sri Lanka. [1] He was a Mauryan prince and the first-born son of Emperor Ashoka from his first wife Queen Devi, and the older brother of Princess Sanghamitra.
Hsing Yun (Chinese: 星雲; pinyin: Xīng Yún; 19 August 1927 – 5 February 2023) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, teacher, and philanthropist based in Taiwan.He was the founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist monastic order as well as the layperson-based Buddha's Light International Association.
The sōhei Benkei with Minamoto no Yoshitsune. Sōhei (僧兵, "monk soldiers", "warrior monks" [1]) were Buddhist warrior monks of both classical and feudal Japan.At certain points in history, they held considerable power, obliging the imperial and military governments to collaborate.