A sāmaṇera (Pali), Sanskrit: श्रामणेर (śrāmaṇera), is a novice male monastic in a Buddhist context. A female novice is a śrāmaṇerī or śrāmaṇerikā (Sanskrit;...

ordination as a novitiate (śrāmaṇera or sāmanera) in a rite known as the "going forth" (Pali: pabbajja). Sāmaneras are subject to the Ten Precepts. From...

Samanera of Theravada Buddhism, the most practised religion in Thailand....

traditionally is a two-stage process. A Bhikkhu or Bhikkhuni first ordains as a Samanera or Samanerika' (novice), residing in the monastery and learning about monastic...

Sāmanera Bodhesako (born Robert Smith, 1939–1988; known also as Ven. Vinayadhara and Ven. Ñāṇasuci in his early monastic life) was an American Buddhist...

traditional Asian society. Young boys can be ordained as samaneras. Both bhikkhus and samaneras eat only in the morning, and are not supposed to lead a...

tradition of Theravada Buddhism, referring to the celebrations marking the sāmaṇera (novitiate) monastic ordination of a boy under the age of 20. Shinbyu is...

monks). This generally involves preliminary ordination as a novice (m. samanera, f. samaneri). It is sometimes referred to as "lower ordination". After...

has not ordained temporarily as a Samanera in this way at some point in his life. Men who have completed this Samanera ordination and have returned to lay...

Buddhist monasticism Bhikkhu, Bhikkhuṇī Monk, Nun Sikkhamānā Nun trainee Samaṇera, Samaṇērī Novice (m., f.) Laity Anagārika, Anagārikā lay renunciants (m...