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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.
Palane Vajiragnana Thero (1878–1955), Buddhist monk and scholar, who the first broadcaster of Buddhist sermon over the radio in Sri Lanka Robert Thurman (born 1941), American author, editor and translator of books on Tibetan Buddhism , Je Tsongkhapa professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University and co-founder and president ...
In 2008, he was a visiting professor of Buddhism [1] at Harvard Divinity School where his studies focused on the Buddhist monk Shinran. [2] Seth Evans is a scholar and educator who specializes in the Abhidhamma Pitaka (abhidhammapiṭaka) and the Visuddhimagga. He is known for his work in the phenomenological aspects of Buddhist psychology.
All Buddhist monastics in East Asian Buddhism adopt this name as their surname, implying that their first family is the Buddhist community. In many Buddhist traditions, a person can receive a progression of names. The lineage name is given first when a person takes refuge in the Three Jewels. Nhất Hạnh's lineage name is Trừng Quang ...
Gendun Drup's spiritual accomplishments brought him substantial donations from devotees which he used to build and furnish new monasteries, as well as to print and distribute Buddhist texts and to maintain monks and meditators. [83] In 1474, at the age of 84, he went on a final teaching tour by foot to visit Narthang Monastery.
Mahadharmaraksita (literally translated as 'Great Teacher/Preserver of the Dharma'), was "a Greek ("Yona") Buddhist head monk", according to the Mahavamsa (Chap. XXIX), [71] who led 30,000 Buddhist monks from "the Greek city of Alasandra" (Alexandria of the Caucasus, around 150 km north of today's Kabul in Afghanistan), to Sri Lanka for the ...
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"
Ryōkan Taigu (良寛大愚) (1758 – 18 February 1831) [1] was a quiet and unconventional Sōtō Zen Buddhist monk who lived much of his life as a hermit. Ryōkan is remembered for his poetry and calligraphy, which present the essence of Zen life. He is also known by the name Ryokwan in English.