Buddhist Monks

The soothing chants of the Buddhist monks reverberate throughout the entire building. Deep voices are raised in unison, as they echo through the very center of the heart. There is an immense feeling of power, and tranquility surging through the chants. A Bhikkhu (Pāli) or(Bhikṣu) (Sanskrit) is an ordained male Buddhist monastic.[1] A female monastic is called a Bhikkhuni (Sanskrit:). The life of Bhikkhus and Bhikkhunis is governed by a set of rules called the patimokkha within the vinaya's framework of monasticdiscipline.[1] Their lifestyle is shaped to support their spiritual practice, to live a simple and meditative life, and attain Nirvana.[2] In the Vinayamonastic discipline, a man under the age of 20 cannot ordain as a bhikkhu but can ordain as a samanera ); the female counterpart is samaneri.