Sramana

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्रमण (śramaṇa). Possibly a doublet of shaman.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɹʌmənə/

Noun

Sramana (plural Sramanas)

(Buddhism) A type of monk.

Translations

type of monk

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 沙門 (zh), 沙门 (zh) (shāmén)
Italian: shramana m

Japanese: 沙門 (しゃもん, shamon)
Korean: 사문 (ko) (沙門, samun)
Thai: สามเณร (th) (sǎam-má-neen)

See also

bhikkhu

Anagrams

Amanars

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