Question

Who is a monk and what religion are Buddhist monk?

Answer 1

Bhikkhu. A bhikkhu (Pali; Sanskrit: bhikṣu) is an ordained male monastic("monk") in Buddhism. Male and female monastics ("nun", bhikkhuni, Sanskrit bhikṣuṇī) are members of theBuddhist community. The lives of allBuddhist monastics are governed by a set of rules called the prātimokṣa or pātimokkha.

Answer 2

Answer:

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.