bhikkhu: A Buddhist monk; a male member of the Buddhist Sangha who has gone forth into homelessness and received the higher ordination. In Theravãda countries today, bhikkhus form the nucleus of the Bud­dhist community. Living entirely off donations of food and other basic requisites, their monastic lifestyle is based on the principles of poverty, celibacy, virtue, and meditation.

　　比丘(bhikkhu)：佛教僧侶；佛教僧團中已出家並接受大戒的男衆。在今日的上座部佛教國家，比丘構成佛教社會的核心。比丘的出家生活遵守安貧、獨身、戒律和禅修爲基本原則，生活中的食物等必需品完全依賴人們的布施。