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)：佛教僧侣；佛教僧团中已出家并接受大戒的男众。在今日的上座部佛教国家，比丘构成佛教社会的核心。比丘的出家生活遵守安贫、独身、戒律和禅修为基本原则，生活中的食物等必需品完全依赖人们的布施。