A Buddhist monk or religious mendicant in Sanskrit terminology, living according to Buddhist monastic rules and supported by alms.
From Sanskrit भिक्षु (bhikṣu), meaning 'beggar' or 'one who begs for alms,' derived from the root भिक्ष (bhikṣ) meaning 'to seek alms.' This is the Sanskrit form of the Pali 'bhikku.'
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