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  1. upasampada
    Buddhist rite of higher ordination, by which a novice becomes a monk, or bhikhu (Pali: bhikkhu; Sanskrit: bhikshu). Ordination is not necessarily ... [1 related articles]
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  2. Upasampada
    Upasampadā (Pali) literally means "approaching or nearing the ascetic tradition." In more common parlance it specifically refers to the rite of ordination by which one undertakes the Buddhist monastic life. According to Buddhist monastic codes (Vinaya), a person must be 20 years old in order to be...
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