Monk Names, Meanings, and their History

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Bairagi (bih-rah-gee)

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boy masculine renunciate hindu nepali spiritual ascetic

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Bassui (bah-SOO-ee)

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Bhadanta (Bha-dan-ta)

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Bhiksu (BHIK-soo)

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Boniface (BOH-nuh-fays)

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Daikaku (Dye-kah-koo)

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japanese spiritual traditional baby buddhist samurai monk

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Dharmanatha (dahr-muh-NAH-thuh)

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Genkaku (gen-kah-koo)

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Maloney (mə-LOH-nee)

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Parivrajaka (puh-ree-vruh-juh-kuh)

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Upagupta (oo-puh-guhp-tuh)

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