WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -A bhikkhu (Pali: , Sanskrit: , bhikṣu) is an ordained male in Buddhist monasticism. Male and female monastics ("nun", bhikkhunī, Sanskrit bhikṣuṇī) are members of the Sangha (Buddhist community). The lives of all Buddhist monastics are governed by a set of rules called the prātimokṣa or pātimokkha.

Detailed explanation-2: -Monks and nuns, called bhikkhu (Pali, Skt. bhikshu) and bhikkhuni (Skt. bhikshuni), are responsible for the preservation and dissemination of the Buddha’s teaching and the guidance of Buddhist lay people.

Detailed explanation-3: -A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya, stupa, wat and pagoda in different regions and languages.

Detailed explanation-4: -The people who lived in the monastery were called monks. The monastery was self contained, meaning everything the monks needed was provided by the monastery community.

Detailed explanation-5: -Viharas were the monasteries or living places of Buddhist monks where religious education was imparted. A Vihara usually had small rooms around an open courtyard and had a small shrine containing a stupa or an image of the Buddha at one end.