Did samanera was a forest monk?

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Did samanera was a forest monk?

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It seems, that rules for Samanera, seems as rules for forest dwelling, and if we look on bhikkhu rules, is more social rules for living in town. And also ethymology of word Samanera approve this idea. Perhaps later after Buddha demise, Bhikkhus using their social power amongst lay people create idea, that they superior than Samaneras. Is there any similar idea amongst scholars?
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khemindas wrote:And also ethymology of word Samanera approve this idea. Perhaps later after Buddha demise, Bhikkhus using their social power amongst lay people create idea, that they superior than Samaneras.
It seems to me that the word's etymology lends support to the received understanding, for 'samaṇa' means about the same as 'bhikkhu' and 'sāmaṇera' means a 'little samaṇa'.
Yena yena hi maññanti,
tato taṃ hoti aññathā.


In whatever way they conceive it,
It turns out otherwise.
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Bhikkhu literally means "beggar" or "one who
lives by alms ".

The Pāli samana and the Sanskrit Śramana refer
to renunciate ascetic traditions
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