What exactly is a anagarika?
What exactly is a anagarika?
Is it like a novice monk or something like that?
Re: What exactly is a anagarika?
Yes, some go on to become monks if suitable, others remain as anagarikas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anagarika
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anagarika
Re: What exactly is a anagarika?
Anagarika means you are keeping 8 precepts and are a lay person, usually working for monks. Within Thai Forest one is sometimes required to be Anagarika for a while(up to 2 years) before one is allowed a Novice (Samanera) ordination.
Anagarikas can have debt.
Afaik there is no ordination ceremony to become one but i might be wrong.
Anagarikas can have debt.
Afaik there is no ordination ceremony to become one but i might be wrong.
Re: What exactly is a anagarika?
Thanks for the replies.