Anagārika
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In Buddhism, an anagārika (Pali, "homeless one", [əˈnəɡɑːrɪkə]; feminine: anagārikā, [əˈnəɡɑːrɪkɑː]) is a person who adopts a homeless or renunciant life and relinquishes most or all worldly possessions and responsibilities in order to devote themselves full-time to Buddhist practice and activities, without entering the saṅgha as a fully ordained monastic.[1][2] The status is intermediate between that of a layperson and a fully ordained bhikkhu or bhikkhuni.[3] Unlike a novice, a sāmaṇera or sāmaṇerī, who formally takes ordination, wears monastic robes and observes ten precepts, an anagārika undertakes the Eight Precepts, a form of religious commitment that has gained some traction among Western Buddhists.[4]
Before and during the time of the Buddha, groups in India had already left household life in favour of a more ascetic existence. These groups became formally organized and developed their own ritual and teaching traditions. Within Buddhism, the term anagārika was subsequently applied to those who similarly adopted a homeless life without formally entering the saṅgha.[2]
Notable Anagārikas
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Gombrich, Richard (1984). "Temporary Ordination in Sri Lanka". Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies. 7 (2): 49–50.
- 1 2 Bowker, John, ed. (1997). "Anāgārika". The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 61. ISBN 0-19-213965-7. OCLC 896422819.
- ↑ Maquet, Jacques (1975). "Meditation in Contemporary Sri Lanka: Idea and Practice" (PDF). Journal of Transpersonal Psychology. 7 (2): 185.
- ↑ Gomes, Jacquetta (2004). "The Development and Use of the Eight Precepts for Lay Practitioners, Upāsakas and Upāsikās in Theravāda Buddhism in the West". Contemporary Buddhism. 5 (1): 47–63.
External links
[edit]- "Monastic: Training," Archived 2021-08-09 at the Wayback Machine from "BuddhaMind Info".
- "Anagarika Life" from Abhayagiri Monastery Newsletter Spring 2007.
- Anagarika Ordination Questions from DhammaWheel forum, 2014.
- A proper preparation for becoming an anagarika from DhammaWheel forum, 2011.
- Question about Anagarikas from DhammaWheel forum, 2014
- Anagarika is post-canonical invention from DhammaWheel forum, 2017.
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