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Bhante (Pali; Nepali; (ビルマ語:ဘန္တေ), , Sanskrit: ''vande'' and ''vandanā''〔''The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art'' by John C. Huntington, Dina Bangdel. Serindia Publications: 2003 ISBN 1932476016 Page 29〕) is the polite particle used to refer to Buddhist monks in the Theravada tradition. Bhante literally means "Venerable Sir." The Pali word "bhante" is a gender neutral term, unlike "bhikkhu" or "bhikkhuni". It is equivalent to Sanskrit verb 'Vande' or 'Bande' as in the song Vande Mataram. Vande means a reverential action of 'bowing' to someone or something. The Nepali terms for the Buddhist priestly caste, ''bare'' and ''bande'', have the same derivation.〔''The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art'' by John C. Huntington, Dina Bangdel. Serindia Publications: 2003 ISBN 1932476016 Page 29〕 Some famous bhantes are: * Bhante Cintita * Bhante K. Sri Dhammananda * Bhante Shravasti Dhammika * Bhante Dharmawara * Bhante Henepola Gunaratana ("Bhante G.") * Bhante Dhammalok Mahasthavir * Bhante Kumar Kashyap Mahasthavir * Bhante Pragyananda Mahasthavir * Bhante Sitagu Sayadaw * Bhante Vimalaramsi ==See also== * Ayya * Ajahn * Phra * Namaste 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bhante」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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