Sramana

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit श्रमण (śramaṇa). Possibly a doublet of shaman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɹʌmənə/

Noun

Sramana (plural Sramanas)

1. (Buddhism) A type of monk.

Translations

type of monk

• Arabic: شامانيّ؛ سامانيّ؛ شامان؛ سامان؛ عرّاف، ناسِك شامانيّ
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 沙門／沙门 (zh) (shāmén), 沙门 (zh) (shāmén)

• Italian: shramana m
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• Japanese: 沙門 (しゃもん, shamon)
• Korean: 사문 (ko) (samun) (沙門)
• Thai: สามเณร (th) (sǎam-má-neen)

See also

• bhikkhu

Anagrams

• Amanars