they were begging for food as the canon describes in innumerable instances.
what else would they live from. you will find Buddhaghosa commenting upon
the word bhikkhu in the same way. bhik.sus were welknown to Panini.

OP

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Gällmo
Sendt: 4. februar 2006 18:08
Til: Pali@yahoogroups.com
Emne: [Pali] bhikkhu=beggar?


--- Ole Holten Pind <oleholtenpind@...> skrev:

> The word bhikkhu is derived from the verbal root
> bhik.s "to beg" a
> desiderative form of bhaj "divide, share." A bhikkhu
> is a beggar monk.Such
> monks are also known to the christian tradition.

From a stricty etymological point of view, yes; but
the Dhammapada says "na tena bhikkhu hoti yaavataa
bhikkhate pare", which seems to me to tell us that
etymology is not everything.

Gunnar





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