Buddhist monk

fully ordained male Buddhist monastic
Intangible religious_figure Q854997
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Buddhist monk

Summary

Buddhist monk is a religious figure[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Buddhist monk's religion is recorded as Buddhism[3].
  • Buddhist monk's instance of is recorded as religious figure[4].
  • Buddhist monk is a type of monk[5].
  • Buddhist monk is a type of Buddhist clergy[6].
  • Buddhist monk is a type of mendicant[7].
  • Buddhist monk is part of seven classes of disciples[8].
  • Buddhist monk's Commons category is recorded as Buddhist monks[9].
  • Buddhist monk's field of this occupation is recorded as Buddhism[10].
  • Buddhist monk is the opposite of Buddhist nun[11].
  • Buddhist monk's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Buddhist monks[12].
  • Buddhist monk's described by source is recorded as A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms[13].
  • Buddhist monk's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Buddhist monk's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15].
  • Buddhist monk's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • Buddhist monk's has characteristic is recorded as clerical celibacy[17].
  • Buddhist monk's has characteristic is recorded as male[18].
  • Buddhist monk's different from is recorded as Mnich[19].
  • Buddhist monk's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'راهبة بوذية'}[20].
  • Buddhist monk's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'monaco buddhista'}[21].

Body

Definition and Type

Buddhist monk's instance of is recorded as religious figure[4]. Recorded subclass of include monk[5], Buddhist clergy[6], and mendicant[7]. It is the opposite of Buddhist nun[11].

Use and Application

Buddhist monk is part of seven classes of disciples[8].

Why It Matters

Buddhist monk has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0207767-buddhisticti-mnisi
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0207767-buddhisticti-mnisi, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Field of this occupation Buddhism
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 1892208
    Part of seven classes of disciples
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007292532405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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