giới đàn

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Ordination platform: In Buddhism, a specifically consecrated and elevated platform or altar constructed by a senior monk (a Venerable or Abbot) for the formal ceremony of administering and receiving the precepts (monastic rules or vows).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các tăng sinh đứng trang nghiêm trước giới đàn. (The monastic students stand solemnly before the ordination platform.)
  • Lễ thụ giới được cử hành tại giới đàn. (The precept-reception ceremony is conducted at the ordination platform.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is specifically used in the context of Theravada and Mahayana Buddhist monastic traditions for higher ordination ceremonies ( in Pali).

Variants and Related Words

• Thụ giới (v): to receive the precepts; to be ordained.

  • Sư thầy sẽ thụ giới trên giới đàn này. (The novice monk will receive full ordination on this platform.)

• Đàn tràng (n): a ritual altar or ceremonial ground (a broader term that can include a giới đàn).

  • Đàn tràng được trang hoàng rất đẹp. (The ritual altar is beautifully decorated.)

Synonyms

• Ordination stage: A platform for ordination.
• Precept platform: A platform for receiving precepts.

Related Terms

• Giới luật (n): the precepts, monastic discipline, or Vinaya rules that are formally received on the .
  • Giới luật là nền tảng của đời sống tu sĩ. (The precepts are the foundation of monastic life.)