Definition

Noun: - Buddhist monks and nuns: The collective term for ordained male and female practitioners in Buddhism. It refers to the Buddhist monastic community as a whole.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các tăng ni đang tụng kinh trong chùa. (The Buddhist monks and nuns are chanting sutras in the pagoda.)
  • Lễ hội này thu hút đông đảo tăng ni và phật tử. (This festival attracts a large number of Buddhist monks, nuns, and lay followers.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tăng ni phật tử": A common compound phrase meaning "the monastic community and lay Buddhists" or "clergy and laity." It refers to the entire Buddhist community.
  • Buổi lễ có sự tham dự của đông đảo tăng ni phật tử. (The ceremony was attended by a large gathering of monks, nuns, and lay Buddhists.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tăng (noun): Specifically refers to Buddhist monks (the male ordained members).
  • Vị tăng đó rất đức độ. (That monk is very virtuous.)
• Ni (noun): Specifically refers to Buddhist nuns (the female ordained members).
  • Các ni cô sống trong tu viện. (The nuns live in the convent.)

Synonyms

• Tu sĩ Phật giáo (n): Buddhist clergy/monastics. (A more general term for ordained Buddhist practitioners.)
• Giáo đoàn (n): The monastic order/sangha. (Refers to the community itself as an institution.)

Notes on Meaning

• The word "tăng ni" is a collective noun. It is typically used in a formal or general context to refer to the group of ordained individuals in Buddhism. It is not used to refer to a single person; for a single person, use "nhà sư" (monk) or "ni cô" (nun).
• This term carries a respectful and formal tone, appropriate for religious and official contexts.

noun

1. Buddhist monks and nuns