Anagārika

In Buddhism, an anagārika (Pali, 'homeless one', [əˈnəɡɑːrɪkə]; f. anagārikā [əˈnəɡɑːrɪkɑː]) is a person who has given up most or all of their worldly possessions and responsibilities to commit full-time to Buddhist practice. It is a midway status between a bhikkhu or bhikkhuni (fully ordained monastics) and laypersons. An anagārika takes the Eight Precepts, and might remain in this state for life.

This article is about the term anagārika in general. For the Sri Lankan Buddhist revivalist and writer, see Anagarika Dharmapala.

Anagarika Dharmapala

Notable Anagārikas

• Anagārika Dharmapāla
• Anagārika Govinda
• Anagārika Munindra

External links

• "Monastic: Training," Archived 2021-08-09 at the Wayback Machine from "BuddhaMind Info".
• "Anagarika Life" from Abhayagiri Monastery Newsletter Spring 2007.
• Anagarika Ordination Questions from DhammaWheel forum, 2014.
• A proper preparation for becoming an anagarika from DhammaWheel forum, 2011.
• Question about Anagarikas from DhammaWheel forum, 2014
• Anagarika is post-canonical invention from DhammaWheel forum, 2017.