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thero.
honorific term for bhikkhus and bhikkhunis (Buddhist monks and nuns) in the Buddhist monastic order
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Thero is an honorific term in Pali for senior bhikkhus and bhikkhunis in the Buddhist monastic order. The word literally means "elder". These terms, appearing at the end of a monastic's given name, are used to distinguish those who have at least 10 years since their upasampadā. The name of an important collections of very early Buddhist poetry are called the Theragāthā and the Therīgāthā, "Verses of the Theras" and Verses of the Therīs".
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