Bhikshu

Bhikshu, “one who lives by alms”

Grammar: masculine noun, from the root bhiksh (to beg).

Meaning: one who lives by alms.

In the scriptures: Śrī Kṛshṇa tells Yudhishṭhira that these purify by their very sight: the initiated snātaka, the kapilā cow, the yājñika, the king, the bhikshu and the Mahodadhi, the great ocean (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 169).

Related terms: Snātaka · Yati

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 169