Paper 1 · Higher Education
Consider the following statements: It means going out. After being admitted to a monastery, students had to renounce all worldly and family relationships. After admission into the Sangha they could remain as a monk. The age limit fixed for the ceremony was 8 years. Which ceremony is being referred to?
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Correct answer: (A) Pabbajja — The ceremony is Pabbajja, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The ceremony is Pabbajja, so that is the answer.
★Pabbajja means 'going out' from worldly life.
★In it a student renounces family ties to enter the Sangha as a monk.
★The age fixed for it was 8 years.
★So the ceremony described is Pabbajja.
★So the answer is Pabbajja.
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