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Pabbajjā (Pali;Skt.:pravrajyā) literally means "to go forth" and refers to when alayperson leaves home to live the life of a Buddhist renunciate among acommunity ofbhikkhus (fully ordained monks). This generally involves preliminary ordination as a novice (m.samanera, f.samaneri). It is sometimes referred to as "lower ordination". After a period or when the novice reaches 20 years of age, the novice can be considered for theupasampadā ordination (or "higher ordination") whereby the novice becomes a monk (bhikkhu) or nun (bhikkhuni).

In some traditionalTheravada countries, such asMyanmar, boys undergo pabbajjā (Shinbyu) at the age of puberty. InMahayana countries such asChina andJapan, the pabbajjā is preceded by a probationary period.^[1]

• Encyclopædia Britannica (2007a). "Pabbajjā." Retrieved 26 September 2007 from "Encyclopædia Britannica Online" athttp://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9057892.
• Encyclopædia Britannica (2007b). "Upasampadā." Retrieved 26 September 2007 from "Encyclopædia Britannica Online" athttp://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9074384.

• "pabbajjā" entry in the Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary (1921–25).
• "The Admission to the Order of Bhikkhus" in Rhys Davids & Oldenberg's English-language translation of the Vinaya Text (1881). (Note that, in this translation, the English word is spelled, "pabbaggâ.")

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