Novice Buddhist Monk (Shramanera or Getsul)
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In Tibetan Buddhism, a Getsul is a novice monk who is studying to become a gelong, a fully-ordained monk. They are required to abide by 36 precepts that are defined for their role.
“His Holiness the Dalai Lama feels that it is important to know that nuns and monks ordained in the Tibetan tradition follow the vows set forth in the Mulasarvastivadin school of monastic codes. The gelong / gelongma (bhikshu / bhikshuni – the fully ordained monk / fully ordained nun) level are recorded in the Mulasarvastivadin school's Individual Liberation Sutras. Interspersed throughout their Tibetan translation is an easy to remember set of chantable verses summarizing the gelong vows or gelongma vows. These versified mnemonics are known as the “Interleaved Summaries of the Vinaya Discourse”.” Fair Use Source: https://dalailama.com/messages/buddhism/ordination-in-the-tibetan-buddhist-tradition