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Buddhist monks who begged for food were known in Prakrit as:

ABhikkhus
BViharas
CSramanas
DAcharyas
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Bhikkhus
1. The word means renouncer or beggar. 2. Monks were bhikkhus and nuns bhikkhunis. 3. They begged during fixed hours. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 6, New Questions and Ideas._
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