BikzuH [ Bikz-un ] 1 A beggar, mendicant in general; BikzAM ca Bikzave dadyAt Ms. 3. 94. 2 A religious mendicant, a Brāhmaṇa in the fourth order of his religious life (when he quits his house and family and lives only on alms), a Saṃnyāsin . 3 The fourth order or stage in the religious life of a Brāhmaṇa ( saMnyAsa ). 4 A Buddhist mendicant. Comp. — caryA begging, a mendicant's life. — saMGaH a society of Buddhist mendicants. — saMGAtI old or tattered clothes ( cIvara ). — sUtraM a collection of rules for mendicants.