venerable
1) venerable [used in old scriptures.] Syn {srog dang ldan pa}. Mr. (form of address); honorific term applied to someone who has gone forth (pravrajita) and keeps the monastic vows. The meaning is that if you keep the vows you are preserving or using your life properly. 2) Ayushmat, important monk follower of the Buddha
<term> brother, venerable, Venerable one