Sekha
/ˈseɪ.kə/noun
In Theravada Buddhism, a practitioner who is still undergoing spiritual training and has not yet reached full arahantship.
Did you know?In Pali Buddhist doctrine, a sekha is literally a person ‘under training,’ while an arahant is described as beyond the need for further training.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-Iranian
Proto-Indo-Iranian
*saikšá-
“Related to training, learning, or disciplined practice”
Ancient Sanskrit
Sanskrit
śaikṣa
“A trainee or disciple undergoing instruction”
Ancient Sanskrit
Sanskrit
śikṣā
“Instruction, training, or discipline”
Early Buddhist Period
Pali
sekha
“A disciple still undergoing higher spiritual training”
Modern English
English
sekha
“A Buddhist practitioner who has not yet completed the path to arahantship”