Why monastics use the title 'Venerable'?

[Gabriel_L]

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About Buddhist monastic titles

I had some questions from several people lately about titles and how to address monastics properly. Well, there is no hard and fast rule about this but just to give you an overview: Ajahn Thai word meaning “teacher”. In some traditions used for monastics who have at least 10 vassa in seniority. Amma Meaning “mother” and is sometimes used by nuns. Ayya Genderless term meaning “Venerable” and can be used for all monastics, including novices. Bhante Term used for monks and novices, but sometim…