The taking of vows to become a bhikshu (fully ordained monk) or bhikshuni (fully ordained nun).
Tibetan: བསྙེན་པར་རྫོགས་པ། bsnyen-par rdzogs-pa
Sanskrit: upasaṃpadā
Pali: upasaṃpadā
Synonyms: Monastic ordination; Higher ordination
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