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How to address Buddhist clerics?

"Master," "venerable master" and "Dharma master" are all polite forms of address for Buddhist monks. It is improper to use overly respectful titles like "great master," an honorific title for the Buddha, for ordinary monastics.

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Buddhism and Family

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