Definitions for "Pabbajja"
'going forth' from the home life to the life of a bhikkhu; ordination as a novice monk (samanera). Compare Upasampada.
pabbajjaa]: "Going forth (from home to the homeless life)"; ordination as a samanera (samaneri), or novice monk (nun). See upasampada.
Pabbajja (Pali - to wander forth), called Pravrajya in Sanskrit, is a Buddhist rite where somebody is initiated into novice (samanera) status.