Bhikshus (mendicants) are of four kinds. They are Kutichakas, Bahudakas, Hansas, and Paramahansas. The second is superior to the first, the third to the second, and the fourth to the third.
चतुर्विधा भिक्षवस्ते कुटीचकबहूदकौ। हंसः परमहंसश्च यो यः पश्चात् स उत्तमः॥