Bhante can also be used as an honorific or a form of address to specific Buddhist monks, similar to Ajahn, Phra or Luang Por in Thailand or Ashin in Burma (now Myanmar), Rinpoche in Tibet.
Bhante can function as both a title and a polite address for particular Buddhist monks, much like Ajahn, Phra, or Luang Por in Thailand or Ashin in Burma (now Myanmar), Rinpoche in Tibet.