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bhikkhunī {pi}


Pāḷi; √ bhikkhunī
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type:
alt. sp.: IPA: bʰɪkkʰun̪iː, Velthuis: bhikkhunii, readable: bhikkhunii, simple: bhikkhuni
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khmer: ភិក្ខុនី
thai: ภิกฺขุนี
sinhal.: භික්ඛුනී
burm.: ဘိက္ခုနီ
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[dic] bhikkhunī (bhikkhuni)

bhikkhunī: feminine form of Bhikkhu.

ATI Glossary

bhikkhunī: A Buddhist nun; a man (woman) who has given up the householder's life to live a life of heightened virtue (see sīla) in accordance with the Vinaya in general, and the Pātimokkha rules in particular. See saṅgha, parisā, upasampadā. [ more ]

 

Buddhist Dictionary

by late Ven. Nyanalokita Thera:

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PTS Dictionary

by the Pali Text Society:

 

Glossary Thanissaro

Bhikkhunī: a female mendicant ordained by both the Bhikkhunī and the Bhikkhu Saṅghas, subject to the training rules of the Bhikkhunī Pāṭimokkha and the eight rules of respect (garu-dhamma). See BMC Pc 21 and BMC2, Chapter 23.

 

Illustrated Glossary of Pāli Terms

by Ven. Varado Maha Thera:

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Glossary various Teacher

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See also

Suttas and Dhammadesanā

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