bhikshuni

[ bik-shoo-nee ]

/ ˈbɪk ʃu ni /

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noun Buddhism.

a female bhikshu; nun.

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Also bhik·ku·ni

[bik-oo-nee]. /ˈbɪk u ni/.

Origin of bhikshuni

<Sanskrit bhikṣuṇī (>Pali bhikkhuṇī)

Words nearby bhikshuni

bhd., bheesty, bhikhu, bhikkhuni, bhikshu, bhikshuni, Bhil, Bhilai, Bhili, bhindi, Bhisho

How to use bhikshuni in a sentence

At the place where the bhikshuni Utpala was the first to do reverence to Buddha, a tope has now been built.
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms|Fa-Hsien