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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)

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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.

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