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bhikshuni

American  
[bik-shoo-nee] / ˈbɪk ʃu ni /
Also bhikkuni

noun

Buddhism.
  1. a female bhikshu; nun.


Etymology

Origin of bhikshuni

< Sanskrit bhikṣuṇī (> Pali bhikkhuṇī )

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