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bhikshuni

[bik-shoo-nee]

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noun Buddhism.

a female bhikshu; nun.

Also bhik·ku·ni

[bik-oo-nee] /ˈbɪk u ni/.

Origin of bhikshuni

< Sanskrit bhikṣuṇī (> Pali bhikkhuṇī)

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Historical Examples of bhikshuni

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