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bhikkhunī

Bhikkhunī

feminine an almswoman, a female mendicant a Buddhist nun DN.iii.123 sq., DN.iii.148 , DN.iii.168 sq., DN.iii.264 ; Vin.iv.224 sq., Vin.iv.258 sq. (˚sangha); SN.i.128 ; SN.ii.215 sq. SN.iv.159 sq.; AN.i.88 , AN.i.113 , AN.i.279 ; AN.ii.132 (˚parisā), AN.ii.144 , AN.iii.109 ; AN.iv.75 ; Mil.28 ; Vb-a.

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  • Digha Nikaya 7 · 0.49/10k

What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary

feminine an almswoman, a female mendicant a Buddhist nun DN.iii.123 sq., DN.iii.148, DN.iii.168 sq., DN.iii.264; Vin.iv.224 sq., Vin.iv.258 sq. (˚sangha); SN.i.128; SN.ii.215 sq. SN.iv.159 sq.; AN.i.88, AN.i.113, AN.i.279; AN.ii.132 (˚parisā), AN.ii.144, AN.iii.109; AN.iv.75; Mil.28; Vb-a.498 (dahara˚, story of) Vv-a.77.

fr. bhikkhu, cp. BSk. bhiksuṇī, but classical Sk. bhikṣukī

In the wild

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Pali text and translations from SuttaCentral (Bilara), dedicated to the public domain (CC0). PTS Pali–English Dictionary entries, public domain.