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Mae ji (sometimes transliterated mae chi) (Thai: แม่ชี) are Buddhist laywomen in Thailand occupying a position somewhere between that of an ordinary lay follower and an ordained monk. See link " Mae Ji." Tārā or Ārya Tārā, also known as Jetsun Dolma in Tibetan, is a female Buddha typically associated with Buddhist tantra practice as preserved in Tibetan Buddhism. See link "Tara" A Bhikkhuni(Bhikṣuṇī (Sanskrit) , Bhikkhuṇī (Pāli) or 比丘尼(Chinese characters), Thai: ภิกษุณี, IPA: [pʰiksuniː]) is a fully ordained female Buddhist monastic. Male monastics are called Bhikkhus. See link "Bikkhuni."

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