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People of the Pali Canon |
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Bhikkhu, Bhikkuṇī |
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Upāsaka, Upāsikā |
Lay devotee (m., f.) |
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A samaneri (Pāli language) is a novice Buddhist nun, who lives according to the ten precepts. Male novices are called samaneras. A woman is to be ordained, according to Theravada tradition, by both a monk and a nun, first as a samaneri. After a year or at the age of 20, she will be ordained as a full bhikkhuni. The Theravada vinaya has 311 rules of discipline for bhikkhunis. Within Chinese society, as an example, members of the Sangha are expected to renounce family connections and accept the Sangha as their family.
The language of Buddhism is Pali, written is Sanskrit.
See also
- Ordination Process
- anagarika (pre-ordaination)
- Buddhism
- Nuns
- International Congress on Buddhist Women's Role in the Sangha
- Sangha
- World Buddhist Sangha Council
External links
- The Bhikkhunis' Code of Discipline (Bhikkhuni Patimokkha) Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
- Buddhist Monastic Code II: Bhikkhunis
- the website of Santi Forest Monastery contains several (ancient and modern) texts on the role and ordination of women in Buddhism.
- Bhikkhuni committee of the ASA includes a large resource of articles regarding Bhikkhunis
- Monastic Resources - Training
- "Female Monks In Buddhism", by Dhammacaro (07/23/2005).
- "Vinaya Pitaka", brief description includes "Order of ordination for men and women...."
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