bhikkhunī order
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The bhikkhunī order is the community of fully ordained Buddhist nuns, established in the time of the Buddha to provide women with a formal monastic path to liberation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| bhikkhuni | 1 |
| bhikkhunī order canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11674120 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: bhikkhunī order Context triple: [Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī, founderOf, bhikkhunī order]
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A.
Jain nuns
Jain nuns are female ascetics in Jainism who take rigorous vows of non-violence, renunciation, and spiritual discipline while living in monastic communities.
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B.
Vinaya school
The Vinaya school is a Chinese Buddhist tradition that emphasizes strict adherence to monastic disciplinary codes as the foundation of spiritual practice.
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C.
Sanghamitta Theri
Sanghamitta Theri was an ancient Buddhist nun, daughter of Emperor Ashoka, renowned for bringing a sapling of the Bodhi Tree to Sri Lanka and helping establish the Bhikkhuni (nuns') order there.
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D.
Jain monks
Jain monks are fully ordained ascetics in Jainism who renounce worldly life to strictly observe non-violence, self-discipline, and spiritual practices aimed at liberation.
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E.
Brahmacharini
Brahmacharini is the ascetic, meditative form of the Hindu goddess Durga, revered for her embodiment of penance, devotion, and spiritual strength.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: bhikkhunī order Target entity description: The bhikkhunī order is the community of fully ordained Buddhist nuns, established in the time of the Buddha to provide women with a formal monastic path to liberation.
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A.
Jain nuns
Jain nuns are female ascetics in Jainism who take rigorous vows of non-violence, renunciation, and spiritual discipline while living in monastic communities.
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B.
Vinaya school
The Vinaya school is a Chinese Buddhist tradition that emphasizes strict adherence to monastic disciplinary codes as the foundation of spiritual practice.
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C.
Sanghamitta Theri
Sanghamitta Theri was an ancient Buddhist nun, daughter of Emperor Ashoka, renowned for bringing a sapling of the Bodhi Tree to Sri Lanka and helping establish the Bhikkhuni (nuns') order there.
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D.
Jain monks
Jain monks are fully ordained ascetics in Jainism who renounce worldly life to strictly observe non-violence, self-discipline, and spiritual practices aimed at liberation.
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E.
Brahmacharini
Brahmacharini is the ascetic, meditative form of the Hindu goddess Durga, revered for her embodiment of penance, devotion, and spiritual strength.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastic order
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nuns’ order ⓘ religious community ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
liberation from saṃsāra
ⓘ
nirvāṇa ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Early Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahāyāna tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Theravāda tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| corePractice |
celibacy
ⓘ
meditation ⓘ monastic discipline ⓘ study of Dharma ⓘ |
| doctrineContext |
Four Noble Truths
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Noble Eightfold Path NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethicalFoundation |
Five Precepts (as lay foundation)
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Ten Precepts (novice stage) ⓘ full bhikkhunī precepts ⓘ |
| followsVinaya |
Bhikkhunī Vinaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pātimokkha for bhikkhunīs ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | female ⓘ |
| hasRuleCount | more rules than bhikkhu order ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
declined in many Theravāda countries
ⓘ
flourished in ancient India ⓘ survived in East Asian Mahāyāna traditions ⓘ |
| memberTitle | bhikkhunī ⓘ |
| ordinationLevel | higher ordination ⓘ |
| ordinationProcedure |
often requires participation of bhikkhu saṅgha
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requires preceptor bhikkhunīs ⓘ |
| ordinationType | upasampadā for women ⓘ |
| originatedIn |
5th century BCE (approximate)
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentIn |
China
NERFINISHED
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Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Myanmar (limited and contested) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand (revival movements) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Buddhist communities ⓘ |
| relatedOrder | bhikkhu order ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| requiresVows | full monastic vows ⓘ |
| socialRole |
provides formal renunciant path for women
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supports lay Buddhist communities ⓘ |
| textualSource |
Dharmaguptaka Vinaya
NERFINISHED
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Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Pāli Vinaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: bhikkhunī order Description of subject: The bhikkhunī order is the community of fully ordained Buddhist nuns, established in the time of the Buddha to provide women with a formal monastic path to liberation.
Referenced by (2)
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bhikkhuni