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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| bhikkhuni | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastic order
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nuns’ order ⓘ religious community ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
liberation from saṃsāra
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nirvāṇa ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Early Buddhism
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Mahāyāna tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Theravāda tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| corePractice |
celibacy
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meditation ⓘ monastic discipline ⓘ study of Dharma ⓘ |
| doctrineContext |
Four Noble Truths
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Noble Eightfold Path NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethicalFoundation |
Five Precepts (as lay foundation)
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Ten Precepts (novice stage) ⓘ full bhikkhunī precepts ⓘ |
| followsVinaya |
Bhikkhunī Vinaya
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Pātimokkha for bhikkhunīs ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | female ⓘ |
| hasRuleCount | more rules than bhikkhu order ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
declined in many Theravāda countries
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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
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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
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Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Pāli Vinaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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bhikkhuni