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A '''śrāmaṇerī''' (]; ]: ''samaneri'') is a ] ] ], who lives according to the ]. Male novices are called '']s''. A woman is to be ordained, according to the traditional ]s, by both a monk and a nun, first as a śrāmaṇerī. After a year or at the age of 20, she will be ordained as a full ] (Pali: ''bhikkhuni''). | ||
| The ] Vinaya has 311 rules of discipline for bhikṣuṇīs. | |||
| Within ] society, as an example, members of the ] are expected to renounce family connections and accept the Sangha as their family. | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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A śrāmaṇerī (Sanskrit; Pāli: samaneri) is a novice Buddhist nun, who lives according to the ten precepts. Male novices are called śrāmaṇeras. A woman is to be ordained, according to the traditional vinayas, by both a monk and a nun, first as a śrāmaṇerī. After a year or at the age of 20, she will be ordained as a full bhikṣuṇī (Pali: bhikkhuni).
The Theravada Vinaya has 311 rules of discipline for bhikṣuṇīs.
Within Chinese society, as an example, members of the Sangha are expected to renounce family connections and accept the Sangha as their family.
See also
- Anagarika (pre-ordaination)
- Buddhism
- International Congress on Buddhist Women's Role in the Sangha
- Mae ji
- Nuns
- Ordination Process
- 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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