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What is a bhikkhuni? Where did the bhikkhuni order come from? What do we know about bhikkhunis in ancient times? Why do we need bhikkhuni ordination? All your questions answered here…
Fifteen hundred years ago, Buddhist nuns from Sri Lanka braved the long sea voyage to China in order to introduce the authentic bhikkhuni ordination lineage. Here are their stories, translated from the ancient Chinese histories.
It is often held that a fully ordained Buddhist nun, or bhikkhuni, may not criticize or admonish a monk. The traditional tales tell a different story, one where nuns are cheeky and inventive in the ways they prick the pride of stubborn or foolish monks — all for the sake of teaching them Dhamma, of course.
