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A famous work of the early Buddhist schools is the Therigatha, a collection of poems by elder nuns about enlightenment that was preserved in the Pāli Canon. The canon also describes extra vows required for women to be ordained as bhikkhunīs.
Fictional Buddhist nuns (10 P) B. Buddhist abbesses (18 P) Pages in category "Buddhist nuns" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
Women in Buddhism is a topic that can be approached from varied perspectives including those of theology, history, anthropology, and feminism.Topical interests include the theological status of women, the treatment of women in Buddhist societies at home and in public, the history of women in Buddhism, and a comparison of the experiences of women across different forms of Buddhism.
20th-century Buddhist nuns (60 P) 21st-century Buddhist nuns (49 P) This page was last edited on 11 October 2019, at 01:20 (UTC). Text ...
Jiyul (born 1957), Buddhist nun from South Korea who fasted to stop destruction of Korean salamander lands [16] (Korean Seon) Pomnyun (born 1953), South Korean Buddhist monk, Zen master , and peace activist who received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Peace and International Understanding in 2002 for his peace activism on the issue of Korean ...
Sister Uppalavannā (Else Buchholtz) (1886–1982), German Theravādin Buddhist nun, first European Buddhist nun in modern history [32] U Dhammaloka (Laurence Carroll) (1856–1914), Irish-born migrant worker turned Theravādin Buddhist monk and an active role in the Asian Buddhist revival around the turn of the twentieth century [ 33 ]
Pages in category "20th-century Buddhist nuns" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Beki Adam;
Pages in category "Japanese Buddhist nuns" The following 73 pages are in this category, out of 73 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Lady Acha;