2019年6月25日 · The role of a nun in Buddhism is not exactly the same as the role of a nun in Christianity. In Christianity, for example, monastics are not the same as priests (although one …

A bhikkhunī (Pali: 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼𑀦𑀻, Sanskrit: भिक्षुणी, romanized: bhikṣuṇī) is a Buddhist nun, fully ordained female in Buddhist monasticism. Bhikkhunīs live by the Vinaya, a set of …

2018年4月27日 · Generally speaking, the lifestyle of a Buddhist nun is simple and disciplined, involving study, meditation, and service. As we mature into our ordination, this lifestyle makes …

In his introduction, Hallisey presents fascinating historical context about the first Buddhist nuns and their poetry. Moreover, the poems are so well translated that they give us direct access to …

A nun is a woman who vows to dedicate her life to religious service and contemplation, [1] typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery …

Two thousand five hundred years ago in India, Buddhist women shaved their heads, donned saffron robes, and became celibate nuns. They aspired to awakening, meditated, and taught …

2021年3月9日 · The purpose of a nun’s life is to live a content, simple, and disciplined life so that over time she develops more clarity, patience, kindness and compassion, joy, and wisdom. …

Monastic life is about living ethically—refraining from harm and helping others. It’s living simply as the Buddha did, practicing in community to strengthen compassion and wisdom. It is a …

In the hagiographies of early Buddhist nuns, spiritual power is conveyed in glorious metaphors: enlightened women are great trees bearing heartwood, she-elephants that have burst their …

Bhikṣuṇīs are distinguished from novice female monastics (śrāmaṇerī), who accept only preliminary vows. Bhikṣuṇīs observe the prātimokṣa, the full set of rules for ordained female …