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- 11:47, 14 January 2025 Tsondru talk contribs created page Bhikshuni (Created page with "The term '''bhikshuni''', (Skt. ''bhikṣuṇī''; Tib. དགེ་སློང་མ།, Wyl. ''dge slong ma'') often translated as'nun', refers to the highest among the eight types of pratimoksha vows that make one part of the Buddhist assembly. The Sanskrit term bhikṣhu (to which the female grammatical ending ṇī is added) literally means “beggar” or “mendicant,” referring to the fact that Buddhist nuns and monks—like other ascetics of the time...")