Nun

Nun is a woman who made a special vow (or promise ) dedicating herself to a religious life. Catholic nuns are said to "take the veil" as a symbol of their new life. ^[1] Roman Catholic nuns are the most commonly thought of nuns in the West, but nuns are found in different forms of Christianity as well as non-Christian religions such as Buddhism . A fully ordained Buddhist nun is called a bhikkhuni or bhiksuni; ordained novices are s?ma?er?. ^[2] A nun is the female version of a monk . ^[3]

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↑ Crown and Veil: Female Monasticism from the Fifth to the Fifteenth Centuries , eds. Jeffrey F Hamburger; Susan Marti; et al. (New York: Columbia University Press, 2008), p. 13
↑ Bhikkhun? Ordination From Ancient India to Contemporary Sri Lanka by Bhikkhu An?layo ?? ? ? ? ?? ? ??? ? ? ? ? ?? ??? ?? ? ? ????? ??? ? ? ?? ? ???? ????? ????? ?? ? ? ?? ?? ? ? ? ? ????? ? Translated by Bhikkhu Derangala Kusalan??a ?? ? ?? ? ???: ?? ? ? ? ? ?????? ?? ????? Forewords by Bhante Gu?aratana, Bhikkhu Bodhi, and Ajahn Brahmava?so http://www.buddhismuskunde.uni-hamburg.de/pdf/5-personen/analayo/bhikkhuni.pdf
↑ Association of the Monasteries of Nuns of the Order of Preachers of the United States of America, Vocation in Black and White: Dominican Contemplative Nuns Tell How God Called Them (New York: iUniverse, 2008), p. 106

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[1] Crown and Veil: Female Monasticism from the Fifth to the Fifteenth Centuries , eds. Jeffrey F Hamburger; Susan Marti; et al. (New York: Columbia University Press, 2008), p. 13

[2] Bhikkhun? Ordination From Ancient India to Contemporary Sri Lanka by Bhikkhu An?layo ?? ? ? ? ?? ? ??? ? ? ? ? ?? ??? ?? ? ? ????? ??? ? ? ?? ? ???? ????? ????? ?? ? ? ?? ?? ? ? ? ? ????? ? Translated by Bhikkhu Derangala Kusalan??a ?? ? ?? ? ???: ?? ? ? ? ? ?????? ?? ????? Forewords by Bhante Gu?aratana, Bhikkhu Bodhi, and Ajahn Brahmava?so http://www.buddhismuskunde.uni-hamburg.de/pdf/5-personen/analayo/bhikkhuni.pdf

[3] Association of the Monasteries of Nuns of the Order of Preachers of the United States of America, Vocation in Black and White: Dominican Contemplative Nuns Tell How God Called Them (New York: iUniverse, 2008), p. 106

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