bhikshuni

[ bik-shoo-nee ]
/ ˈbɪk ʃu ni /

noun Buddhism.

a female bhikshu; nun.
Also bhik·ku·ni [bik-oo-nee] /ˈbɪk u ni/.

Origin of bhikshuni

< Sanskrit bhikṣuṇī (> Pali bhikkhuṇī)

Words nearby bhikshuni

bhd., bheesty, bhikhu, bhikkhuni, bhikshu, bhikshuni, bhil, bhilai, bhili, bhindi, bhisho

Example sentences from the Web for bhikshuni

  • At the place where the bhikshuni Utpala was the first to do reverence to Buddha, a tope has now been built.

    Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms |Fa-Hsien