Theravada nuns

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Buddhist monastic
gptkbp:dressCode white robes
saffron robes
gptkbp:gender female
gptkbp:historicalName Bhikkhuni ordination extinct in some countries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Theravada nuns
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Ayya_Khema
Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
Soma Theri
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Santi_Forest_Monastery
gptkb:Dhammasara_Nuns_Monastery
Aranya Bodhi Hermitage
Nirodha Bhikkhuni Arama
Nisala Arana
gptkbp:ordination_lineage Chinese Dharmaguptaka lineage (for revival)
Sri Lankan Bhikkhuni Sangha
gptkbp:ordination_requirements higher ordination by both monks and nuns
minimum age 20 for Bhikkhuni
training as Samaneri and Sikkhamana
gptkbp:ordinationDate gptkb:Bhikkhuni
Samaneri
Sikkhamana
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Eight_Precepts
gptkb:Ten_Precepts
Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:precepts 10 precepts for Samaneri
311 rules for Bhikkhuni
6 precepts for Sikkhamana
gptkbp:region gptkb:Cambodia
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Myanmar
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Bhikkhuni_Sangha
Buddhist monk
Theravada monks
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism
gptkbp:revival Bhikkhuni ordination revived in Sri Lanka
Bhikkhuni ordination revived in Thailand
gptkbp:role gptkb:nun
gptkbp:status controversial in some Theravada countries
not officially recognized in Cambodia
not officially recognized in Laos
not officially recognized in Myanmar
not officially recognized in Thailand
not officially recognized in Vietnam
recognized in Sri Lanka
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Theravada_Vinaya
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6