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Definition[1]
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Bhikkhunī
The third of the seven daughters of Kikī, king of Benares.
She was a previous birth of Patācārā. E.g., Ap.ii.546, 561; ThigA.114; but see J.vi.481, where Bhikkhunī is given as a common noun. I am inclined to think that this latter reading is wrong.
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Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, G P Malalasekera (1899-1973), which is available as printed version from
Definition[2]
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尼 [py] ní [wg] ni [ko] 니 ni [ja] ニ、あま ni, ama ||| (Pali: bhikkunī). A nun; a female religious practitioner.
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[Dictionary References] Naka22b Iwa12 [Credit] cmuller(entry) cwittern(py)
Definition[3]
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Bhikkhunī (f.) [fr. bhikkhu, cp. BSk. bhiksuṇī, but classical Sk. bhikṣukī] an almswoman, a female mendicant, a Buddhist nun D iii.123 sq., 148, 168 sq., 264; Vin iv.224 sq., 258 sq. (˚sangha); S i.128; ii.215 sq., iv.159 sq.; A i.88, 113, 279; ii.132 (˚parisā), 144; iii.109; iv.75; Miln 28; VbhA 498 (dahara˚, story of); VvA 77.
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Pali-English Dictionary, TW Rhys Davids, William Stede,
Definition[4]
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bhikkhunī: f. 比丘尼
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巴漢辭典 編者：(斗六) 廖文燦
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