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• Bhikkhuni — (Pali; Sanskrit: Bhikshuni) sind buddhistische Nonnen. Der Nonnenorden ist fast ebenso alt wie der Mönchsorden der Männer (siehe Bhikkhu/Bhikshu), steht aber dennoch in dessen Schatten. Der vorbereitende Stand der Novizin wird Samaneri genannt.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Bhikkhuni — A Bhikkhuni (IAST|Bhikṣuṇī (Sanskrit) , IAST|Bhikkhuṇī (Pāli) or 比丘尼(Chinese characters), th. ภิกษุณี, IPA2|pʰiksuniː) is a fully ordained female Buddhist monastic. Male monastics are called Bhikkhus. Both Bhikkunis and Bhikkhus live by the… …   Wikipedia

• Bhikkhuni — Maître Chân Không, co fondatrice avec Thich Nhat Hanh du Village des pruniers, Dordogne Une bhikkhuni (pali) ou bhiksuni (sanskrit) est une moniale bouddhiste qui a reçu l’ordination complète (upasampada), suivant un noviciat (sramanerika puis… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Dhammananda Bhikkhuni — Chatsumarn Kabilsingh (Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, b. October 6, 1944), ordained Bhikkhuni Dhammananda, is a Thai Buddhist nun. On February 28, 2003,[1] Kabilsingh received full bhikkhuni (nun) ordination in Sri Lanka making her the first Thai woman… …   Wikipedia

• Dhammananda Bhikkhuni — Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, Deutschland 2009 Dhammananda Bhikkhuni (Thai: ภิกษุณีธัมมนันทา, Aussprache: [pʰík sù niː tʰam má nan taː]; * 6. Oktober 1944 in Bangkok) ist die erste voll ordinierte Nonne (Bhikkhuni) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Ayya Sudhamma Bhikkhuni — Ayya Sudhamma Bhikkhuni, from Charlotte, North Carolina, is Abbess of Carolina Buddhist Vihara. She became a samaneri or female Buddhist novice in 1999, at the Bhavana Society, under the tutelage of Bhante Gunaratana. In early 2003, Ayya Sudhamma …   Wikipedia

• Ayya Sucinta Bhikkhuni — is a German born member of the Bhikkhuni Sangha. She trained with the late Ayya Khema and Ajahn Sumedho at Amaravati Monastery in England. There, she began her monastic life, as well as at the Bhavana Society in America, with Bhante Gunaratna… …   Wikipedia

• Bhikṣunī — Bhikkhuni Maître Chân Không, co fondatrice avec Thich Nhat Hanh du Village des pruniers, Dordogne Une bhikkhuni (pali) ou bhiksuni (sanscrit) est une moniale bouddhiste qui a reçu l’ordination complète (upasampada), suivant un noviciat… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Nonne bouddhiste — Bhikkhuni Maître Chân Không, co fondatrice avec Thich Nhat Hanh du Village des pruniers, Dordogne Une bhikkhuni (pali) ou bhiksuni (sanscrit) est une moniale bouddhiste qui a reçu l’ordination complète (upasampada), suivant un noviciat… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Ordination of women — Main article: Ordination Ordination in general religious usage is the process by which a person is consecrated (set apart for the administration of various religious rites). The ordination of women is a regular practice among some major religious …   Wikipedia