2006: For the first time in American history, a Buddhist ordination was held where an American woman (Sister Khanti-Khema) took the Samaneri (novice) vows with an American monk (Bhante Vimalaramsi) presiding. This was done for the Buddhist American Forest Tradition at the Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center in Missouri.

In that sense she is the founding mother of the Buddhist nun's order, just as The Buddha was the founding father of the Monk's order. A certain number of women connected to Mahaprajapati became leading teachers of the Order of Nun's .

A bhikkhunī (Pali: 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼𑀦𑀻, Sanskrit: भिक्षुणी, romanized: bhikṣuṇī) is a Buddhist nun, fully ordained female in Buddhist monasticism. Bhikkhunīs live by the Vinaya, a set of either 311 Theravada, 348 Dharmaguptaka, or 364 Mulasarvastivada school rules.

The female monk or nun in the Pali language is known as a “bhikkhuni”, which means a woman who has obtained the higher ordination in the Buddha’s Sangha. She is under the protection of the Sangha and lives a simple life , using the four necessities , learning and practising the Buddhadhamma , and listening to regular dhamma talks from the ...

2020年1月28日 · Gotami was the first ordained bhikkhuni and the foremost female disciple of the Buddha. It was the first time in the history of the religion that the Order of Nuns was established and women were admitted to the monastic life. Yasodhara was the mother of Rahula and the wife of the Bodhisatta Siddhattha Gotama.

Visakha (Pali: Visākhā; Sanskrit: Viśākhā), also known as Migāramāta, was a wealthy aristocratic woman who lived during the time of Gautama Buddha.She is considered to have been the chief female patron of the Buddha. Visakha founded the temple Migāramātupāsāda (meaning "Migaramata's Palace") in Savatthi, considered one of the two most important temples in the time of the historic ...

To avoid being side-tracked, monks should keep clear from women. But not having direct contact with women does not imply impurity an inherent negative quality in women. The Buddha himself never had to avoid women. He received them at every appropriate time because he was enlightened having transcended any sexual inclination.

As a Buddhist convent, Khachoe Ghakyiling Nunnery is committed to seed and strengthen the well-being of humankind, in particular that of women. This is being accomplished through working for women's full participation in society, by ending discrimination and developing equal opportunities, and through establishing the value and usefulness of ...

The Venerable Karuna Dharma, an American woman, became the immediate dharma heir of the Venerable Thich Thien-an, one of the first Vietnamese monks in America and the founder of the International Buddhist Meditation Center in Los Angeles.

Dr. Gotami is an outstanding American woman. She has proven how Buddhist teachings can be integrated with Western psychotherapy to treat social ills. She ordained as a bhikkhuni (female Theravada Buddhist monk) in India. She studied psychiatry at Harvard Medical School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.