Bhikshuni, Bhikṣuṇī: 7 definitions
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Bhikshuni has 6 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Bhikṣuṇī can be transliterated into English as Bhiksuni or Bhikshuni, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchBhikṣuṇī (भिक्षुणी):—(von bhikṣu) f. eine buddhistische Bettlerin [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 112.] [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 194. 203.] [Burnouf 278.] [Rgva tch’er rol pa 94. 157] (die ed. Calc. an beiden Stellen bhikṣukī). dūṣaka [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 204.] Eine aus dem Pāli in’s Sanskrit zurückgeführte Form.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungBhikṣuṇī (भिक्षुणी):—f. eine buddhistische Bettlerin.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Bhikshuni-sangha, Bhikshunika, Bhikshunikarmavacana, Bhikshunikarmavachana, Bhikshunivinaya.
Ends with: Cudabhikshuni.
Full-text (+247): Mahaprajapati, Avrita, Bhikshu, Fourfold Assembly, Pratitadayati, Ehibhikshunivada, Rahasyanushasika, Rahonushasika, Pratiroshayati, Shakyayanika, Satatajvara, Pratibhandayati, Pikshuni, Bhikshuni-sangha, Angadaha, Vijatapayati, Utpalavarna, Upasampad, Avataraka, Asamudacarika.
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