Buddhist nuns
Ordained Buddhist women
Buddhist nuns are women who have taken monastic vows in the Buddhist tradition, renouncing worldly life to pursue spiritual practice.
Like monks, they typically shave their heads, wear robes, and follow disciplinary codes, though historically nuns have faced more restrictions and received less institutional support than their male counterparts.
The Buddhist nuns rose before dawn for meditation.
- VinayaBuddhist code of conduct
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
- monastic vowsBinding religious commitments
- preceptsRules of conduct
- shaved headHairless scalp by choice
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