Buddhist nun

Summary

Buddhist nun is a religious figure^[1]. It draws 1,056 Wikipedia views per month (religious_figure category, ranking #15 of 61).^[2]

Key Facts

• Buddhist nun's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[3].
• Buddhist nun's instance of is recorded as religious figure^[4].
• Buddhist nun is a type of Buddhist clergy^[5].
• Buddhist nun is a type of mendicant^[6].
• Buddhist nun is a type of nun^[7].
• Buddhist nun is a type of nígū^[8].
• Buddhist nun is part of seven classes of disciples^[9].
• Buddhist nun's Commons category is recorded as Buddhist nuns^[10].
• Buddhist nun is the opposite of Buddhist monk^[11].
• Buddhist nun's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Buddhist nuns^[12].
• Buddhist nun's described by source is recorded as A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms^[13].
• Buddhist nun's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[14].
• Buddhist nun's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'pi', 'text': '𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼𑀦𑀻'}^[15].
• Buddhist nun's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sa', 'text': 'भिक्षुणी'}^[16].
• Buddhist nun's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'my', 'text': 'ဘိက္ခုနီ'}^[17].
• Buddhist nun's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'km', 'text': 'ភិក្ខុនី'}^[18].
• Buddhist nun's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'ภิกษุณี'}^[19].
• Buddhist nun's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'si', 'text': 'භික්ෂුණිය'}^[20].
• Buddhist nun's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'bo', 'text': 'དགེ་སློང་མ'}^[21].
• Buddhist nun's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'tỉ-khâu-ni'}^[22].
• Buddhist nun's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '比丘尼'}^[23].
• Buddhist nun's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'yue', 'text': '比丘尼'}^[24].
• Buddhist nun's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '比丘尼'}^[25].
• Buddhist nun's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '尼'}^[26].
• Buddhist nun's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '비구니'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Buddhist nun's instance of is recorded as religious figure^[4]. Recorded subclass of include Buddhist clergy^[5], mendicant^[6], nun^[7], and nígū^[8]. It is the opposite of Buddhist monk^[11].

Use and Application

Buddhist nun is part of seven classes of disciples^[9].

Why It Matters

Buddhist nun draws 1,056 Wikipedia views per month (religious_figure category, ranking #15 of 61).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]