Bi chu ni, Bì chú ní: 4 definitions
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In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
1) 苾芻尼 [bi chu ni]—bhikṣuṇī. A nun, or almswoman. The first woman to be ordained was the Buddha's aunt Mahāprajāpatī, who had nursed him. In the fourteenth year after his enlightenment the Buddha yielded to persuasion and admitted his aunt and women to his order of religious mendicants, but said that the admission of women would shorten the period of Buddhism by 500 years. The nun, however old, must acknowledge the superiority of every monk; must never scold him or tell his faults; must never accuse him, though he may accuse her; and must in all respects obey the rules as commanded by him. She accepts all the rules for the monks with additional rules for her own order. Such is the theory rather than the practice. The title by which Mahāprajāpatī was addressed was applied to nuns, i. e. ārya, or noble, 阿姨 [a yi], though some consider the Chinese term entirely native.
2) 苾芻尼 [bi chu ni]—bhikṣuṇī, a nun.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
苾芻尼 [bi chu ni]—Bhikṣuṇī - [Term (術語 [shu yu])] Also written as 煏芻尼 [bi chu ni] (Bhikṣuṇī), it is the same as 比丘尼 [bi qiu ni] (Bhikṣuṇī). The character 尼 [ni] (ní) signifies female. Male monastics are called 苾芻 [bi chu] (Bhikṣu), and female monastics are called (Bhikṣuṇī).
苾芻尼—【術語】又作煏芻尼 Bhikṣuṇī，即比丘尼也。尼者女聲。男僧云苾芻，女僧云苾芻尼。
[shù yǔ] yòu zuò bì chú ní Bhikṣuṇī, jí bǐ qiū ní yě. ní zhě nǚ shēng. nán sēng yún bì chú, nǚ sēng yún bì chú ní.
[shu yu] you zuo bi chu ni Bhiksuni, ji bi qiu ni ye. ni zhe nu sheng. nan seng yun bi chu, nu seng yun bi chu ni.
1) 苾蒭尼 t = 苾刍尼 s = bì chú ní p refers to [noun] “a nun”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: bhikṣuṇī; see 比丘尼 [bi qiu ni] (FGDB '比丘尼 [bi qiu ni]') .
2) 煏芻尼 t = 煏刍尼 s = bì chú ní p refers to [noun] “Bhiksuni; a nun; a bhikṣuṇī; bhikkhunī”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: See 比丘尼 [bi qiu ni] (FGDB '比丘尼 [bi qiu ni]') ..
Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.
Languages of India and abroad
Chinese-English dictionary
苾芻尼 [bì chú ní] refers to: “nun”.
苾芻尼 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 乞士女; 女僧; 尼; 尼僧; 尼姑; 師姑; 師娘; 比丘尼; 比呼尼; 法尼; 薰女; 除女.
[Pali] bhikkhunī.
[Tibetan] dge slong ma.
[Vietnamese] bạ̄t sô ni.
[Korean] 필추니 / pilchuni.
[Japanese] ビッシュニ / bisshuni.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Chu, Mi, Bi, Cu, Ni.
Starts with: Bi chu ni jie jing, Bi chu ni pi nai ye.
Full-text (+7): Bi chu ni pi nai ye, Gen ben shuo yi qie you bu bi chu ni pi nai ye, Gen ben shuo yi qie you bu bi chu ni jie jing, Bi chu ni jie jing, Bi qiu ni, dge slong ma, Gen ben shuo yi qie you bu bi chu ni pi na ye, Bhikshunivinayavibhanga, Hua se, Nu seng, Shi niang, Xun nu, Bi hu ni, Qi shi nu, Ni seng, Chu nu, Nigu, Bichu, Lian hua nu, Fani.
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