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perfectbite · 09-28-2005, 06:02 PM

I have looked in all of my dictionaries and on the net but I cannot find the Bhikkuni's equivalent of the name Bhante.

Is there one?

Dharma · 09-28-2005, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by perfectbite

I have looked in all of my dictionaries and on the net but I cannot find the Bhikkuni's equivalent of the name Bhante.

Is there one?

'Ayye' is the respectful title for a Buddhist nun in Pali.

perfectbite · 09-28-2005, 10:25 PM

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'Ayye' is the respectful title for a Buddhist nun in Pali.

Thank You. Do you, or does anyone here happen to know the respectful title of a Mahayanist Bhikkuni or is it one of those crossover words/names?

Dharma · 09-29-2005, 12:59 PM

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Thank You. Do you, or does anyone here happen to know the respectful title of a Mahayanist Bhikkuni or is it one of those crossover words/names?

Bhante/Ayye are both Pali. Other languages have their own respective ways to refer to Buddhist monks. I think the Chinese refer to them as "Shifu" or teacher/father.

09-28-2005, 06:02 PM	#1
perfectbite Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: N. California Posts: 3,127	Bhante for Buddhist monks, ? for Buddhist nuns? I have looked in all of my dictionaries and on the net but I cannot find the Bhikkuni's equivalent of the name Bhante. Is there one?

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