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A Whisper in the Silence:
Nuns Before Mahāpajāpatī

By Liz Williams

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7 pages

… there may have been Bhikkhunīs in existence before the request for ordination by Mahāpajāpatī

About: The Buddha

Featured in the course, " The Buddha."

Published in 2000 in Buddhist Studies Review.

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    title={{A} {W}hisper in the {S}ilence: {N}uns {B}efore {M}ahāpajāpatī},
    author={Liz Williams},
    year=2000,
    journal={Buddhist Studies Review},
    volume=17,
    number=2,
    pages={167--173},
    keywords={buddha,thig,bhikkhuni},
    ranking={rank4},
    url={https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/nuns-before-mahapajapati_williams-liz}
}

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