Unveiling Bhikkhunīs in Oblivion:
What Deccan Cave Inscriptions Reveal about the Ancient Bhikkhunī Sangha

By Rupali Mokashi

12 pages

These inscriptions not only resurrect the valuable contributions of the nuns in ancient India, but also allow us to glean much about the order of nuns in the formative centuries of Buddhism.

An overview of the epigraphical evidence for the ancient, Bhikkhunī Saṅgha.

About: Nuns Early Indian Buddhism

Published in 2012 in Present Magazine by The Alliance for Bhikkhunis.

Bibtex Data

@article{mokashi2012-unveiling-bhikkhunis,
    title={{U}nveiling {B}hikkhunīs in {O}blivion: {W}hat {D}eccan {C}ave {I}nscriptions {R}eveal about the {A}ncient {B}hikkhunī {S}angha},
    author={Rupali Mokashi},
    publisher={The Alliance for Bhikkhunis},
    year=2012,
    month=dec,
    journal={Present Magazine},
    pages={15--26},
    keywords={nuns,indian},
    ranking={rank3},
    url={https://www.bhikkhuni.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/unveiling-bhikkhunis.pdf}
}

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