bhikshu

In Buddhism, however, the highest vows, namely the bhikshu and bhikshuni ones, are equal and entail the same rights.

A Summary Report of the 2007 International Congress on the Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages ��� Part Four: Day Three and Final Comments by His Holiness 2007

The gelong/gelongma (bhikshu/bhikshuni -- the fully ordained monk/nun) level are recorded in the Mulasarvastivadin school's Individual Liberation Sutras.

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The gelong/gelongma (bhikshu/bhikshuni -- the fully ordained monk/nun) level are recorded in the Mulasarvastivadin school's Individual Liberation Sutras.

Ordination in the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition 2010

The single bhikshu ordination method, however, also allowed by

A Summary Report of the 2007 International Congress on the Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages ��� Part Four: Day Three and Final Comments by His Holiness 2007

Western Tibet the East Indian Pandit Dharmapala and several of his disciples to establish the second Mulasarvastivada bhikshu ordination line.

History of the Mulasarvastivada Ordination Lineages in Tibet 2007

During this period, the Sri Lankan bhikshu sangha was severely weakened.

History of the Theravada Ordination Lineages 2007

According to oral tradition, Emperor Ashoka also sent two emissaries, Sona and Uttara, to the kingdom of Suwannaphum (Skt. Suvarnabhumi), and they established Theravada Buddhism and the bhikshu ordination lineage there.

History of the Theravada Ordination Lineages 2007

Thus, the Mulasarvastivada bhikshuni ordination lineage was never transmitted in conjunction with any of the three Mulasarvastivada bhikshu ordination lines in

History of the Mulasarvastivada Ordination Lineages in Tibet 2007

With the defeat of King Magha, Theravada bhikshus from Kanchipuram, a Buddhist center within the weakened Chola Kingdom in present-day Tamilnadu, South India, were invited to Sri Lanka in 1236 CE to revive the bhikshu ordination lineage.

History of the Theravada Ordination Lineages 2007

With the defeat of the Cholas in Sri Lanka in 1070 CE and the establishment of the new capital at Polonnaruwa, the Theravada bhikshu ordination lineage was re-established in Sri Lanka by bhikshus invited from Pagan.

History of the Theravada Ordination Lineages 2007