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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>In [[Buddhism]], a '''śikṣamāṇā''' ([[Sanskrit]]; [[Pali]]: ''sikkhamānā''; {{CJKV|t=式叉摩那|p=shìchāmónà}}; {{lang-th|สิกขมานา}}; {{RTGS|''Sikkhamana''}}) is a female novice trainee. This training period is to be two years long, supervised by both a monk and a nun. After this period, the trainee may attempt full ordination as a [[bhikkhuni|bhikṣuṇī]].<br />
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==Overview==<br />
According to Buddhist tradition, a young woman should be ordained, by both a monk and a nun, first as a [[śrāmaṇerī]]. Then, after a year, or at the age of 20, she may be ordained as a full bhikṣuṇī.<br />
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The [[Theravada]] [[vinaya]] has 311 rules of discipline for bhikkhunis. Within [[China|Chinese]] society, as an example, members of the Sangha are expected to renounce family connections and accept the [[Sangha (Buddhism)|Sangha]] as their family.<br />
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Thus, according to Vinaya Pitaka, the ordination order for women is:<br />
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# Śrāmaṇerī<br />
# Śikṣamāṇā<br />
# Bhikṣuṇī<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Anagarika]] (pre-ordaination)<br />
*[[Sangha (Buddhism)|Ordination process]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://sikkhamana.googlepages.com/ "In depth comparative study of the Sikkhamānā training from all Vinayas"]<br />
*[http://www.buddhamind.info/leftside/monastic/train.htm Monastic Resources - Training]<br />
*[http://www.buddhapadipa.org/pages/buddhism_femalemonksinbuddhism.html "Female Monks In Buddhism"], by Dhammacaro (07/23/2005).<br />
*[http://www.tipitaka.net/tipitaka/spectra/vinaya_pitaka "Vinaya Pitaka"], brief description includes "Order of ordination for men and women...."<br />
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