In Buddhism, a śikṣamāṇā (Sanskrit; Pali: sikkhamānā; traditional Chinese: 式叉摩那; ; pinyin: shìchāmónà; Thai: 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.
In Buddhism, a śikṣamāṇā (Sanskrit; Pali: sikkhamānā; traditional Chinese: 式叉摩那; ; pinyin: shìchāmónà; Thai: 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.
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