The First Ten-Precept Nun of Sri Lanka and the Burmese Thila-Shin Connection
The Bhikkhuni Order was introduced to Sri Lanka in the 3rd c. BCE, by Arhant Sanghamitta, daughter of King Asoka, and sister of Arhant Mahinda, son, who introduced Buddhism, and the Bhikkhu Order, to Sri Lanka (see Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies, # 5 for some details). Queen Anula becoming the...
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Simon Fraser University, David See Chai Lam Centre for International Communication
2010
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Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies
Year: 2010, Volume: 6, Pages: 119-138 |
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