HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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Buddhist monks under whose supervision Buddhist nuns were to live
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Special places which were used by Buddhist nuns for worship
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Special code of conduct for female Buddhist monks or Buddhist nuns
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Special book which narrates Jataka story of Buddha
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Bhikkhuni Patimokkha contains the full set of the rules of monastic discipline to be observed by Buddhist nuns. The word ‘patimokkha’ refers to the two sets of codified rules that govern the monks’ and nuns’ lives. In contrast to the 227 rules for monks, there are 311 rules for nuns in the Vinaya Pitaka.
Detailed explanation-2: -pātimokkha, (Pāli: “that which is binding”, ) Sanskrit Prātimokṣa, Buddhist monastic code; a set of 227 rules that govern the daily activities of the monk and nun.
Detailed explanation-3: -In Theravada Buddhism, the Pāṭimokkha is the basic code of monastic discipline, consisting of 227 rules for fully ordained monks (bhikkhus) and 311 for nuns (bhikkhuṇīs). It is contained in the Suttavibhaṅga, a division of the Vinaya Piṭaka.
Detailed explanation-4: -Monastic Ethics The life of a Buddhist monk or nun is regulated by a code known as the Monastic Rule or Vinaya. The Monastic Rule is a compendium of information about all aspects of the monastic Order.