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  2. Taikenmon'in no Horikawa - Wikipedia

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    In 1142, she ordained as a Buddhist nun in her own temple she built called Hōkongō-in. Most likely to have been occurred when Sutoku was exiled, with her included. She was the consort of Emperor Toba when she was to be better known under the name of Taikenmon'in.

  3. Bhikkhunī - Wikipedia

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    "The re-establishment of nuns’ ordination in Tibet via XIVth Dalai Lama and the international monks and nuns sanghas will lead to further equality and liberation of Buddhist women. This is a congress of historical significance which will give women the possibility to teach Buddha's doctrines worldwide."

  4. Fukuda Chiyo-ni - Wikipedia

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    Fukuda Chiyo-ni (福田 千代尼, 1703 - 2 October 1775) or Kaga no Chiyo (加賀 千代女) was a Japanese poet of the Edo period and a Buddhist nun. [1] She is widely regarded as one of the greatest poets of haiku (then called hokku). Some of Chiyo's most notable works include "The Morning Glory", "Putting up my hair", and "Again the women".

  5. Thubten Chodron - Wikipedia

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    Thubten Chodron (德林 — De Lin), born Cheryl Greene, is an American Tibetan Buddhist nun, author, teacher, and the founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey, the only Tibetan Buddhist training monastery for Western nuns and monks in the United States. [2]

  6. Jakucho Setouchi - Wikipedia

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    Jakucho Setouchi [n 1] (15 May 1922 – 9 November 2021; born Harumi Mitani), [n 2] formerly known as Harumi Setouchi, [n 3] [1] was a Japanese Buddhist nun, writer, and activist. Setouchi wrote a best-selling translation of The Tale of Genji and over 400 fictional biographical and historical novels.

  7. Cheng Yen - Wikipedia

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    She developed an interest in Buddhism as a young adult, ordaining as a Buddhist nun in 1963 under the well known proponent of humanistic Buddhism, master Yin Shun. After an encounter with a poor woman who had a miscarriage, and a conversation with Catholic nuns who talked about the various charity work of the Catholic Church , Cheng Yen founded ...

  8. Marilyn Silverstone - Wikipedia

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    Shechen Monastery in 2016. Silverstone's conversion to Buddhist nun was said to have begun when she was a teenager suffering from the mumps. [3] She later explained that during this conventional childhood illness, she read Secret Tibet by Fosco Maraini and she said the book provided a key she long carried in her subconscious.

  9. Emma Slade - Wikipedia

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    Emma Slade, also known as Ani Pema Deki (born 16 July 1966), is a British yoga and meditation instructor, author, and charity founder best known for becoming the first Western woman to become a Buddhist nun in Bhutan.