In China, unmarried virgins are called nuns, so Buddhist shamini and bhikshuni are called nuns. There is no derogatory meaning here. Therefore, in the Record of Passing Lamps, Buddhist virtues often call grandmother a nun; However, in Tao's Record of Dropping Out of Farming in the Ming Dynasty, nuns were listed as one of the three aunts and six grandmothers, which meant contempt. Because nuns are derogatory, nuns and nuns don't want to be called nuns in person.
According to the "Bhikuni Sutra of Great Love", Bhikuni became a monk from the Buddha's aunt Mahabo Bodhi (Great Love). He swore to abide by the Eight Respect Laws and was allowed to become a monk. In China, according to the first volume of Biography of Monks, during the Jianxing period of the Western Jin Dynasty (365,438+03 ~ 365,438+07), Nepali monks shaved their hair and were subjected to the Ten Commandments of Chishan in samana. In February of the first year of Shengping (357), Tan Moho was invited to set up an altar for monks to quit, and Jing Jian and others were fully disciplined on the altar, which was the beginning of becoming monks in China. In Japan, the daughters of Sima Da and others, Shan Xin and others, became monks from North Korea and later became monks in Baekje. This is their origin. With regard to the precepts of monks, after the demise of Buddhism and before the division of sects, the precepts were extremely strict. After part, the monks relaxed. However, according to legend, because of the heavy obstacles of women, there are many abstinence. According to the quartering method, you must keep 25 precepts when you become a monk and 34 eight precepts when you become a monk.
According to the Biography of Bhikuni written by Liang in the Southern Dynasties, the first Bhikuni in China to get his hair cut and be ordained was the building of Chikulin Temple in Luo Yang. The custom of online inspection is Zhong, Ling Yi and Pengcheng (now Xuzhou). His father's name is Zhong Dan, who used to be the prefect of Gansu. She was studious when she was young, and she was good at piano, calligraphy and painting when she was a little longer. She is a versatile woman. During the Jianxing period of the Western Jin Dynasty (365,438+03 ~ 365,438+07), Shan Zhi, a monk from the Western Regions, became a monk and received ten commandments, becoming the first nun in China. Twenty-four like-minded people established the first Zhong Ni Temple-Chikulin Temple in the West Gate of Luoyang Miyagi. During the reign of Jin Xiankang (335 ~ 342), the foreign shaman Tanmo set up many altars on the ship, and four people, including preachers and cleaners, boarded the altars on the ship in Surabaya to accept the monk's foot ring. Jingjian became the first woman in China to become a monk according to precepts, and was regarded as the first bhikkhuni in China. Webmaster died at the age of 70.
The difference between a nun and a monk
1, the appellation is different: the man is called a monk and the woman is called a nun.
2. Different origins: The words monk and nun are not native words in China, but both are foreign words, both from ancient India. The word monk means "teacher" in India, which means that we understand the teacher's meaning; In India, the word "Ni" is a respectful title for women, so many Indians will add the word "Ni" at the end of the word when addressing women as monks, such as bhikkhuni, which means respect.
The difference between nuns and Taoist priests
1, clothing difference: nuns usually wear light gray cloth; Taoist priests generally wear black cloth.
2, the difference between hair: nuns need to shave all their hair; Taoist priests can keep their hair.
3, the objects worn are different: the nuns' objects are beads; Taoist objects are all floating dust.
4. There are differences in places to live: the place where nuns live is a temple; The place where Taoist priests live is Guan.
5. There are differences in beliefs: nuns believe in Buddhism; Taoist believes in Taoism.