1. DCN Malla

is a variant of

bhikṣuṇi

Variants:

Classical Newar version

n., a female monk, N.075b.02 NS: 500 see also bhikṣuṇi T.010a.07 NS: 638, Ill. thavake saraṇa voyā strī, rājastrī, bhīkṣuṇī, dudumā satī strī, thāvapyaṃnu thaṃ jāti strī thvate bosākā kāle guru talpa lēkva dhāye. Having illicit relations with the following kinds of woman is called gurutalpa - women who are in one's refuge, royal relatives, nuns, wet- nurses, sati - women and upper caste women.

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