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Mahapajapati Gotami
In Buddhist tradition,
Mahapajapati Gotami
(
Pali
;
Sanskrit
Mahaprajapati Gautami
) was the first woman to request the
Ordination of women in Buddhism
, which she did from
Gautama Buddha
directly, and the first
bhikkhuni
(Buddhist nun).
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