尼姑

尼姑,指佛教女性出家僧侣。「尼」在梵语中是女性词尾,在汉族社会习惯上,把女性出家众(沙弥尼式叉尼比丘尼等)通称为尼姑。但因为三姑六婆这种民间称谓,尼姑一词,往往被佛门中人被视为差别用语,所以通常不受佛门使用,如知名的比丘尼释昭慧即大声疾呼,反对尼姑一词。

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