Śikṣamāṇā
BUDDHIST FEMALE NOVICE TRAINEE, WHOSE TRAINING PERIOD IS 2 YEARS AND SUPERVISED BY BOTH A MONK AND A NUN, BEFORE BEING ORDAINED AS A ŚRĀMAṆERĪ
Sikkhamana; Sikkhamānā; Siksamana
In Buddhism, a śikṣamāṇā (Sanskrit; Pali: sikkhamānā; ; ; ) is a female novice trainee. This training period is to be two years long, supervised by both a monk and a nun.