Aryika
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Aryika is the term used to refer female monastic (nun) in Jainism.[1]
Gyanmati
Main article: Gyanmati Mataji
Gyanmati Mataji is a Jain nun having the rank of Ganini Pramukha.[2]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Jaini 1991, p. 39.
- ↑ "World's Tallest Idol Of Jain Teerthankar Lord Rishabhdeva To Be Sanctified", DNA, 11 February 2016
References
- Jaini, Padmanabh S. (1991), Gender and Salvation: Jaina Debates on the Spiritual Liberation of Women, University of California Press, ISBN 0-520-06820-3
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