Manual of Indian Buddhism c6.s2.3

c6.s2.3

committed heinous crimes, eunuchs, hermaphrodites and the like¹. As to nuns, there are 24, blemishes disqualifying them for the Upasampadā². For the admission of Śrāmaṇeras, i. e. young novices, or rather seminarists, is required the consent of their parents and an age of full seven years.