Buddha: His Life, his Doctrine, his Order c8.s1.t3.6

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∗ "Cullavagga," x, 1. Agreeably to this, nuns do not appear as disciples in the narratives of Buddha's first experiences as a teacher.—The confessional formulary, "Pâtimokkha," notably one of the oldest literary monuments of Buddhism, mentions the nuns at every step, and king Asoka also remembers them in the Edict of Bairât.