bhikhasunis
Bhikhasunis is a less common transliteration of bhikkhunī, referring to fully ordained female Buddhist monastics. In Buddhism, bhikkhunīs are the female counterpart to bhikkhus, the fully ordained male monks. Transliterations vary, and some sources render the plural as bhikhasunis, bhikṣuṇīs, or bhikkhunīs.
Traditionally, the bhikkhuni order is said to have been established by Mahapajapati Gotami, the Buddha’s aunt,
Practically, bhikkhunīs observe the Vinaya for fully ordained monastics, including a prescribed set of precepts and
Today, bhikkhuni communities exist in various traditions, particularly in East Asian Mahayana lineages under the Dharmaguptaka