Ayya

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Ayya is a Pali term often used as a veneration in addressing or referring to ordained female Theravadan monks. It can refer to either a bhikkhuni (wearing saffron robes) or a novice renunciant, but generally not to non-ordained nuns. In Thailand, nuns are known as mae chees (also spelled "Mae ji)."

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