had been ordained as a nun
(lit. to attain excellence) to become ordained; 1) one who has left the world, an ordained monk or nun. 2) to enter a religious order / monastic life / the priesthood. 3) ordination, become excellent / attain excellence. Syn {mchog tu gyur ba} 4) attain excellence be ordained; to receive ordination, become a monk / renunciant, one who has left the world, an ordained monk or nun, to enter a religious order / monastic life / the priesthood, ordination, become excellent / attain excellence. Syn {mchog tu gyur ba} attain excellence be ordained
renounced the world and took ordination
to become a monk; person who has gone forth [from the home life]
<term> adopt the life of a mendicant, go forth, going forth, going forth as renunciants, monastic renunciation, monk, renunciant, renunciate, taking ordination