摘要
Female monastics constitute an important part of the Fourfold Assembly of Tibetan Buddhist disciples among various sects of Tibetan Buddhism.At present,they are all over Tibet,and some areas in Qinghai,Sichuan,Gansu,Yunnan,and Inner Mongolia etc.,where the Tibetans live and Tibetan Buddhism is followed.Today,Tibetan Buddhist nuns can even be found in other countries around the world.However,this article mainly focuses on the Tibetan-inhabited areas in China,and seeks to discuss the following four aspects.