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Definition of "ordainers" [ordainers]

  • Plural form of ordainer. (noun)

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Use "ordainers" in a sentence
  • "Thus, even if the Mulasarvastivada bhikshuni ordination is restarted without the brahmacharya ordination beforehand and is performed only by bhikshus, the ordination is valid and the infraction of the ordainers is a small price to pay for reinstating the ordination."
  • "The Mulasarvastivada Vinaya specifies many such cases in which alternative methods by which bhikshuni and bhikshu ordination may be validly conferred, but which entail minor infractions for the ordainers."
  • "Even if bhikshunis are ordained without brahmacharya ordination first, Buddha said the ordination is valid, although the ordainers incur a minor infraction."