According to tradition, the first of these people was Mahapajapati Gotami.
These people are required to undergo manatta discipline for half a month if they break an important rule. A group of these people wrote the poems in the collection Therigatha, named for the fact that elders among these people are known as theri. According to tradition, the first of these people was Mahapajapati Gotami. People are forbidden from achieving this status in (*) Thailand thanks to a 1928 law, so the closest Thai equivalent is the maechi. The title "Ani" is given to some of these people, including Pema Chödrön. They must follow a set of rules called the Eight Garudhammas in addition to the vinaya followed by their male counterparts. For 10 points, identify these women who are ordained into a monastic community called the sangha.
These people are required to undergo manatta discipline for half a month if they break an important rule.
Buddhist nuns [or bhikkhunis; or bhiksunis; do not accept "bhikkhus," who are monks; prompt on partial or descriptive answers]