In the Song Dynasty, 11 senior bhiksuni from present day Sri Lanka went to China and began the first ever ordination of bhiksuni by bhiksu amf bhiksuni.
於是在南北朝年間，十一位資格深厚的比丘尼遠從獅子國（今天的斯里蘭卡）到中國，建立了中國第一批二部授戒的比丘尼傳承。