In the fifth century, the bhiksuni of Sri Lanka were very active, even traveling as far as China to help the Chinese Buddhists establish bhiksuni ordination.
在西元五世紀的時候，南傳佛教斯里蘭卡的比丘尼相當活躍，她們曾經千里跋涉來到中國，幫助中國成立比丘尼的傳戒。