But at the Luminary Nunnery, those women with a desire to become nuns must first pass through a six month period as untonsured novices. They then undergo a three to six month evaluation by the organization before they are allowed to become ascetics.
然而，在香光尼寺發心出家的女眾，首先必須經過半年帶髮修行「女居士期」，接著經過僧團三到六個月的「行者」考核，才准予圓頂出家。