Buddhist monks and nuns lived together in China in locations such as the Yunnan monastery .
Buddhist monks and nuns lived together in China in Lingshansi ( ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ) < ref > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? : ? ? ? ? , Luming'an ( ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ( ? ) , Hong'ensi ( ? ? ? ? ? ) ? ? ? ? ? ? , Ciyunsi ( ? ? ? ? ? ) ? ? ? ? ? , Sandingsi ( ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ) ? ? ? ? ? ? ( ? ? ? ) , Yunnan monastery ( ? ? ) ? ? ? ? Monastics in Japan are particularly exceptional in the Buddhist tradition because the monks and nuns can marry after receiving their higher ordination .
Buddhist monasticism