Names and variants
- Simplified
- 坤道
- Traditional
- 坤道
- Other names
- Kun Dao, Female Daoist
- Pinyin
- Kūn dào
- English
- Kundao
Overview
Related expressions include daogu and nü daoshi, meaning a female Daoist. Kun symbolizes Earth and provides the female association in this terminology; qiandao is the corresponding designation for a male Daoist. Read the pair as terms for people within Daoist religious life, while daoshi supplies the broader context. Translating kundao simply as a nun would narrow the source's definition to a specifically monastic identity.
References
- [1]Dictionary of Daoism