Introduction 63 I. Entry Into the Nuns' Order: Required Procedures 66 Categories of Buddhist Women 68 Methods of Obtaining the Ordination Certificates 72 II. Sung Segregation Policy Towards Monks and Nuns 77 III. Lives and Activities of Buddhist Nuns in Sung China 81 The Prominence of Nuns in the Early Sung 81 The Continuing Growth of Buddhist Nunneries in the Southern Sung 85 Conclusion 95