Thilashin

A thilashin (Burmese: သီလရှင်, pronounced [θìla̰ʃɪ̀ɰ̃],(Mon: သဳလ,[sɔəla] listen^ⓘ), "possessor of morality", from Pali sīla) is a female renunciant in Burmese Buddhism; a Burmese Theravada Buddhist nun. They are not fully ordained nuns (bhikkhuni), as the full ordination is not legal for women in Burma, but are closer to sāmaṇerīs, 'novice nuns'. According to 2016 statistics published by the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee, there were 4,106 nunneries and 60,390 thilashin in Myanmar (Burma), over a quarter of whom live in Yangon Region.^[1]

Yangon Region 16,960 (28.1%)
Sagaing Region 9,915 (16.4%)
Mandalay Region 8,174 (13.5%)
Ayeyarwady Region 5,520 (9.14%)
Bago Region 5,100 (8.45%)
Shan State 3,814 (6.32%)
Mon State 3,550 (5.88%)
Magwe Region 2,473 (4.10%)
Kachin State 1,103 (1.83%)
Kayin State 1,000 (1.66%)
Tanintharyi Region 978 (1.62%)
Naypyitaw 923 (1.53%)
Rakhine State 534 (0.88%)
Kayah State 303 (0.50%)
Chin State 43 (0.07%)

^ "The Account of Wazo Monks and Nuns in 1377 (2016 year)". The State Samgha Maha Nayaka Committee. Retrieved 2020-05-19.