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(Bell)

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(Spanish) Why do the sisters have[br]more precepts than the brothers?

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Is it because women in our society[br]have any special problems?

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Don't you believe, Thay, that men[br]at least as many special precepts?

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(English) Dear Thay, I do not understand

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why sisters need[br]more precepts than brothers.

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If it is because women[br]have special problems,

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don't you think that brothers would need

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at least the same number[br]of specific precepts?

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I agree with you.

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(Laughter)

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But you should know[br]that the brothers did not

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impose these precepts on the sisters.

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The sisters wanted to have[br]more precepts of their own accord.

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(Sister Pine)[br]Could we have a Spanish translator?

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That is truly what happened.

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It is not the Buddha who wanted

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the sisters to have more[br]precepts than the brothers.

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It is because, living in[br]the Bhikshuni community,

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the sisters found out[br]they should have special precepts.

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And that is why they have[br]added a number of precepts.

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It is not true that the brothers or[br]the Buddha imposed these precepts on them.

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And if the sisters want to remove them,[br]they are welcome to do so.

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But they do not want to.

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They think that they are[br]better off with these precepts.

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Thank you.

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(Bell)