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(Bell)

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

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

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

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(English) Dear Thay, I do not understand

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why sisters need
more precepts than brothers.

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If it is because women
have special problems,

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don't you think that brothers would need

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at least the same number
of specific precepts?

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I agree with you.

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(Laughter)

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But you should know
that the brothers did not

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impose these precepts on the sisters.

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

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(Sister Pine)
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
precepts than the brothers.

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It is because, living in
the Bhikshuni community,

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the sisters found out
they should have special precepts.

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

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

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And if the sisters want to remove them,
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
better off with these precepts.

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Thank you.

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(Bell)