(Bell)

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

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

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

(English) Dear Thay, I do not understand

why sisters need
more precepts than brothers.

If it is because women
have special problems,

don't you think that brothers would need

at least the same number
of specific precepts?

I agree with you.

(Laughter)

But you should know
that the brothers did not

impose these precepts on the sisters.

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

(Sister Pine)
Could we have a Spanish translator?

That is truly what happened.

It is not the Buddha who wanted

the sisters to have more
precepts than the brothers.

It is because, living in
the Bhikshuni community,

the sisters found out
they should have special precepts.

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

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

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

But they do not want to.

They think that they are
better off with these precepts.

Thank you.

(Bell)