Dear Nina,

(you may remember me from DSG, Howard and I almost killed you with our
eternal goodbye notes.... :-) )

On 8/21/05, Nina van Gorkom <vangorko@...> wrote:
> N: Yes. In the commentary it is also said, that even a bhikkhu has been
> ordained for one day someone who has been a bhikkhunii for along time
> should pay respect to him. The bhikkhu has many more rules to observe than
> the bhikkhunii. He deserves great respect.

I thought it was the reverse, i.e. Bhikkhunis had more rules.

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/vinaya/bhikkhuni-pati.html
The Bhikkhuni Patimokkha, the basic code of discipline for bhikkhunis,
contains 311 rules.


http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/wbq04.htm
In Theravada, monks follow 227 precepts and bhikkhunis follow 311 precepts.


--
Hugo