Dear Bankei

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, Bankei <bankei@...> wrote:

> I guess an outsider looking at Buddhism would think something similar, why
> should there be differences in rules between renunciates based on gender?
> Many an insider would also be asking the same question, no doubt.

Yes, I am one of the insiders asking the question and trying to answer it.

with metta

Ven. Pandita