"Eight Chief Laws" not necessary The making of these rules was probably intended to protect the religion from splitting as a result of excessively rapid change and also offered protection to bhiksuni who could not safely wander far and wide.
互敬可以，八敬不必這些規矩的製定，可能是為了不使教團在劇烈的變革中分裂，也保護不便四處遊方的比丘尼。