"The traditional Buddhist rules of conduct most definitely include rules that discriminate against women, but they are not very strictly enforced in Taiwan. You could say that the system places constraints on bhiksuni, but in practice, they have a lot of freedom," says Ven. Heng Ching Shih.
「傳統的佛教戒律的確有一些歧視女性的規範，然而在台灣並不嚴格執行；可以說制度上對比丘尼有所約束，但在精神上是相當自由的」，恆清法師說。