Besides the greater number of female Buddhists, many bhiksuni have noted that women have a more emotional disposition and are thus more easily drawn to becoming ascetics if they encounter difficulties in their lives.
而女性潛在信仰人數之多，多位出家的比丘尼都感覺到，女性較為感性，生活若不順心或受苦，特別容易被佛法所吸引。