Concerns 2500 years ago 2500 years ago, a number of years after Buddha had established the religion, the Aunt who had raised him, Mahaprajapati, led 500 women on a long trek to where Buddha was preaching to ask if they could become nuns, a request that was denied.
兩千五百多年前，在佛陀成道數年之後，養育他長大的姨母大愛道夫人帶領著五百位婦女長途跋涉，來到佛陀說法的地方，請求佛陀准許她們出家，佛陀拒絕了。