In the same way, Theravadin Buddhism, which at one time was able to ordain bhiksuni, lost its ability to do so when there was a break in the system. Since that time, there have never been the 10 bhiksuni necessary to restart the system.
同樣地，原有比丘尼傳承的南傳佛教國家，在比丘尼傳戒中斷之後，也以缺少十位資深的比丘尼為由，不再傳授比丘尼戒。