During the Qing dynasty the Imperial court dictated that only women over the age of 40 could become nuns, a rule that was in tended to control the number of nuns and to prevent female distraction affecting the discipline of monks.
清朝的時候，清廷為了防止出家的女性過多及防杜情慾流弊，規定女子要四十歲以上才能出家。