[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Religion and philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion) › [Early Monastic Buddhism](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dutt-1941) › v1.c19.s13.1 # Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c19.s13.1 Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c19.s13.1 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.s13.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dutt-1941.v1.c19.s13.1) Buddha was strongly opposed to the creation of the order of nuns as he rightly apprehended that the weaker male members of the Saṅgha might have greater chances of moral lapses. - [Previous: v1.c19.s12.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dutt-1941.v1.c19.s12.5) - [Next: v1.c19.s13.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dutt-1941.v1.c19.s13.2) - [Up: v1.c19.s13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dutt-1941.v1.c19.s13) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dutt-1941.v1.c19.s13.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dutt-1941.v1.c19.s13.1) · Pramāṇa