what were the 8 statements or perhaps rules that lord budhha made for women's? neelu,varanasi?

Question

i myself know few of them like- serving her parents; serving her husband; serving and behaving with her husband's friends the same way she does with him; being spiritual; etc......perhaps it has something to do with BUDHHA'S point of view about women and how much freedom she should be given. thoughi dont know much but this is why budhha is criticised for being against female freedom.

Answer 1

The Eight Heavy Duties are:

1. A nun, even if she has been ordained for 100 years, must respect, greet and bow in reverence to the feet of a monk, even if he has just been ordained that day.

2. A nun is not to stay in a residence where there is no monk.

3. A nun is to look forward to two duties: asking for the fortnightly Uposatha (meeting day), and receiving instructions by a monk every fortnight.

4. A nun who has completed her rains-retreat must offer herself for instruction to both the community of monks and to the community of nuns, based on what is seen, what is heard and what is doubted.

5. A nun who is put on probation for violating a monastic rule of Sanghadisesa must serve a 15-day minimum probation, with reinstatement requiring approval from both the monk and nun communities.

6. A woman must be ordained by both monks and nuns and may be ordained only after a two-year postulancy, or training in six precepts.

7. A nun may not reprimand a monk.

8. From today onwards, no nun shall ever teach a monk. However, monks may teach nuns.

The legend recalls that, after memorising the Eight Heavy Duties, the Lord Buddha's disciple Ananda returned to inform Prajapati the aunt, of the Buddha's words. She accepted all eight rules without reservation. Delighted, she said:
''I accept all the Eight Heavy Duties, and shall abide by them without fail throughout my life, like a young girl or boy who enjoys her beauty, having bathed and shampooed, accepts a garland of jasmine or lilac, accepts it with her hands and puts it on her head.''

Thanks, interesting sounds like Christianity a little though.

Answer 2

http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/position.htm <<< position of women at the time of buddha