sn37.3:1.1 “Mendicants, there are these five kinds of suffering that particularly apply to ladies. They’re undergone by ladies and not by men.
sn37.3:1.2 What five?
sn37.3:1.3 Firstly, a lady, while still young, goes to live with her husband’s family and is separated from her relatives.
sn37.3:1.4 This is the first kind of suffering that particularly applies to ladies.
sn37.3:1.5 Furthermore, a lady undergoes the menstrual cycle.
sn37.3:1.6 This is the second kind of suffering that particularly applies to ladies.
sn37.3:1.7 Furthermore, a lady undergoes pregnancy.
sn37.3:1.8 This is the third kind of suffering that particularly applies to ladies.
sn37.3:1.9 Furthermore, a lady gives birth.
sn37.3:1.10 This is the fourth kind of suffering that particularly applies to ladies.
sn37.3:1.11 Furthermore, a lady provides services for a man.
sn37.3:1.12 This is the fifth kind of suffering that particularly applies to ladies.
sn37.3:1.13 These are the five kinds of suffering that particularly apply to ladies. They’re undergone by ladies and not by men.”