Short answers, pulled from the story.
The term sīla defines this code of conduct within the Noble Eightfold Path. It functions not as a set of external commands but as an emulation of natural inborn nature.
The 5th Dalai Lama praised the acts of Gushri Khan after the Oirat invasion of Tibet between 1635 and 1642. This historical event occurred during a period when some Mahayana concepts were used to excuse killing if done for compassionate reasons.
Jizō statues stand at Zojo-ji temple in Tokyo where women sometimes participate in Mizuko kuyo memorial services after an induced abortion. Traditional Buddhism rejects abortion because it involves the deliberate destroying of a human life and regards human life as starting at conception.
Fully ordained Buddhist monks have a larger set of monastic precepts called the Prātimokśa containing 227 rules in the Theravādin recension. The rules and code of conduct for monks and nuns are outlined in the Vinaya.
An international conference of Buddhist nuns was held in February 1987 at Bodh Gaya forming Sakyadhita the International Association of Buddhist Women. Until very recently China Taiwan and Korea were the only places where fully ordained bhiksuni lineages still existed.