tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post516530934074692434..comments2024-03-28T14:11:24.265-07:00Comments on dhamma musings: Excommunicating BrahmavamsoShravasti Dhammikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-26430216538258665242017-01-23T11:11:09.670-08:002017-01-23T11:11:09.670-08:00my marriage with Kardashian reinitiated divorce pr...<br />my marriage with Kardashian reinitiated divorce proceedings in May, and the pair’s marriage was legally terminated in December, on Dec. 17; on that date, the marriage was legally terminated and we both were restored to status of “single persons.” ever since she left i realise that there was something missing in my life though my family were taking me of and at times my kids come for visit cause i was under drug abuse... i feel like want my own family back. i really thank dr odogboo for his great work and advise and for the spiritual guard that brought my wife back. and today, we are indeed married again. there is a good man i want you to know about and he is the reason why, i posted this comment." he is a good samaritan who can restore back broken marriages, health, and also with financials problems.. he is a great spiritualist. my friend Jamie gave me his email because truly, he knows how much i love my wife so he gave me this email to contact odogboospell@gmail.com and great news i contacted him..he advised me, encourage me, and then he brought my wife back. no one could tell how i got her back after divorce but there was something behind which i have revealed. contact him at the above email if you have any problem he is a great spiritual seeker he will help you out of your problems.89674t63889509https://www.blogger.com/profile/05136883497162049359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-9216700725858405932015-02-28T11:05:45.904-08:002015-02-28T11:05:45.904-08:00Ven Dhammika,
I have recently have heard about th...Ven Dhammika,<br /><br />I have recently have heard about this controversial move. As someone who is enthusiastic about Ajahn Brahm the accusations have been disturbing. Would it be possible to contact you via an email address to ask questions?<br /><br />Thanks either way<br /><br />Stevebeforewisdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08025636743890242228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-19244451625268575502013-04-25T09:38:20.257-07:002013-04-25T09:38:20.257-07:00Thank you, Bhante, for this wise and compassionate...Thank you, Bhante, for this wise and compassionate view of the ordination of women. While I think Ajahn Brahmavamso did the right thing, the right way, still, it has caused bad feelings that need to be addressed. Now, if only we could get the good Ajahn to stop with the Milton Berle distractions and just focus on teaching.Sudarshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511312072502963196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-50087759105140127532012-08-24T01:28:30.388-07:002012-08-24T01:28:30.388-07:00LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLZ.
Crandu-Cran...LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLZ.<br /><b> Crandu-Crandu !</b>BenHowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00844383908992983981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-1214556823618160562012-03-21T20:47:49.366-07:002012-03-21T20:47:49.366-07:00Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00713190408974827680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-78656140424753691722011-11-06T05:13:30.209-08:002011-11-06T05:13:30.209-08:00The expression is "not to put too fine a poin...The expression is "not to put too fine a point on it".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-85627940454861363872011-09-09T18:16:15.666-07:002011-09-09T18:16:15.666-07:00I agree with some others. I stopped going to his t...I agree with some others. I stopped going to his talks because he tends to say the same jokes. <br />Still, I have gotten alot out of his talks over the years.<br /><br />One feels that Thailand will catch up and adopt the western style sooner or later.Rod McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642778831129678104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-37186140627042829022009-12-15T00:07:36.863-08:002009-12-15T00:07:36.863-08:00Growing up in Thailand, I know a thing or two. Hav...Growing up in Thailand, I know a thing or two. Having spend more than 12 years in the west add a few more things to that. Today? I agree with this wise writing.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08991603892552257852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-90711650278771937952009-12-14T23:57:20.078-08:002009-12-14T23:57:20.078-08:00Rules without compassion do not carry the spirit o...Rules without compassion do not carry the spirit of the Buddha. Those who practice well see beyond Vinaya.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08991603892552257852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-89647301422344273112009-12-09T21:59:37.784-08:002009-12-09T21:59:37.784-08:00Here is a sutta from the Bhikkhuni-Samyutta (Samyu...Here is a sutta from the Bhikkhuni-Samyutta (Samyutta Nikayas -Thanissaro)<br />“”"At Savatthi. Then, early in the morning, Alavika the nun put on her robes and, taking her bowl & outer robe, went into Savatthi for alms. When she had gone for alms in Savatthi and had returned from her alms round, after her meal she went to the Grove of the Blind to spend the day. Having gone deep into the Grove of the Blind, she sat down at the foot of a tree for the day’s abiding.<br />Then Mara the Evil One, wanting to arouse fear, horripilation, & terror in her, wanting to make her fall away from seclusion, approached her & addressed her in verse:<br />There’s no<br />escape<br />in the world,<br />so what are you trying to do<br />with solitude?<br />Enjoy sensual delights.<br />Don’t be someone<br />who later regrets.<br />Then the thought occurred to Alavika the nun: “Now who has recited this verse — a human being or a non-human one?” Then it occurred to her: “This is Mara the Evil One, who has recited this verse wanting to arouse fear, horripilation, & terror in me, wanting to make me fall away from seclusion.”<br />Then, having understood that “This is Mara the Evil One,” she replied to him in verses:<br />There is<br />an escape in the world,<br />well touched by me<br />with discernment —<br />something that you,<br />you Evil One,<br />kinsman of the heedless,<br />don’t know.<br />Sensual pleasures<br />are like swords & spears;<br />the aggregates,<br />their executioner’s block.<br />What you call sensual delight<br />is no delight for me.<br />Then Mara the Evil One — sad & dejected at realizing, “Alavika the nun knows me” — vanished right there.”"”<br />The above shows that the Bhikkunis have “gone forth” during Buddha’s time.<br />So, have the 4 Bhikkunis ordained in Perth “gone forth”? As Bhikkunis, they are now equal to Bhikkhus in “gone forth” i.e. they too have to go alms round with their bowl and “gone forth” deep in the forest for the days abiding as in the Bhikkunis-Samyutta. If they have not “gone forth”, can they be called Bhikkhunis? If they stay comfortably in the nunnery, being fed by laypeople with comfortable dwelling and just sprinkle some chanted water and tie talisman on laypeople, are they not just nuns(siladaras) in the nunnery?<br />Are the 4 Bhikkhunis able to “gone forth” due to 2 of them are already in their granny’s age (too old to stay in the forest alone and go alms round) and the other two are in their blooming age (too dangerous to stay in the forest alone and go alms round).<br />The argument is have they “gone forth” and if not, are they valid Bhikkunis? Or just siladaras in Bhikkunis’ robes.<br />Seek forgiveness for any mistakes and ignorance in the Dhamma. Sokhihotu.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02480106267595866678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-36672077086746934242009-11-30T16:05:35.440-08:002009-11-30T16:05:35.440-08:00ah-hem ..... MALE chauvinism at play? Back to cav...ah-hem ..... MALE chauvinism at play? Back to caveman - gender superiority has been around for aeons. Why was Eve created? Trouble for Adam, trouble for Thai Theravadas too! Clinging to tradition or craving for male superiority? Ignorance of the human race, gender differences and the purpose of life? Wrong views about women? Why the objection to ordination of women as Theravada nuns? This northern, eastern, western divisions and the 'yana' sects are just bad and pure idiosyncrasies and protectionism. I see animal behaviour - territorial instinct. The Lion is King, the Lioness hunts and serves the King!aah-haahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018252160335014110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-84182914166469316712009-11-20T03:35:23.671-08:002009-11-20T03:35:23.671-08:00With respect Bhante,
Sorry for all my misundersta...With respect Bhante,<br /><br />Sorry for all my misunderstanding on this issue due to misinformation and ignorant. My sincere apologies, Bhantes.<br /><br />CarolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-22911960634062303362009-11-19T16:48:21.340-08:002009-11-19T16:48:21.340-08:00Thank you for your clarification Venerable. It is...Thank you for your clarification Venerable. It is good as long as we are all working towards preserving the Buddha Sasana. We owe it to our next generation.Honsinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060169214689209909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-12197006917645298642009-11-19T15:08:38.727-08:002009-11-19T15:08:38.727-08:00Dear Honsing,
I imagine you are trying to play t...Dear Honsing, <br />I imagine you are trying to play the devil’s advocate rather than the devil himself. Your comments are based on the belief that Theravada IS what the Buddha taught, what’s preserved in the Pali scriptures. My point is that it isn’t. A thousand years of absorbing superstitions, dubious or distorted interpreting, mistaking specific cultural practices for the Dhamma, etc, have made Theravada distinctly different from what the Buddha taught. The hostility to bhikkhuni ordination is a good example of this. The Buddha encouraged women to ordain – the Thai Sangha is against it ‘because we have never had bhikkunis in Thailand’.<br /> <br />Dear Carol,<br />Ajahn Brahm’s problems are not about being secretiveness, they are about opposition to the ordination of women. This is not ‘the first time in history’ nuns have been ordained in Theravada, it has been done recently in Sri Lanka, the US, etc. No one is claiming that Ajahn Brahm is attempting to start his own linage. There has been no suggestion, even by Ajahn Brahm’s strongest critics, that he is no longer a monk. He has been expelled from one particular branch within the Mahanikaya of the Thai Sangha. Please Carol, read the material carefully and get the facts straight before you give your opinions and ask your questions.Shravasti Dhammikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-23312113938925609802009-11-19T02:19:59.213-08:002009-11-19T02:19:59.213-08:00Dear Bikkunis/Bikkus,
Can any Bikku/Bikkuni answe...Dear Bikkunis/Bikkus,<br /><br />Can any Bikku/Bikkuni answer to this (we are ignorant lay disciples)?<br /><br />1. After Buddha's enlightenment,<br /> how come all his disciples were<br /> male/male arahats/Bikkus and <br /> not women?<br /><br />2. Why didn't Buddha include women<br /> in his Sangha except preaching <br /> Dhamma to laywomen (with one <br /> exception case where Ananda <br /> pleaded and Buddha agreed <br /> perhaps of that particular <br /> women's ripen paramis)?<br /><br />3. Why all the Suttas addressed <br /> " O Monks " only and not <br /> "O Monks & O Nuns"?<br /><br />4. Although Buddha mentioned the<br /> 4-fold Sangha, the overall <br /> scenarios must be carefully <br /> studied before the mass bikkuni<br /> ordination.<br /><br />5. By nature, women are more <br /> emotional and biologically <br /> different from men (how<br /> can women be equal with men?).<br /> Women by nature have <br /> menstruation and has<br /> built-in womb for procreation <br /> that men do not have.<br /><br />6. Women need the protection of <br /> men for safety reasons and in <br /> vulnerable conditions. Hence, <br /> women can be a hindrance in men<br /> spiritual progress eg. if<br /> Bikkunis are allowed same <br /> condition as men to practise in <br /> the forest or cave or <br /> cemetary alone.<br /><br />7. The Buddha did mentioned in the <br /> Suttas that ny nature (in this <br /> sensual samsara we share) men <br /> is attracted to women and <br /> vice-versa, even the voice of a <br /> women could melt a man's heart <br /> eg look at some of the <br /> Bikkunis's voice, so sweet <br /> demure nice to listen & can <br /> even melt a woman's heart what <br /> more a man's heart (lust arose).<br /><br />8. Why women cannot be a <br /> Sammasambuddha? All 28 Buddhas <br /> were men. Why? <br /><br />9. The East Sangha based on <br /> intuition/wisdom/silence <br /> intelligence/beyond <br /> reasoning("you know it" <br /> kind Of thing) whereas some not <br /> all, the West Sangha mostly <br /> based on theory /books<br /> /reasoning/research <br /> /experiments. <br /> (How to proof heaven & hell?).<br /><br /> 10.East ideology vs West ideology.<br /><br />We hope the Sangha will carefully study the impact and adverse effect of mass bikkuni ordination (theravada tradition) as it could lead to the destruction or deterioration of Dhamma in the future(preservation vs destruction).<br /><br />If this mass bikkuni ordination is successful, Ajarn B will go down in Buddhist history as the SuperHero(Supermonk) in Bukkuni Ordination in the Thai Theravada/theravada traditions and the First Monk to start a Western Theravada lineage in the West and lastly, the First Monk to cause global disharmony within the Sangha.<br /><br />For the love of Dhamma.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-11928704782409997982009-11-18T19:56:06.413-08:002009-11-18T19:56:06.413-08:00Dear Bikkunis,
(Respond to Ajarn Sujato's blo...Dear Bikkunis,<br /><br />(Respond to Ajarn Sujato's blog on Bikkinis ordination)<br /><br />No joke, the gate of Bikkunis is open to all!Bikkunis Tsunami!<br /><br />The whole issue is not about the ordination of Bikkunis or the Vinaya, but the principles of the Bikkunis & Ajarns in the secretive manner the ordination of Bikkunis was held & intended (like a plot).<br /><br />ITS A CONSPIRACY!. <br /><br />The motive:<br />The Bodhiyana Monastry & Ajarn B is alleged to start their own lineage - the Bodhiyana lineage with Ajahn B as the Abbot in place of Ajarn Chah. Cool.... Western lineage IS BORN. <br /><br />All Bikkunis aspirants who want to be ordained now can go to Ajarn B for official ordination in Bodhiyana (now openly, no need secretly) - the official monastery for Bikkunis ordination regardless of your original lineage or traditions (transcended all forms), the first in history.Applications open to all preceptors.<br /><br />Pondering.....Who is the new "Buddha" (thought only our Lord Buddha could ordain Bikkunis during his aeon as only Buddha is enlightened to know who is fit to be ordained). Do we have a new Buddha? Wow, we are so lucky.<br /><br />Btw,(forgive us putujannas not enlightened yet),is Ajarn B still an Abbot and all those in the secretive ceremony? As his monkship was ordained in Thailand, is he still a monk since he renouce (or expelled) from his monantry in Thailand? Is he entitled dana or allowed to teach Buddhism overseas? Please enlighten us, WPP or Thai authority.Sadhu.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-46256352762399454372009-11-18T12:33:41.431-08:002009-11-18T12:33:41.431-08:00Dear Venerable,
Let me play the devil here just t...Dear Venerable,<br /><br />Let me play the devil here just to balance the comments :P<br /><br />I am glad you came up with a different name called the "Buddhayana". Actually we should be glad that in a short 60 years that the West learned Buddhism, they are already making tremendous "improvements" to Buddhism. If such innovation attitude had been with Theravada since the beginning, I am sure Theravada would not have survived 2550 years, and we would not be left with anything near the original flavor of Buddhism.<br /><br />Meanwhile some people would still like to preserve the Theravada as it is for generations to come, so that another 2550 years later, people would still have a Theravada that is near the original flavor. Therefore please do not call "Buddhayana" as "Theravada". Call it "Buddhayana" and distinguish it.Honsinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060169214689209909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-58116519881321641352009-11-16T02:06:37.592-08:002009-11-16T02:06:37.592-08:00Dear Yokie,
I disagree with several points you hav...Dear Yokie,<br />I disagree with several points you have made. Buddhism is not ‘eastern. Rather, it is or was meant to be, universal, to transcend culture and thus be relevant all and any culture. One might even say that the whole problem is that Thais seem to be incapable of doing just this; they can’t distinguish between their culture and traditions and the Dhamma. Ajahn Brahm is attempting to make the Dhamma relevant to a different culture milieu while staying true to the Buddha’s original intentions and the spirit of the Dhamma. So you are correct in saying that is more a cultural clash than anything else.<br />The bhikkhuis have not been ‘expelled’ simply because the Thai monks and their Westerners do not recognize them as bhikkhunis.Shravasti Dhammikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-3263552805648604282009-11-15T21:49:35.585-08:002009-11-15T21:49:35.585-08:00Hi, as a lay buddhist,can't help but to give p...Hi, as a lay buddhist,can't help but to give personal view & comments (seek forgiveness if wrong,pls enlighten).<br /><br />It is not about the ordination per se, the excom. is about not abiding to traditions & in accordance to Thai culture.<br />Monks are to have humility and not to be rebellious, which is foreign to westerners/foreigner.<br /><br />Buddhism is an eastern religion and with eastern culture.When the West adopted Buddhism, they couldn't blend into the eastern culture and being westerners who always want to change things and have their own branding,so clashes arose.<br />Example, eastern people drink natural mineral water but the Western modified natural water to Coke/Pepsi/flavor juice (its branding), so Buddhism is going into branding in the West which goes against the traditional conventional teachings of the Buddha.<br /><br />Nowadays,lay people and also monks interpret the Dhamma in their own style to gain recognition and fame/branding eg. the 8fold Noble Path should be in that order (first Sila 2nd Samadhi 3rd Panna) and not otherwise which are commonly practiced now (straight to Meditation no Sila perfection yet).<br />Another is the 4noble truth and 5 precepts 1st avoid killing not 1st avoid intoxicants as Buddha goes according to severity of offence which is avoid killing & not avoid intoxicant as most severe.<br /><br />Another observation nowadays is, lay people are not going after the Buddha's teachings but going after the teachings of the monks or the popularity of the monks. Monks should belong to the Sangha and not an individual or a personality/identity.They should preach the Buddha's suttas and not their own teachings or interpretations or understanding.<br /><br />In my opinion, in the Bikkuni ordination in Australia, the Bikkunis should in the first place not ask for ordination without prior approval from the tradition they are under.It should not be the fault of Ajahn Brahm who had to take the blame and the axe.The cause was from the two Bikkunis, the one who wanted to be ordained and the one who did the ordination (pls correct if wrong).<br />Why is Ajahn Brahm expelled for this act? What about the two Bikkunis,are they too expelled or are they still legitimate Bikuunis under the Thai theravada tradition? It is more of culture clash than Vinaya.Pls. enlighten us lay Buddhist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-36261056529514117022009-11-10T09:27:56.905-08:002009-11-10T09:27:56.905-08:00Here is Ajahn Brahm's open letter on this issu...Here is Ajahn Brahm's open letter on this issue:<br /><br />www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=70,8667,0,0,1,0reasonablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971948580051107601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-89014789584765762232009-11-10T09:10:41.458-08:002009-11-10T09:10:41.458-08:00A response to Ajahn Chandako's criticism of th...A response to Ajahn Chandako's criticism of the ordiantion is found here:<br /><br />http://www.bswa.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=769reasonablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971948580051107601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-80660046756239325312009-11-09T15:23:39.285-08:002009-11-09T15:23:39.285-08:00Dear Saltwetfish,
There is no ‘Sri Lanka Sangha’ i...Dear Saltwetfish,<br />There is no ‘Sri Lanka Sangha’ i.e. one unified body with a single head, speaking with one voice, that could ‘accept’ or ‘reject’ Bhikkhuni ordination. Some monks decided to do it and it was done. A few Sri Lankan monks accept it and most don’t.<br /><br />Dear Han &Zan,<br />I too read Ajahn’s Chandako’s letter and I must say that I found the points he made quite unconvincing. I do not know what Ajahn Brahm’s motives were in ordaining nuns but I am pretty certain that why ever he did it, however he did it or whenever he did it, the Thai Sangha and those who feel they are worth listening to would be against it.Shravasti Dhammikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-15356132926542732582009-11-09T04:33:07.739-08:002009-11-09T04:33:07.739-08:00Buddhayana - I came across this term when I read B...Buddhayana - I came across this term when I read Buddhadasa Bhikkhu's "Heartwood of the Bodhi Tree" in which he was criticising how Buddhism has been distorted by many superficial rituals and division of sects (e.g. Theravada versus Mahayana) so much so that many have lost sight of the "Heart" of Buddhism. He talked about Buddha's comments about "a few leaves" and pointed out that people should go back to the "heart" of Buddhism - the elimination of Dukkha by doing practical steps in understanding and internalising the truth of "Sunnata". His openness to Mahayanna tradition on top of his own Thai Theravada tradition shows his belief about going to the essence and cutting across "sects".<br /><br />I have heard Ajahn Brahm a few times and I must said I enjoyed and respected him and his teachings. I was saddened when I read that he has been ex-communicated by his Thai forest tradition. But it may bring about greater good for Buddhism if by that it encourages other Buddhists leaders to break free from traditions to do the right thing (as justified by the Kalama Sutra).reasonablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971948580051107601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-60537734125389432192009-11-09T04:02:40.218-08:002009-11-09T04:02:40.218-08:00Dear Bhante,
I just read something by Ajahn Chand...Dear Bhante,<br /><br />I just read something by Ajahn Chandako originally written as an open letter to the members of the Buddhist Society of Western Australia that presents a very different picture.<br /><br />Now I don't know what to think!<br /><br /><br />The most disturbing part to me was:<br /><br />"Many people I have spoken to think that what was most important to Ajahns Brahm and Sujato was that they go down in history as the ones who revived the bhikkhuni order in the Theravada tradition; that they would be perceived as gallant saviors. In some ways the nuns themselves seemed to have been used as pawns in this greater ambition."<br /><br />I don’t know the people involved or anything about Ajahn Chandako, but its hard to imagine the Ajahn Brahm I’ve heard as a raging egomaniac wanting to go down in history as the savior of the bhikkhuni order—but I guess we all have our faults. : )<br /><br />Change is always difficult but it’s disturbing to see all the familiar worldly issues of jealousy, ego, back-stabbing in the sangha---but that’s what humans do, I guess…<br />SuzanneHan & Zanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563600662100726913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-36643779835657912982009-11-08T03:52:26.830-08:002009-11-08T03:52:26.830-08:00Dear Bhante
I am really tickled by your comment t...Dear Bhante<br /><br />I am really tickled by your comment that Ajahn Brahm "keeps telling the same jokes in his talks."<br /><br />I do have a lot of respect for Ajahn Brahm. But I have stopped going to his talks because he repeats the same stories and jokes all the time and it just gets tired after a while.<br /><br />I appreciate your observation that this event may herald more changes to the traditions. That had not occur to me before. <br /><br />As controversial as the Bhikkuni ordination may be, I think that's probably not the difficult part. The difficult part is whether the Bhikkunis will get the respect and support from the monks as well as the lay community.<br /><br />It's all too easy to cheer as affirmation of the Buddhist ideal of gender equality and then forget about the Bhikkunis totally afterward, leaving them to struggle with the prejudice that they are likely to continue to face for a while.namkhimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08443639043423712409noreply@blogger.com