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Bhikkhunis in Thai Monastic Education

In the debate about bhikkhuni ordin­a­tion, inform­a­tion plays a key role. We have made sub­stan­tial strides in our under­stand­ing of Buddhism in his­tory, the rela­tion between dif­fer­ent Buddhist tra­di­tions, and so on. Unfor­tu­nately, little of this inform­a­tion has per­meated into the tra­di­tion Sangha bod­ies. Century-old text­books are not cor­rec­ted, not mat­ter how obvi­ous their mis­takes are.

May 27, 2010 – 9:05 am | By Bhikkhu Sujato | Posted in Essays, Study | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Just A Little Peace

The Buddha’s words exem­plify peace, teach us peace, and lead to the ulti­mate peace of Nib­bana. It is a sad thing that in the com­plex­it­ies and con­tra­dic­tions of Buddhist his­tory, peace has some­times been sac­ri­ficed on the altar of Buddhist nation­al­ism. By ask­ing the hard ques­tions and accept­ing the answers fear­lessly we can arrive at the essen­tial, the true state of peace, for the sake of which all Buddhist eth­ics, med­it­a­tion, and wis­dom are taught.

May 20, 2010 – 10:29 pm | By Bhikkhu Sujato | Posted in Essays, Study | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Full Acceptance

Ordin­a­tion is more than a change in life­style. It is a fun­da­mental shift in the ori­ent­a­tion of one’s very being. While denied bhikkhuni ordin­a­tion, women are forever excluded from the heart of the Buddha’s community.

May 18, 2010 – 11:15 pm | By Bhikkhu Sujato | Posted in Essays | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off