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For me, this is worthy to discover....
federica
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Take a look at these two links...
I for one, am delighted....
Also beneath, is a copy of a post from E-sangha, where I discovered these articles/links...
http://www.buddhanet.net/nunorder.htm
http://www.ayyakhemamandir.org/
"There has been some debate over whether the Bhikkhuni Sangha should be revived and I want to make it clear that this is resolved.
From what I have seen the Bhikkhuni Sangha has been fully reinstated, at least in the U.S. and Europe. The German born Ayya Khema was fully ordained as a Theravada nun. She ordained several women and even ordained some men as monks.
In the U.S. Walpola Piyananda and others have ordained women as fully ordained nuns. They wear the saffron robes (not white ones) take all the precepts, 200 to 300, all ten major precepts that the monks do and have full equal rights.
There already is a fully reinstated Bhikkhuni Sangha and I think it is great!
Cultural practices that attempted to put women in inferior positions were the results of later commentaries and culture, not the Buddha's teachings.
The Buddha was asked in so many words, "is there even one woman nun who is fully enlightened." The Buddha responded, "There are not only one hundred . . . or five hundred, but far more bhikkhunis, my disciples, who by realizing for themselves with direct knowledge here and now enter upon and abide in the deliverance of mind and deliverance by wisdom . . ." Sutta 73 Majjhima Nikaya and also in other sutras too.
Buddhism is the only major world religion that has portions of its scriptures (therigata, sp?) written by women.
May peace and well being go to all these courageous women, entering the sangha in the fully reinstated Bhikkhuni Sangha.
David S."
From here:
http://www.lioncity.net/buddhism/index.php?showtopic=32908&pid=458468&st=0&#entry4584
I for one, am delighted....
Also beneath, is a copy of a post from E-sangha, where I discovered these articles/links...
http://www.buddhanet.net/nunorder.htm
http://www.ayyakhemamandir.org/
"There has been some debate over whether the Bhikkhuni Sangha should be revived and I want to make it clear that this is resolved.
From what I have seen the Bhikkhuni Sangha has been fully reinstated, at least in the U.S. and Europe. The German born Ayya Khema was fully ordained as a Theravada nun. She ordained several women and even ordained some men as monks.
In the U.S. Walpola Piyananda and others have ordained women as fully ordained nuns. They wear the saffron robes (not white ones) take all the precepts, 200 to 300, all ten major precepts that the monks do and have full equal rights.
There already is a fully reinstated Bhikkhuni Sangha and I think it is great!
Cultural practices that attempted to put women in inferior positions were the results of later commentaries and culture, not the Buddha's teachings.
The Buddha was asked in so many words, "is there even one woman nun who is fully enlightened." The Buddha responded, "There are not only one hundred . . . or five hundred, but far more bhikkhunis, my disciples, who by realizing for themselves with direct knowledge here and now enter upon and abide in the deliverance of mind and deliverance by wisdom . . ." Sutta 73 Majjhima Nikaya and also in other sutras too.
Buddhism is the only major world religion that has portions of its scriptures (therigata, sp?) written by women.
May peace and well being go to all these courageous women, entering the sangha in the fully reinstated Bhikkhuni Sangha.
David S."
From here:
http://www.lioncity.net/buddhism/index.php?showtopic=32908&pid=458468&st=0&#entry4584
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Have you heard of Tenzin Palmo. She is doing a lot of good work establishing female nunneries in the Tibetan tradition.
http://www.tenzinpalmo.com/
http://www.ascentmagazine.com/articles.aspx?articleID=114&page=read&subpage=past&issueID=4
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metta
N1N2....oh yes....She rocks - !!