The first Nun

lobster

Here is the story of the first Nun. Interesting for a number of reasons. I have fortunately rarely come across dharma misogyny at Western dharma centres but be prepared for it in the text. Quite often I have found greater exemplars and practitioners amongst our sisters.
http://www.budsas.org/ebud/ebdha149.htm

I have always considered the Dharmakāya to trancend gender, just as the Buddha is a mother and father being. Do you feel the expression (not the experience) of realisation is different according to gender, age, location in time, space and culture?

PS. If I became a nun I would like to be known as 'The Wiser', then I would be Nun The Wiser . . . :clap:

Zero

lobster said:

Do you feel the expression (not the experience) of realisation is different according to gender, age, location in time, space and culture?

I would assume so otherwise we would all be the same.

Vastmind

'....Do you feel the expression (not the experience) of realisation is different according to gender, age, location in time, space and culture? '

Of course. :mullet:

person

If I were a nun I'd want to be called 'of the above'

Zero

'for the hills'

Jeffrey

What about a monk named chip?

black_tea

Nun Sequitur

Vastmind

Jeffrey said:

What about a monk named chip?

lolololol...I kept sitting here saying...Nun chip?? WTF?
I don't get it....then...
.......Duh! ChipMonk. lololol

federica

I see we've found our level..... :rolleyes:

lobster

'....Do you feel the expression (not the experience) of realisation is different according to gender, age, location in time, space and culture? '

Of course.

Then realisation is not an independent omniscience, or unworldly merge into dharma borg-hood? It is both personal and dependent?

BhikkhuJayasara

My favorite Bhikkhuni( and one of my favorite people in Buddhist history period) is Patacara

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/hecker/wheel292.html#patacara

This woman lost every loved one in her life in one day, goes nuts, is brought out of that nuts by the Buddha and becomes one of the most famous female Arahants. Anyone who has experienced great loss in their life can definitely connect with this woman.



if you'd like to learn more about Bhikkhunis during the Buddha's time check out this exhaustive link - http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/hecker/wheel292.html