bhikkhuni

The first Theravada bhikkhuni (nun) ordination in Australia, and the first in the Thai Forest Tradition anywhere in the world, was performed in Bodhinyana Monastery in Western Australia on October 22nd.

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The first Theravada bhikkhuni (nun) ordination in Australia, and the first in the Thai Forest Tradition anywhere in the world, was performed in Bodhinyana Monastery in Western Australia on October 22nd.

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Bhikkhu Sujato: Any decision regarding the method for bhikkhuni ordination must be guided primarily by the broad principles of the Vinaya.

A Summary Report of the 2007 International Congress on the Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages ��� Part Four: Day Three and Final Comments by His Holiness 2007

That is in Vessali, the place where the bhikkhuni sangha was first established.

A Summary Report of the 2007 International Congress on the Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages ��� Part Four: Day Three and Final Comments by His Holiness 2007

Therefore, there can be no objection to bhikkhuni ordination by a dual sangha with members from more than one of these nikayas.

A Summary Report of the 2007 International Congress on the Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages ��� Part Four: Day Three and Final Comments by His Holiness 2007

This they would do by taking bhikkhuni ordination.

A Summary Report of the 2007 International Congress on the Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages ��� Part Four: Day Three and Final Comments by His Holiness 2007

Newly establishing bhikkhuni sangha where it has been discontinued will uplift Buddhism.

A Summary Report of the 2007 International Congress on the Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages ��� Part Four: Day Three and Final Comments by His Holiness 2007

The only restriction on members of a dual nikaya sangha stated in the Pali Vinaya texts is if a bhikkhu or bhikkhuni belongs to a group that has had a schism with the sangha or has been expelled from the sangha.

A Summary Report of the 2007 International Congress on the Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages ��� Part Four: Day Three and Final Comments by His Holiness 2007

Soon after Buddha, his followers, mainly Ananda, started the bhikkhuni order in order to compete with the Jain tradition, which already had bhikkhunis.

A Summary Report of the 2007 International Congress on the Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages ��� Part Two: Day One 2006

Subsequently, the bhikkhunis participated in Theravada dual sangha bhikkhuni ordination in Sri Lanka.

A Summary Report of the 2007 International Congress on the Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages ��� Part Two: Day One 2006