On the illegality of Bhik(kh/s)uni Ordination

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As I have said, these matters have been endlessly discussed already. I have presented a summary of the consensus opinion.

With regard to your point, please see :

A proposal for the reform of discriminatory bhikkhunī rules (part 1)

Thanks so much, Ayya Vimalañāṇī, for your essay. It is so important to hear the voices of those with a different perspective. If it weren’t for this sort of essay, I would be in the dark about what it is like to be a bhikkhunī. We all need education. I take your point that the “circles that place a lot of emphasis on the early texts” can sometimes be unreasonably conservative and oppressive, thereby perpetuating gender discrimination. It seems to me that the emphasis on early texts is often too…

A proposal for the reform of discriminatory bhikkhunī rules (part 2)

In the present essay I wish to flesh out the ideas presented in my earlier proposal. I do not wish so much to expand the topic, at least not yet, as to take a deeper look at what it would entail to abolish some or all of the lesser rules for bhikkhunīs, as well as the rationale for doing so. Once again, does the Canon allow for the abolishing of certain rules? As I mentioned in my previous mini-essay, any reform is more likely to succeed, or at least be grudgingly accepted, if it is based on a …

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