THE MAHĀVAGGA
The Mahāvagga The Great Division Translated by Khematto Bhikkhu The Mahāvagga, according to the Royal Thai recension, is the fourth
Read moreThe Mahāvagga The Great Division Translated by Khematto Bhikkhu The Mahāvagga, according to the Royal Thai recension, is the fourth
Read moreAbbreviations AN Aṅguttara Nikāya Bhī Pc Bhikkhunī Pācittiya BMC The Buddhist Monastic Code Cv Cullavagga DN Dīgha Nikāya MN Majjhima Nikāya
Read morePostscript The following criticism was leveled at the letter I wrote on February 23, 2010: Ajahn Ṭhānissaro makes the assumption
Read moreOn Multiple Ordination : Second Letter February 23, 2010 Dear Ven. Ñāṇadhammo, You asked for a clarification of my letter
Read moreOn Multiple Ordination : First Letter November 13, 2009 Dear Ven. Ñāṇadhammo, You sent me a copy of the transaction
Read moreIssues Related to Bhikkhunī Ordination 1. It has been argued that the Bhikkhunī Saṅgha in the past was entirely independent
Read moreA Trojan Horse: Unilateral Bhikkhunī Ordination Revisited Articles and books discussed: BMC2 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu: The Buddhist Monastic Code, volume II. Third revised
Read morePostscript An article recently published by Bhikkhu Anālayo, “The Cullavagga on Bhikkhunī Ordination” (CBO), comments on my recent paper on ordaining
Read moreOn Ordaining Bhikkhunīs Unilaterally Introduction In an article entitled, “On the Bhikkhunī Ordination Controversy,” Bhikkhu Anālayo makes several points with
Read moreThe Question of Bhikkhunī Ordination Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu Copyright Copyright 2018 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu This work is licensed under the Creative Commons
Read moreSelect Bibliography Primary sources For the Pali Canon, I have used the Thai edition published in Bangkok by Mahāmakut Rajavidyalaya
Read moreGlossary Abbhantara: a unit for measuring distance, approximately equal to 14 meters. Akkosa-vatthu: a topic for abuse. See BMC1, Pc 2 & 3. Andhaka: one of the
Read moreAPPENDIX FIVE Technical Terms A. Sampatti: The Validity of Community Transactions As stated in Chapter 12, the Khandhakas’ discussion of what constitutes a
Read moreAPPENDIX FOUR Disciplinary Transactions The transaction statements the Canon gives for these disciplinary transactions follow closely the details of the origin
Read moreAPPENDIX THREE Vuṭṭhāna-vidhī for Saṅghādisesa Offenses It would be impossible to give examples for all the various permutations that could conceivably happen when
Read moreAPPENDIX TWO Going-forth & Acceptance This section includes only the fixed formulae for these transactions. Passages not from the Canon are
Read moreAppendices APPENDIX ONE General Transaction Statements A. Territories (sīmā) To remove a ti-cīvara-avippavāsa: (Mv.II.12.5) Suṇātu me bhante saṅgho. Yo so saṅghena
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