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Causing Trouble
There’s a lot of noise about causing dissension, separating the Sangha. It’s a regular threat that’s tossed around whenever anyone mentions bhikkhuni ordination. But for anyone who knows their Vinaya,...
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The Time Has Come
Here’s a very important new article on bhikkhuni ordination, called The Time Has Come. To which I cannot help but add: a fact’s a fact. It’s by three ex-nuns, Thanissara, Jitindriya, and Elizabeth Day...
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Ajahn Brahm’s response to ‘The Time Has Come’
A little while ago i posted the new article called ‘The Time Has Come’, by several former siladharas. As always, articles on bhikkhuni ordination evoke the most comments and response on this blog. We...
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On “Sex and the Sangha” and the displacement of pain
I’ve just had a read of the excellent blog post on “Sex and the Sangha:Forgiveness, Retribution or Justice” by NellaLou. If you haven’t seen it yet, go and have a read; I’ll have a cuppa and see you in...
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A Further Note on Monastery Constitutions
In continuing my occasional series on Monastery constitutions and the legal/Vinaya issues involved, I’d like to take a short look at one recently revised constitution, that of Vimutti Monastery in New...
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Healing the fallout from the Bhikkuni ordination
Here’s a new article from Dennis Sheppard, president of the BSWA, which he has asked me to post here. Healing the fallout from the Bhikkuni ordination Dennis Sheppard President BSWA Following the...
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