We need to understand that the situation now with Bhikshunis is an important issue. Some people think that there have been some foreign nuns who’ve come over and started making an issue out of it and it’s only then that the Bhikshuni issue has become an important question, and that before it wasn’t important. But that is absolutely not the case. The fact that it was not an important issue for us before is our fault. It’s our problem, and it’s us not living up to our own responsibility. And this is for monks and nuns both—we have both let this slide, so it is all of our responsibility. – HH the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje
There is a teaching by HH the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, during the 1st Arya Kshema Nuns’ Gathering – Why Bhikshuni Ordination is Important:
You find it a written summery here:
H.H. the 17th Karmapa will come to Germany and Berlin from the 28 May to the 9th June 2014. Details here.
More about Bhikshuni Ordination
- Interview with the Dalai Lama about the Full Ordination of Women – with more links at the end of the article
- The Buddha’s Forgotten Nuns – A New Documentary 2013/07/31
- Full Ordination for Women: Thailand’s Buddhist nuns cautiously lobby for legal recognition 2013/02/18
- First female Geshe: Geshe Kelsang Wangmo 2012/10/06
Tibetan Buddhism – Struggling With Diffi·Cult Issues 