There are a lot of strange reasons by some Buddhist male monastics why women are not really suitable for ordination. Bhante Sujato finds similar reasons why men shouldn’t be ordained.
Controversies, abuse, and cultish tendencies in Buddhist communities
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Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women in Theravada Buddhism – Ajahn Brahm
Theravada Buddhist monks, generally speaking, are very conservative. They often claim that they are the guardians of “Original Buddhism” from the time of the Lord Buddha Himself. They consider that one of their most important […]
Full Ordination for Women: Thailand’s Buddhist nuns cautiously lobby for legal recognition
Thai Bhikkhunis have their own limitations, not just because they number only 25 compared with the approximate 200,000 male monks here. They lack legal recognition – a denial that accompanies various withholdings of public benefits, […]