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  3. The Question of Bhikkhunī Ordination

Contents

  • Cover
  • Titlepage
  • Copyright
  • Introduction
  • On Ordaining Bhikkhunīs Unilaterally
    • Introduction
      • Basic Principles
    • The Article : Part One
      • Preliminaries
      • Legal Reading vs. Historical-critical Reading
      • Vinaya as Case Law?
      • The Status of Origin Stories
      • The Argument
      • The Buddha’s Legislative Principles : The Status of the Garudhammas
      • The Buddha’s Legislative Principles : Two Old Rules Not Rescinded
      • The Speed Limit Simile
      • Are the Garudhammas Anomalous?
    • The Article : Part Two
      • The Buddha’s Attitudes toward Bhikkhunīs
      • The Buddha on the Revival of the Bhikkhunī Saṅgha
      • Disrespect for the Dhamma
      • The Crippled Elephant
  • Postscript
  • A Trojan Horse: Unilateral Bhikkhunī Ordination Revisited
    • I : Principles of Interpretation
    • II : Relationships among the Rules
      • Narratives Connecting the Rules
      • Rules on the Same Topic
      • Explanatory Material
      • Patterns of Legislative Procedure
    • III : The Traditional Interpretation & Anālayo’s Objections
    • IV : An Alternative Reading
      • Anālayo’s Mistranslation
    • V : The Training of Bhikkhunīs
    • VI : “Historical-critical” Readings
    • VII : Quoting Out of Context
    • VIII : Compassion
    • IX : Parting Thoughts
  • Postscript
  • Issues Related to Bhikkhunī Ordination
    • Some added random thoughts:
  • On Multiple Ordination : First Letter
  • On Multiple Ordination : Second Letter
    • Part One
    • Part Two
    • Part Three
  • Postscript
  • Abbreviations