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The Question of Bhikkhunī Ordination
On Multiple Ordination : Second Letter
… Triple-Refuge [these were two early types of Acceptance], an auspicious bhikkhunī, a heartwood bhikkhunī [these two types refer to those endowed with any of the qualities of the practice from virtue up through the destruction of the āsavas], a learner bhikkhunī, an adept bhikkhunī, a bhikkhunī accepted by both Saṅghas in unity, by means of a transaction with a motion and three proclamations …
The Question of Bhikkhunī Ordination
A Trojan Horse:
… of three discourses in the Aṅguttara-nikāya and their respective parallels in the Saṁyukta-āgama even go so far as to indicate that someone who has fulfilled the higher training in virtue could still commit breaches of the minor rules; in fact the same holds even for someone who has fulfilled the training in the higher mind.” (Saṅgīti, 213) He neglects to note, however …- End of results



