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Will the Leader of the community of monks ask one to accept that the Buddha may have somebody in the beginning of 20th century? Does seem like a nice opportunity almost too good to be true, that's why i ask. I don't fully understand the question. Could you clarify further? Oh, I finally got it (I t...

Thank you for your answers, it has been a pleasant read:) Are you affiliated with the monastery? Kind of, yes. ;-) You may get a hint when looking at the signature under my post about the sotapanna & 5 precept question above and then search for further clues here http://www.sasanarakkha.org/monkhoo...

The Committee gave its approval and also sorted out initial uncertainties with regards to visa matters for foreign monks. What was this about, any special visa solution for monks? Unfortunately there is no special solution for monks. They consulted a professional visa agent (a company that earns it...

Also in regards to Sotapanna being unable to break 5 precepts as a lay person, what is their position? Usually monasteries don't have an official position on questions such as these. Different monks may have different opinions and it all boils down to what the Buddha/discourses say, and not what a ...

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Thu Feb 15, 2018 1:07 pm

Will the Leader of the community of monks ask one to accept that the Buddha may have somebody in the beginning of 20th century?

Does seem like a nice opportunity almost too good to be true, that's why i ask.

I don't fully understand the question. Could you clarify further?

Has anyone undertaken a count of the number of thullaccaya-offences for bhikkhus vs. bhikkhunis? I ran a quick search with DPR, which brought to surface the following results: Bhikkhuvibhaṅga: 203 Bhikkhunīvibhaṅga: 29 MV + CV: 68 These numbers, however, must be taken with a grain of salt, because m...