Are there lady monks

You have to rebel against injustice because this is not right," she added. While Dhammananda's monastery ordains female novices, it cannot do the same for those seeking to become female monks. Such a ceremony would require not only 10 female monks but also 10 male monks, who are forbidden under Thailand's order to participate in it.

There are about female monks across Thailand and they were all ordained abroad, Dhammananda said, adding that her monastery houses seven of them. In contrast, Thailand has more than , male monks.

Efforts in the past by advocates to undo the order have been futile. It has been officially upheld during meetings of the Sangha Supreme Council, the council of top monks, in and most recently in The government says this is not gender discrimination but a matter of long-held tradition, and women are free to travel abroad to be ordained, just not in their own country. That is a very hard part. Particularly for my oldest son. He really misses that.

But he still misses the hugs. As long as there is a third person around, and as long as we are not sharing the same seat, [men and female monks] can be close. But I must have a sister [fellow female monk] here as a witness. The youngest is a boy and, yes, I have held him.

A child! Oh yes! Because people will roll into a great laughter. No, that rule is about tickling monks. Not about tickling laypeople. There are two groups. Others are more suspicious. But for those who are interested, we educate them. I was invited to Rayong a Thai coastal province for a seminar. And I went out with the male monks. People in the marketplace, when they realized the last one walking in the back was actually female, they were so interested!

One household ran inside and grabbed a big box of drinks and offered it to my alms bowl. I was happy. But if you make offerings to both monks and female monks? This is in the text. Do you have such and such illness? But if I am willing to answer this, they should give us ordination. I think Thai women, young and old, are willing to go through this interrogation. I miss high tea. This here gestures toward an 11 a. So no high tea. Gain access to the best in sprititual film, our growing collection of e-books, and monthly talks, plus our year archive.

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