The Open Buddhist University

Re:The Open Buddhist University by tontomath on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @03:48AM (#36041228)

Surprising, from (1): Theravada Buddhists have traditionally believed that women had to be reborn as men to achieve nirvana or become Bodhisattvas.

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Re:The Open Buddhist University by wirrbel on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @04:56AM (#36041695)

There is also an issue with women’s ordination. Orthodox theravāda believes women’s orders died out and cannot be revived.

There is also progressiv theravāda that doesn’t hold certain views that seem anachronistic today.

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