[Buddha-l] RE: First ever foreigner to become monk in China?

[Alberto Todeschini]

From: Kirkpatrick [jkirk at spro.net]

Several foreign (e.g., not Chinese) women renouncers--from Thailand and
other areas,
have gone to China earlier on to be ordained in a Buddhist tradition, since
the bhikkhuni tradition
had been lost in Sri Lanka, Burma, and Thailand.


Hi Joanna,

That's right! I had completely forgotten about that. So I wonder why all 
the fuss. Allegedly, the article was right on the cover of the China 
Daily. Perhaps a male westerner's conversion and ordination makes a good 
story. Obviously, China Daily didn't try very hard to check their story 
for accuracy, or simply chose to disregard the ordinations you mention.

Regards,

Alberto Todeschini