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

[jkirk]

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
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Or maybe the Chinese had in mind the "first Italian" to convert in China?
J

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