[Buddha-l] women & , er, religion

[Franz Metcalf]

A bit of info on the Jodo Shinshu tradition. Yes, there are female  
ministers in Japan. There are also female ministers in the BCA  
(Buddhist Churches of America, the main Jodo Shinshu organization).  
There's at least one in Canada, as well (she's a Japanese minister who  
emigrated). Just some props for Jodo Shinshu--which doesn't get enough  
of them as far as I'm concerned.

Generally speaking, Mahayana lineages fully ordain women. Theravada  
lineages do not. There's much information out there on this historical  
situation, if you look. But it's depressing, so instead I suggest  
sending out metta-filled thoughts to the misogynist Buddhist leaders  
throughout space and time.

Can't hurt,

Franz