[Buddha-l] women & , er, religion

[Chris Fynn]

Richard Hayes wrote:

> On Jul 27, 2009, at 5:37 PM, Piya Tan wrote:

>> Of course, like the word jesuit, hinayana goes both ways. A Jesuit  
>> is a jesuit by any other name.

> There is, however, one important difference. Members of the Society of  
> Jesus happily call themselves Jesuits, while no Buddhist ever calls  
> herself a hīnayānin.

Not quite true...

Tibetans frequently identify themselves as practising both Hinayana and 
Mahayana together.

They teach that outwardly one should follow the Hinayana vows of the 
Pratimoksha, inwardly the Bodhisattva vows, and secretly the Vajrayana - 
beginning with the first.

In this view the Hinayana is seen as the essential foundation for the 
Mahayana.

- C