Dear Jou,

don't you find that your own way of expressing your preference for using
the Pali qualifier "bhikkhu" rather than "Ven." or "Venerable" could itself
appear as... distateful ?

I do agree with your position of principle, but not about your unnecessary
brusqueness, to the point of rudeness. You could simply have stated:

"Bhante, I believe that we should continue with the millenarian tradition
of using pali qualifiers - using words that are not blemished with their
own - possibly tainted - history. Accordingly, don't you think it would be
more proper for you to to sign as "bhikkhu (name)"?

Peace from Aussie to Aussie.

Dr Gabriel Jîvasattha Bittar

>Dear Sir, I find you refering to yourself as venerable as distasteful, NB
>this is not saying that you are not venerable. As a bhikkhu I referred to
>myself as bhikkhu. I have not seen an example of the Buddha referring to
>himself as venerable.
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