Hello Robert,

I won't overburden this discussion by responding to all your
statements. Just this really needs clarification:

> >
> >
> Robert: The only reason it could be changing is because a few

well-

> > meaning,
> > > but (IMHO) misguided souls are actively ignoring millenia of
> > > tradition.
> > =======================================
> > And this, obviously, includes the senior Theras and Theris of

the

> > Thai, Sri Lankan, Burmese, Vietnamese, Korean, Taiwanese,

Laotian,

> > Cambodian, and Tibetan traditions in Australia.
> ==========
> By this you mean that the senior Thai and Burmese Monks in

Australia

> have accepted your beliefs?

I never implied that they agree with all my beliefs. My point, in
context, was simply that they had all agreed to work together as
Buddhist monks and nuns for mutual benefit. There has never been a
suggestion by a single one that those of another tradition are
somehow not 'real' monks and nuns. In our conversations and
meetings, words like 'pigs', 'disgusting', 'foul' have not been
used; words like 'harmony', 'understanding', 'appreciation' have
been used frequently.

Today we were pleased to be able to host a visit by a disciple of
Lama Chodak. He's a nice young Canadian/Australian ordained as
sramanera in the Tibetan Sakya lineage. We were priveliged to be
able to lend him a Thai-style alms bowl and take him on his first
Pindapata - a very meaningful form of enjoyment. He was interested
and asked about the training for novices, etc., we have here. In
recent weeks we have hosted visits by Vietnamese, Korean, Thai, and
Chinese monks, and in every case we enjoyed their company and mutual
support and encouragement. I feel honoured to be able to continue
this practice.

in Dhamma

Bhante Sujato