> In a message dated 2/4/2006 12:08:07 PM Eastern Standard Time,

gunnargallmo@... writes:

> As Virupa in a later message tells us he is married,
> he is by definition not a Thera according to the
> Theravada use of the word, and when writing to a list
> where most members are mainly interested in Theravada,
> he is confusing matters by using this title.

Who's Confused? I didn't get very confused. As a matter of fact Rev. Virupa was simply answering a question posted by another member of this list about a book. And then Gunnar, who obviously should spend more time meditating and less time nitpicking, sat back and started all this bickering. As i've found in my study of the Sutta's,. Lord Buddha made it very clear not to worry yourself with other peoples errors, but to focus on your own. Someone who is from the Theravada Branch of Buddhism would have certainly known that. I'm sure this post is falling on deaf ears since Gunnar is so obviously interested in arguing. So my closing statement is, Who Cares what Virupa addresses himself as? But I guess if it's confusing to you, I understand why it would cause a problem.

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