Dear Yong Peng

You wrote:

> Dear Ven. Pandita and Bankei,
>
> I agree. I am in fact interested in textual references from the Tipitaka, not so much about personal opinions. I am not saying that personal views are not welcomed, but supported by some references to the suttas is preferred.

Sorry. What I have said is not just a personal opinion. What I am trying to do is to form a hypothesis by comparing two organizations which are very different in nature and have very different functions, but which accept social barriers within themselves as a norm. My hunch is that if we understand one organization, that understanding will be helpful to understand the other.

What I am doing at this stage is what they call "brainstorming"; I don't have even a hypothetical answer yet.

with metta

Ven. Pandita