Re: Mahidol University's Buddhist Studies Programme

At 13 Nov 2007 20:32:49 -0600 Eisel Mazard wrote:
> And, as you all know, they would not accept me unless I passed the
> 9th-level monastic Pali exams anyway --so it is a moot point.

I don't know... sounds like asking a lot to compare a Thai degree to a UofT degree... I imagine they would be shocked to hear of the sort of standards you expect of this institution - professors actually teaching?  All of them?  If you want a Ph.D, go to UofT (though McMaster has a better Rel. St programme).  If you want to learn about Buddhism, find a good monastery, study Pali, Dhamma or Abhidhamma, or just skip the study and meditate under a good teacher - they do exist.

Two cents,

Yuttadhammo