Bhikkhuni: Buddhism, Sri Lanka, Revolution
It is a documentary film about the revival of women's ordination in Theravada Buddhism. Shortly after Enlightenment, the Buddha said: "I shall not come to my final passing away, until my bhikkhus and bhikkhunis, laymen and laywome...
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"This moving documentary skilfully educates us on the revival of the Bhikkhuni Sangha in Sri Lanka, Thailand and elsewhere. The difficulties and obstacles faced and surmounted are respectfully presented and the great patience and strength of the Elder Theri nuns in continuing to live and practise in their birth countries, despite challenges unknown to their Brothers, the monks. I look forward to a sequel from excellent Director, Malgorzata Dobrowolska, showing how the situation is evolving in the various Buddhist countries, enabling women to follow ever more fully the footsteps of the first bh..."
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It is a documentary film about the revival of women's ordination in Theravada Buddhism. Shortly after Enlightenment, the Buddha said: "I shall not come to my final passing away, until my bhikkhus and bhikkhunis, laymen and laywome...