2022
DOI: 10.3390/rel13100919
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Reading Equality into Asymmetry: Dual Ordination in the Eyes of Modern Chinese Bhikṣuṇīs

Abstract: The “Dual Ordination” (erbuseng jie 二部僧戒) is a Vinaya-based ordination procedure introduced to China from Śrī Laṅkā in the fifth century; in the late imperial period it came to be included in the main ordination system. It stipulates that full ordination for nuns is to be carried out first in front of an assembly of bhikṣuṇīs and then another assembly of bhikṣus. However, contrary to this stipulation, ordinations have mainly been conferred to women by bhikṣus alone in China since the tenth century. The Dual Or… Show more

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“…un . ī Longlian's (隆莲 1909-2006) role in promoting and passing on what she deemed to be orthodox procedures-however asymmetrical (Bianchi 2022). This paper constitutes a second part that focuses on Longlian's and other masters' legacy in contemporary China.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…un . ī Longlian's (隆莲 1909-2006) role in promoting and passing on what she deemed to be orthodox procedures-however asymmetrical (Bianchi 2022). This paper constitutes a second part that focuses on Longlian's and other masters' legacy in contemporary China.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%