Thursday, January 14, 2010
Struggle for gender equality of Buddhist monks of Sri Lanka
(January 14, Colombo - Lanka Polity) A leading Buddhist priest of Sri Lanka, Ven. Inamaluwe Sumangala Thero lodged a complaint against the state Commissioner of Buddhist Affairs regarding non-safeguarding quality of the female Buddhist monks.
The Thero complained to the Human Rights Commission that the Commissioner of Buddhist Affairs had rejected registering the monasteries of the female monks.
There are 147 monasteries of the female Buddhist monks in which 500 senior and 2000 novice monks reside, says Inamaluwe Sumangala Thero.
The Buddhist term 'Sangha' includes both male and female monks, the Thero says.
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