This functioned well half a century ago, but I gather Catholic Church has critical shortage of priests. Sacrificing reality to principle?
Asian Buddhists have institutions that provide support for monks and nuns. Westerner Buddhists don’t respect monasticism.
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All I hear is indictments of Western Buddhism! My understanding of Buddhism is that monasticism is an essential institution
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Oh, I agree completely; that’s where my tweet thread started! It’s been a disaster for the religion, which is essentially over now.
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