In the monasteries where I trained in Taiwan and S.Korea, the respectful-affectionate title "brother" was used in a gender-neutral, all-inclusive sense. In high school, I recall reading that all children were called "girls" at some point. When did things become so differentiated?
-
-
Zen linguistic comrades within feminine masculine neutral mix is relatively harmless. Whereas, Theravada has major issues. I have to go out for a bit, but wish to continue because if one thing can reduce female murder by men in the world, its Buddhism
https://youtu.be/KzGVKUoKT9A -
May all beings be free of suffering and cause harm to none!

- 2 more replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.