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   David Raleigh Arnold to islandteak@gmail.com   
   Re: Amputee monks ?   
   19 Mar 17 20:53:30   
   
   From: dra@openguitar.com   
      
   On Sun, 19 Feb 2017 17:45:39 -0800 (PST)   
   islandteak@gmail.com wrote:   
      
   > On Saturday, March 25, 2000 at 1:00:00 AM UTC-7,   
   > Harri Hannula wrote:   
   > > I think that I have to practise Jigmeism, and ask   
   > > you all about this issue...   
   > > ___________   
   > >   
   > > Why cannot a male, adult, accident victim (amputee)   
   > > become accepted as a monk.   
      
   Because he can't walk for hours, bowl in hand.  Lord   
   Buddha expected effort, lots of it, from the   
   order.   
      
   I have never heard of a rule that a monk who became   
   incapacitated must be booted out, however.   
   Metta, Rale   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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