Admission of guilt is excellent and usually conclusive. So what exactly has been admitted and by whom? I ask because in other unrelated sexual misconduct accusations, there was a famous guy who has "admitted" to what he did. But when you read what he admitted versus what he was accused of...

Admission of guilt is somehow of less value than a "conviction?" :shrug: Admission of guilt is excellent and usually conclusive. So what exactly has been admitted and by whom? I ask because in other unrelated sexual misconduct accusations, there was a famous guy who has "admitted&quo...

Here is a guy who probably never broke any law other than drug-smuggling, which he admitted to when the statute of limitations had run out: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uTjSOTCg9Yg/TvwVR4vgquI/AAAAAAAAAlo/uU3H_Ucg4uI/s400/%25E5%25B0%25BC%25E9%2581%2594%25E7%2588%25BE%25E8%25A6%25AA%25E5%25A5%25B3%25E7%...

Who has been sentenced to prison so far? Since when is consenting sex between adults a criminal offence? U.S. authorities looking into misconduct allegations at Shambhala retreat https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/shambhala-retreat-colorado-criminal-allegations-1.4955867 :reading: . I'm gla...

When most people think of Bangkok they think of ladies who pee standing up and guys who wear bras and panties and then post pics of it on the internet. I imagine only ignorance thinks the above. By "ignorance", I refer to not having ever been to Bangkok. Having personally been to Bangkok ...

This post reads like someone who really doesn't know what they are talking about. Best wishes with whatever you are doing here. Three suttas literally say this phrase does not lead to the Buddhist goal. This phase appears similar to the bewildered confusions of Vachagotta in SN 44.10; where the vie...

Not quite sure I understand. To me, anatta isn't really very mysterious. Of course, the levels of realising it vary tremendously, but it is not really hard to begin to see it in our lives. Everything we think of as an object is in fact a vast web of relationships, past present and future, changing ...

Knowing what I know now its hard to NOT see the bikkhuni ordination thingy through the same lens as before. Xuecheng has been preying on bhikkhunis (ordained female monastics) for years, specifically that he has had sex with multiple nuns by persuading them they could be “purified” through physical ...

More news from the Zenmaster dudes, whose fingers are not pointing to the moon .... Case in point: Eido Shimano Roshi. The founder and leader of New York’s Zen Studies Society—among the largest Western Buddhist communities in America, with prominent CEOs and celebrities among its members—Shimano car...

Greetings, This is a legitimate topic, but if it could be addressed in a manner that is a bit more on-point, and a bit less gratuitous, that would be greatly appreciated. Not only does such gratuitousness risk going beyond the Terms of Service, and increase the likelihood of posts being edited or r...

Burma doesn't have such widepread issues. As you confess in your first post that you are only starting to discover that Buddhism (Theravada and otherwise) is wracked by scandals, it kind of hurts me that I must further pierce your bubble. - https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/07/02/Monk-sex-theft-sca...

Are you calling Bhante Dhammanando a liar or are you saying he is spiritually misguided? My recollection is Venerable Bhante Dhammanando merely posted: It's found in three other suttas: Uposatha Sutta: AN 3:70 Brāhmaṇasacca Sutta: AN 4:185 Tikaṇḍakī Sutta, AN 5:144 And is discussed in the Visuddhim...

Anatta :candle: All other words existed before Buddhism. The word anatta will disapear for entire kalpas and there will be nothing but pure, hellish sufferings. Without anatta nibanna cannot be realized and Buddha just becomes a garden-variety hindu-avatar. Yes, friend. :goodpost: I, with DW in min...

Sex with women is obviously not related to pandaka-ness. You are sounding like a Xtian, blaming homosexuality for all of the world's ills. In Thailand, the monastic institution was always a means for the economic poor to get ahead. However, as the world becomes more materialistic, the potential cri...

Not sure what this has to do with theravada. Or even Buddhism, as far as most of us here are concerned. Maybe dharma wheel engaged is a better place for such gossip? Pretty disturbing that you would view such a pertinent issue as "gossip". Similar to the "Me, Too!" casting-couch...