The way I understand, it is mandatory to accept Tipitaka if you want to call yourself a Theravada.BrokenBones wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 12:31 amWe don't know... it's just Sri Lankan sangha/political tittle tattle... unless there is any evidence?4GreatHeavenlyKings wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 12:06 am Is he alleged to be a crypto-Catholic?
Not that the other allegations are not serious as well, of course.
How is a refusal to accept Abhidhamma a 'serious' allegation?
The Buddha specifically asked his disciples to follow the suttas and vinaya.
There are many monks who don't accept Abhidhamma... even more who accept it without ever reading it or even the suttas(maybe one or two suttas at best)... the Visuddhimagga is their book of choice.
Should they no longer be regarded as Theravāda monks?
You may chose to ignore the reading of Abhidhamma, but as a leader of a sect you should not reject and discourage others studding it.
I think we had this discussion in this form and can't find the link.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theravada ... philosophy