Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women in Theravada Buddhism
By Ajahn Brahm
Hanoi, Vietnam -- Promoting Gender Equality and Empowering Women is No. 3 on the list of eight declared United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals, and is strongly supported by the FABC.
One
of Australia's senior monks, Ajahn Brahm, was invited to deliver a
speech on Gender Equality at the UN Day of Vesak Convention in Vietnam
in May 2014. Unfortunately, Ajahn Brahm was prevented from delivering
his speech by a ban imposed by conference organising committee the day
before it was due to be given at the Convention. Ajahn Brahm's paper had
been pre-approved by the conference organising committee several months
before the event.The FABC and Australian Buddhist communities are very disappointed at this missed opportunity to promote the important issue of Gender Equality at an international Buddhist event to celebrate the most important day in the Buddhist calendar.
Ajahn Brahm's paper presented a solid case for the full ordination of women in the Theravadin tradition, supported by references from the Buddha and the Vinaya rules that govern Buddhist monastic life.
Please read below the full text of Ajahn Brahm's banned paper: Theravada Buddhism and UN Millenium Development Goal 3 (MDG 3):
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