The robe of Lord Buddha is not just a piece of cloth and belonging to the monastic Sangha is not simply a matter of membership. Both carry blessings which can only be transferred in the proper way. In order to repair a broken ordination lineage 'a highly realised practitioner' must participate in the ceremony. Perhaps in the mountains of Korea there is an elderly nun who could renew this blessing. In any case, thousands of nuns and monks would have to attend and such a ceremony would have to take place under the auspices of a World Buddhist Council at Bodh Gaya.Huseng wrote:...He was within his rights to ordain bhikkhunis in the absence of Theravadin bhikkhunis...He did not need consent from the Thai sangha or anyone else for what he did...Why should the current generation of elderly monks in Asia have any bearing on women in Australia and elsewhere who want bhikkhuni ordinations?...
The notion that a single publicity-seeking 'Phra Farang' down in Gooloogong NSW might somehow be qualified for this task is preposterous.