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**drislerfottor** · 11-23-2011, 11:20 AM

All schools of Buddhism accept the Nikayas/Agamas and the Vinaya as authentic. The emergence and developments seem consistent with response to the changing cultural, social, and religious environments that Buddhism moved into.

Yes, I think you're right. But that doesn't mean that they all follow the Vinaya rules, of course. In Korea and Japan, there are orders that allow the monks/nuns to marry. Actually encourage it. Also, many such temples are actually for-profit.

11-23-2011, 11:20 AM	#39
drislerfottor Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 516 Senior Member	All schools of Buddhism accept the Nikayas/Agamas and the Vinaya as authentic. The emergence and developments seem consistent with response to the changing cultural, social, and religious environments that Buddhism moved into. Yes, I think you're right. But that doesn't mean that they all follow the Vinaya rules, of course. In Korea and Japan, there are orders that allow the monks/nuns to marry. Actually encourage it. Also, many such temples are actually for-profit.
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