User talk:Justsitting

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June 2018

Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit you made to Sōtō, did not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use the sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 18:01, 19 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop WP:SPAMming Shasta Abbey. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 18:06, 19 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sōtō and Houn Jiyu-Kennett

You could this to Houn Jiyu-Kennett, of course, though the information in itself isn't withour problems either. For examnple,

In 1963 she received the Dharma Transmission from Koho Zenji and later was certified by him as Roshi (Zen Master). She also received a First-Kyoshi and a Sei Degree, roughly equivalent to a Master and a Doctor of Divinity in Buddhism.

It's sort of WP:PUFFERY; in Sōtō, any dude with some (or even no) training can receive dharma transmission; the term "roshi" doesn't mean as much there as it means in the west. The "First-Kyoshi and a Sei Degree" are actually ittō-kyōshi (1等教師, instructor 1st rank), and sei-kyōshi (正教師, instructor proper); see Zen ranks and hierarchy. No idea what makes you equate it with "a Master and a Doctor of Divinity in Buddhism." Those are priest ranks, not university degrees. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 07:09, 20 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

September 2018

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