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Airspace consultation FAQs
Why is the second phase taking place?
The second phase is taking place because after narrowing down where new flight paths could go – there may be additional impacts on areas in Sussex, Surrey and Kent that were not previously known and therefore not consulted on.
Is this in reaction to Warnham?
Absolutely not. Under guidance from the CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) we are adding a second phase of consultation to consult with the local community on additional impacts as a result of the development of potential new arrival and departure routes using the feedback from the first consultation.
Was there always going to be a second phase?
Yes – it was always a strong possibility that additional impacts not covered in the first consultation would come to light as we assessed feedback and developed potential routes from the first consultation.
How is this and the second runway linked?
It is not at all. The changes we are consulting on will be delivered by the end of 2015 and will be operational many years before any potential second runway is built at Gatwick. If Gatwick is successful in being awarded a second runway, there will need to be further airspace changes and further public consultations.
Where can I get more info?
The consultation document contains all the information required to enable you to determine the potential effect of the proposal.
Feedback can be given using the feedback button on the website which will open up a questionnaire for you to fill in. You can also email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Alternatively you may post a response to us at:
Freepost RSLG-ATKL-LBAE
Gatwick Airspace Consultation
Ipsos MORI
Research Services House
Elmgrove Road
You refer to "environmentally sensitive areas", "populated or other sensitive areas" and "populated areas and noise sensitive areas"; what is the definition of these terms?
Different communities or individuals may have different perceptions of what is sensitive and what is not, hence we have deliberately left these terms open for individuals to interpret as they see fit. Stakeholders are encouraged to give their views what areas may be sensitive to airspace changes, so that we can consider them in the ongoing design process.
Will it mean more flights overhead? Will I see/hear more flights?
This consultation is about how we modernise the existing routes to achieve the optimal solution operationally and environmentally. The consultation is not about the general trend of increasing numbers of flights (see later FAQ on "Why don't you stop the number of flights from growing?").
The net effect of these proposals will be less noise – aircraft will climb higher, more quickly on departure and stay higher for longer on arrival. However, flight paths will change – and this may mean some areas will be overflown more than today, others less, and some will not notice any significant change.
This consultation is your chance to feed information into the on-going design process about any local sensitivity to overflights so that it may be considered in the on-going design process.
What is the process for changing airspace?
The process for changing airspace is defined by the CAA in their publication:
CAP 725, CAA Guidance On The Application Of The Airspace Change Process, March 2007, CAA Directorate of Airspace Policy.
For further information on the legal framework for airspace changes in the UK, including government guidance, see Part A of the consultation document.
What will you do with my response? Will you be giving feedback on the results of the consultation?
We have employed IPSOS to independently collate all responses. They will analyse and feedback to us the issues, which we can consider in our on-going design process. A feedback report detailing the results of the consultation will be published on this website in September 2014.
Responses will be made available to the CAA as part of any Airspace Change Proposals submitted to them for changes covered by this proposal. This will allow the CAA to assess whether we have taken relevant information into account in the development of our final proposals.
Why should we believe what you say in your consultation document?
At NATS and Gatwick Airport Limited we take our responsibilities very seriously and whenever we present proposed changes we always seek to present the best available information.
Furthermore, the process for airspace change is regulated by the CAA. As part of this change process we will be required to analyse performance after one year and demonstrate that the change is working as anticipated. If the CAA determines this not to be the case then they may require us to make further changes to rectify the situation which would be costly and time consuming.
It is in nobody's interest to have incorrect information in the consultation material.
Why has there been a recent increase in noise over my area? Why have you made these changes already?
NATS is required to go through the airspace change process, as documented in the CAA's airspace change guidance, when proposing permanent changes to the airspace design. Permanent airspace changes cannot be implemented until a formal proposal has been submitted to, and approved by the CAA. An exception to this is trial procedures, designed to test technical airspace design issues. There have been no permanent changes during the consultation period and therefore any recent changes to the perceived behaviour of aircraft in your vicinity are not due to the proposed changes to the airspace structure.
Air traffic control is required to consider a range of factors when determining where aircraft fly, such as other traffic in the area, the aircraft types, wind direction and weather in general. This means that the way in which airspace is used may vary on a day to day basis, and even flight by flight basis (hence the wide swathes in which aircraft may be seen in route and flight path maps in the consultation document). This variation may contribute to a perception of changed airspace usage where the airspace structure has in fact remained unchanged.
It should also be noted that experience from previous consultations indicates that the consultation process sometimes leads people to take more notice of the routes that are already above them. It may therefore seem like a change has occurred when in fact it is more that the communities have become more sensitised as a consequence of the discussion around air traffic.
Questions regarding existing airspace design or airspace policy should be directed to the CAA.
Who are the CAA?
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is, amongst other things, responsible for the planning and regulation of all UK airspace, including the navigation and communications infrastructure to support safe and efficient operations. The CAA is staffed by civilian experts from the CAA and military experts from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) with experience of commercial, business [private], recreational and military aviation. The needs of all users are accommodated, as far as possible, taking into account safety, environmental, economic and national security considerations.
How do I know that you have considered my response and that of others? I want to be able to see all the responses to the consultation.
At NATS and Gatwick Airport Limited we take our responsibilities very seriously; we will consider all responses and we will ensure that relevant points are fed into the ongoing design process.
To that end we have employed an independent company (Ipsos) to manage and report on the consultation responses. The consultation responses, analysis and subsequent design process will all be made visible to the CAA as part of any submission we make to them. They will only approve an airspace change if they have evidence to show that we have followed the correct processes.
Allowing open access to the consultation responses would raise data protection issues. Our integrity, that of Ipsos and ultimately the independence of the CAA as the airspace regulator provides the assurance that due process will be followed.
A feedback report which will provide analysis of the issues raised and numbers of consultation responses will be published in September 2014.
How will the consultation response be reported to Gatwick by IPSOS, such that responses (other than those using the on line form) have equal weight to ensure that everyone is represented?
All those who wish to respond to the consultation can do so via three possible methods 1) through the online response form found on the Gatwick consultation website; 2) by directly emailing the response to email@example.com; or 3) by sending a hard copy to Freepost RSLG ATKL LBAE, Gatwick Consultation, Ipsos MORI, Research Services House, Elmgrove Road, Harrow, HA1 2QG. Upon receipt the responses will then be securely booked in by Ipsos MORI's Consultation team.
Analysis of the responses requires the coding of the information received. Coding is the process by which bespoke responses are matched against standard codes Ipsos MORI has compiled, so that their content can be classified and tabulated. Each of these codes represents a discrete issue or viewpoint raised by a number of respondents in their verbatim responses. When viewpoints arise, within a response, that have not been previously coded a new code will be raised to capture this view.
This same process is undertaken for all bespoke responses regardless of the method that the respondent used to respond (online, via email or via hard copy), ensuring that all have an equal weighting and will be duly represented in Ipsos MORI's report that will be presented to Gatwick Airport Limited. Furthermore, consultations never set out to be representative surveys, referendums or opinion polls. Respondents are always self-selecting and can never be said to be representative of the affected population as a whole.
When will this be happening?
The proposal is subject to this consultation, adaptation following consultation and then assessment by the CAA before a decision is made on whether to implement it. This means that any significant change could not be implemented before Winter 2015. Changes may be phased over a period of time.
Why can't the aircraft route over another area?
The airspace over East/South East England has routes into and out of the region's airports. Getting aircraft to and from the region's airports inevitably means some areas will be over-flown.
The consultation will help us determine where the optimal route positioning is.
I think concentrating traffic is wrong – why don't you spread it around?
A system designed around performance based navigation (PBN) will tend to concentrate traffic along certain routes. This is in line with government guidance issued by the Department for Transport.
PBN is the cornerstone of the CAA's Future Airspace Strategy and will improve both operational and environmental efficiency of the airspace as a whole.
NATS and Gatwick Airport are designing airspace in line with this strategy, which means that air traffic will become more concentrated.
However, PBN provides the opportunity to design routes better to avoid population centres and/or environmentally sensitive areas and also provides the opportunity to consider the introduction of respite routes to provide predictable periods where traffic will not be concentrated overhead. Overall PBN offers improved environmental performance, hence the introduction of PBN is a key objective of the Future Airspace Strategy.
This consultation is your opportunity to feed-back your views on our objectives, and on local details that we should take into account in the ongoing design process.
If you wish to discuss the Future Airspace Strategy or the objective of concentrating air traffic please contact the CAA or the Department for Transport.
Is this just Gatwick airport expansion by the backdoor?
No. These changes are intended to make the operation of Gatwick's runway more efficient, reducing delay, fuel burn and emissions while managing noise more effectively for local communities. Runway usage for a single runway operation such as at Gatwick requires arrivals and departures to be interleaved – reducing the gap between departures provides no additional benefit to periods when successive departures are naturally split by the need to land an arrival in between.
Based on current demand profiles we would expect this to mean around 2-5 more departures per hour only during periods of high departure demand when the number of departures significantly exceeds arrivals – this is generally in the morning rush only and so does not represent a significant increase in overall traffic. Arrival rates are not altered by this airspace change as this is determined by existing separation minima and balanced by the demand of both arriving and departing traffic (an hour with less departure demand can see more arrivals handled on the single runway operation at Gatwick – as is the case today).
Why are you doing this? Please provide justification.
Aircraft today use very accurate navigation technology and new European legislation requires all member states, including the UK, to revise our airspace to maximise the use of these new technologies. Change is therefore inevitable; our focus in this consultation is on how best to enable that change.
Who will check that the development does what you say it will?
Should the proposal be approved and implemented, NATS and Gatwick Airport will be required to demonstrate to the CAA that the proposals are achieving the target objectives. In accordance with CAP725, NATS and Gatwick Airport will provide reports on the performance of the development against the target objectives in terms of delay, safety and environmental performance based on the first 12 months of operation.
The results of these post-implementation reviews are made available to the public on the CAA website.
For how long will this new airspace design be operational?
Airspace changes have no defined lifespan. If changes are required in the future, they will be introduced following the airspace change and consultation process. This includes any changes required to support the development of new runways; see Part A for details of how future runways would impact this proposal.
Will air traffic controllers be able to cope with rising traffic levels?
Safety is our first priority. The air traffic control system has procedures such that if traffic levels rise to a certain level, restrictions are imposed to stop further aircraft entering the congested area until such time as traffic levels have reduced to manageable levels. This is (in very simple terms) how safe levels of traffic are maintained. These restrictions cause aircraft to be held on the ground, which causes delays to flights. NATS has a good record of reducing delays over recent years. The LAMP project is an example of how NATS, Gatwick and London City Airports are being proactive in order to avoid an increase in delays that will occur if nothing is done now.
What are the legal implications of removing the statutory joining point requirement in order to allow night-time respite options for arrivals?
The airport has powers to issue penalties for non-compliance with any of the statutory noise abatement procedures made under section 78 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982, including the joining point requirement. The Government can also direct the airport to establish, revoke or amend any such penalty scheme. In practice the airport has never had a penalty scheme for non-compliance with the joining point requirement but has monitored and published data in its Flight Performance Reports.
Why have you not presented separate diagrams for the northern runway?
This runway is used when the main runway is out of service for maintenance or due to runway blockages. This runway is approximately 200m north of the main runway.
In the context of this consultation there is no significant difference between operations on the main runway and the contingency runway. This is because:
- The alignment of the northern runway is within the spread of traffic shown in our density plots (see overleaf).
- The northern runway is used as a contingency – this means occasional use at night when the main runway undergoes maintenance. The main runway is used most of the time and therefore flights using the main runway are the vast majority and are the significant contributors to any noise impacts.
- The straight out/straight in portions of any revised procedures on the northern runway will be no different than those in place today. Where there are new alignments for northern runway procedures they adjoin those from the main runway as soon as they have crossed the 200m gap. Therefore the only areas where northern runway procedures have new alignments is covering the 200m gap between the alignments of the northern and main runway extended centreline (ie the track covering the distance between the white and black lines on the map overleaf).
- There are no extant NPRS specifically defined for the northern runway
We therefore refer only to Runway 26 and Runway 08 throughout the consultation document, rather than adding to the complexity by having duplicate maps, data tables and descriptions for Runway 26 main and contingency and RWY08 main and contingency. If we had chosen to add this extra information it would have meant extra complexity to an already complex exercise, whilst presenting no significant new information on potential impact that is not already covered in the maps and data for the main runway.
Whilst we have covered the northern runway in the generic descriptions of operations of each runway direction, it should be noted that we are seeking to implement the procedure changes for both the main and the contingency runways.
However because there are no extant NPRs specifically designed for the northern runways we are not proposing new NPRs for it.
This approach to dealing with the contingency runway is summarised at a high level in footnote 6 on page 5 of the consultation document.
How has air quality been taken into account in the proposal?
Government guidance on airspace change states due to the effects of mixing and dispersion, emissions from aircraft above 1,000ft are unlikely to have a significant impact on local air quality. This is the case with our design options as there are no proposed changes affecting flight paths below 1,000ft. More information
Why is the consultation material complicated?
The management of airspace is a technical subject. This is further complicated by the established methods, specified by the CAA, for measuring and articulating impacts.
GAL has endeavoured to develop a consultation strategy and consultation material that provides the opportunity for stakeholder participation at a number of levels over an extended consultation period.
Firstly, we joined with NATS to present a broad consultation on the areas and likely impacts of the proposed changes (October 2013-Jan 2014). The consultation had maps on a website and generic information about potential noise impact. It asked local communities to identify areas that should be considered in the ongoing design process. There was also detailed technical information available for those that wanted it. This consultation was, however, criticised for being too broad, with not enough specific detail.
The current follow up consultation on specific impacts around the airport built on the initial consultation, providing the additional detail on the specific impacts of options for routes below 4,000ft. The DfT also required that the consultation covered specific details around changes to NPRs and other noise abatement criteria which have a legal basis. In the past, consultations have been legally challenged on the basis of not providing all the relevant information.
We have endeavoured to cover all the elements of interests to stakeholders and the DfT, covering the legal obligations while also keeping the material as accessible as possible. To this end we sought reviews from the CAA on initial drafts which are reflected in the published material. Rather than asking for less the DfT have actually stated that additional detail is required which is added in Appendices.
We appreciate that the topics that we are consulting on are complicated, and that an investment in time is required to fully understand this technical subject area. To this end we are also offering briefings to local community representatives which can help highlight the areas of particular interest to them.
Experience of previous consultations has shown that too broad a consultation is criticised for lack of detail and legal challenges may be threatened, whereas a detailed consultation is criticised for being inaccessible. Whatever level of detail we choose to provide, we recognise that the consultation material can be considered too complicated for some, and not detailed enough for others; however we believe that the consultation strikes the right balance between these viewpoints.
Why haven't you got details of my area in your consultation?
The current consultation is on the specific measures of impacts from aircraft flying below 4,000ft. If your area is not covered by this consultation it means that you would not be covered by these metrics. Note; the current consultation area has been simplified to a parallelogram shape and so some areas within this shape, particularly at its extremities, may also not be covered by these metrics. In either of these cases, please refer to the wider effects of the proposed changes which were covered in our preceding consultation, run between October 2013 and Jan 2014; this covered the potential impacts across a much wider area. This consultation is now closed, but the information relating to it can still be found at www.londonairspaceconsultation.co.uk.
Why aren't you extending the consultation because of the clarifications and new information you have added since the start?
The consultation period is designed to enable time for stakeholders to be made aware of changes, seek clarifications and form an opinion on the proposed changes.
The corrections to the document and any additional information supplied by GAL for clarification during the consultation are part of the normal engagement cycle expected during a consultation process.
Furthermore, as this is a follow on from the wider consultation undertaken at the turn of the year, the CAA agreed that 8 weeks would be a sufficient time period for consultation as stakeholders across the region have already had 14 weeks of consultation on the subject of this change. By voluntarily providing 12 weeks for the follow on consultation Gatwick Airport is already offering stakeholders an 4 additional weeks over the consultation period agreed with the CAA.
How do the NPR population counts for the proposed options compare to those for narrowed NPRs around the existing routes?
We have not shown population counts for narrowed NPRs for the existing RWY 26 BOGNA and SAM/KENET routes in section 6 of the consultation document, nor for existing RWY 08 BIG/CLN/DVR and LAM routes in Section 7. This is because we are seeking to implement a package including both changed routes and revised NPRs.
Revising the NPRs on the existing routes does not achieve the operational requirements and is therefore not an option we are proposing.
Whilst we are not proposing this we have been asked for the theoretical comparison of narrowed NPRs on today's routes vs the reduced NPRs on the proposed routes. This is shown in the tables in Appendix G available on the main downloads page.
Would narrower NPRs mean a narrower spread of overflights?
No. The NPR is just a way of showing where overflights are expected, and a way of monitoring navigational accuracy. The spread of overflights is determined by the technical specification of the route itself – not the NPR.
Having an NPR that accurately matches where aircraft will fly is beneficial because it will minimise the number of locations where a published NPR suggests there is regular overflight where in fact there are few.
Our general questions around NPR definition do not relate to where aircraft would fly, but instead to how best to represent the flight patterns. For example, do stakeholders want NPRs to represent any area that could be overflown, even if it is rarely. In this case some locations may have perceived blight when in fact the noise impact is relatively small. Alternatively an NPR definition that is too tight, so that it only shows the densest area of overflight, may not reflect the effects of overflights to either side.
Will shortened NPRs mean aircraft climb harder and are therefore noisier?
No. The NPR is just a way of showing where overflights are expected, and a way of monitoring navigational accuracy – they would not cause any aircraft to change their climb profile in any way. Shortening the NPRs is proposed only so that the climb performance of modern aircraft is accurately reflected. Having excessively long NPRs based on historical aircraft climb performance simply means that some areas may fall within the end of the NPR which in fact have no overflights below 4000ft – and may therefore be perceived to have more noise blight than is true in reality.
Will planes be closer together because of this change and the introduction of PBN?
PBN does not change the standard separation rules in controlled airspace above London and the South East; these are and will remain 3 nautical miles of horizontal separation or 1,000 feet of vertical separation.
Will it be safe?
Our first priority is safety. The proposals are being designed in accordance with all applicable safety standards and will be assessed by the CAA for their suitability prior to implementation.
Are the current flight paths unsafe?
No, we have one of the best safety records in the world. Safety is our number one priority in the current operation. Flights will be delayed from entering the system if controllers believe there is any threat to systems safety.


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This years animated slate also covers a broader reach of studios than in the past. In a growing trend, no one distributor has the release cornered.
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POWAY - After a spirited discussion Monday, Palomar Pomerado Health's board agreed to create a task force that will explore whether the public hospital district should offer more integrative medicine -- health treatments that augment traditional medicine.
During a meeting at Palomar Medical Center, some board members said the district was falling behind "the big players" in health care when it comes to integrative treatments, which run the gamut from acupuncture and aroma therapy to vitamins and dietary supplements.
"I think for us to put our heads in the sand and say we're not even going to consider any of this, we would not be a forward-looking organization," said board member and physician Alan Larson, who lobbied for the task force's formation. "And we are a forward-looking organization."
Board Chairman Marcelo Rivera said he has had personal experience with at least one form of integrative medicine and came away with new respect for other aspects of it after he visited a Shanghai hospital.
However, he reiterated his previously stated position that Palomar Pomerado has "enough on our plates" with a major expansion project that is under way in the 800-square-mile district. The construction of a new hospital in Escondido is a central component of the expansion.
Rivera also said he feared task force members would end up frustrated and feeling like their time had been wasted if the board decides not to act on any recommendations they make.
Other board members seemed to like the idea of looking into the issue but questioned whether the district should hire Cal State San Marcos university students to take on the job as a senior-class project.
After much back and forth, though, the vote to proceed with the task force's formation was unanimous.
The advisory panel, to be appointed by Palomar Pomerado President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Covert, will take on the job of figuring out which areas of integrative medicine the district should focus on, with a report due back to the board by the end of the year.
Palomar Pomerado has been offering one type of integrative medicine - pet therapy, in which volunteers bring dogs to visit hospital patients - for about eight years. Plans also call for a women's center scheduled to open at Pomerado Hospital this fall to offer massage therapy and similar treatments to patients undergoing stressful medical procedures.
Monday's discussion was sparked by a presentation by board member Bruce Krider, who attended a conference on integrative medicine in April.
Krider said research has shown integrative medicine can have significant health benefits. He cited tai chi, a martial art that involves a series of slow-motion exercise routines, and said studies have found it boosts elderly people's immunity to shingles and helps prevent patient falls.
Krider said conference goers also learned that about 60 percent of money spent on health care now goes toward integrative medicine and that "all the big players," such as Duke University's medical center and the Mayo Clinic, offer an array of those kinds of treatments.


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As the State witnessed the killing of two leaders of the Hindu Munnani and Bhartiya Janata Party in one month, political parties demanded stringent action to put an end to political killings.
The latest incident – the murder of the BJP's state secretary V. Ramesh in Salem on Friday – took place 19 days after the murder of Hindu Munnani leader S. Vellaiyappan in Vellore.
In a statement here, TNCC president B.S. Gnanadesikan said mercenaries were behind the murders and it was the responsibility of the government to trace the root cause of the murders and nip the trend in the bud.
"Poor rate of conviction is the prime issue here. The mercenaries are not afraid of the police and courts. Proper inquiry and strengthening of evidence against the killers will uphold the rule of law," Mr. Gnanadesikan said.
Pattali Makkal Katchi leader S. Ramadoss said that in the last nine months, the BJP and its sister organisations had lost four leaders in a similar fashion.
The failure to secure even one person in connection with the murders had exposed inefficiency of the police.
He alleged that the law and order situation in the State had deteriorated since the AIADMK government assumed office and the murders could have been averted if the police channelised its energy properly instead of targeting the PMK cadre.
BJP's national spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman demanded that the dangerous drift towards political attacks and killings be stopped immediately.
Besides demanding a special investigation team to probe each one of the murders, she wanted protection to her party's leaders in the State.
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Unloading of Handset Division Boosts Nokia's ForecastJuly 24, 2014 10:22 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments
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Looking forward, Ericsson said that its modems business will start generating sales by the end of the year, as one of its modems will be featured in smartphones and data devices. Ericsson also said that a number of key contracts and a better business mix will lead to higher sales in the second half of the year.
Verizon AllSet Prepaid Plans Now Open to LTEJuly 16, 2014 10:55 am | by Ben Munson | News | Comments
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AT&T Puts Data in the Driver's SeatJuly 15, 2014 2:06 pm | by Andrew Berg | Articles | Comments
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Gender discrimination (1).
In order to focus on the given topic "Gender Discrimination from Buddhist Experience", I would like to provide you with a gist of what Buddhism is all about. We have 45 volumes of the Buddhist texts, but I promise not to indulge you in those voluminous texts.
1. Central teaching of Buddhism.
Buddhism started simply with a question: how can I be free from suffering of sickness, old age and death?
This spiritual quest which was an immediate concern for Prince Siddhartha (who later became the Buddha) happened to be also our concern. We can say it is existential in its nature. The Prince was 29 years old at that time, then the news came that a son was born to him. The Prince took it as an urgent message that he must decide to seek to end this suffering for himself and equally for his new born baby, and eventually humankind.
His search took him 6 years, and he discovered an answer which made him "The Buddha" the Fully Enlightened One.
After his enlightenment, he spent 45 years preaching his discovery and in that process created a community of Sangha, male and female mendicants who walked the path he had shown.
In one word, this enlightenment, the highest spiritual goal of Buddhists is accessible to all humankind, no limitation to caste, race or gender.
This enlightenment is a spiritual freedom which frees us from the binding of suffering. The suffering basically caused by holding on to, clinging to the false notion of permanent self.
We are confirmed that the core teaching of Buddhism provides no space for gender discrimination.
2. Packaging of Buddhism.
Buddhism did not come out of an empty space, it sprang from Indian social settings and was wrapped in Indian social values. But the Buddha made attempts again and again to lead us out of it. He denied the caste system which forced and limit spiritual growth of the people. He denied the excessive application of rituals which shrouded the essence of the teaching with empty forms. And when he accepted women to the Order, he uplift women to the social status higher than any religions of his time could admit. Women are recognized for their spiritual potentiality to be enlightened just like men. Barrier was, for the first time removed and by so doing, a new path was opened for women ... a spiritual path, a monastic lifestyle which prior to his time was limited only to men.
3. Textual heritage.
A word must be given to our sisters. In Theravada Buddhism there are the Tripitaka which is the collection of teaching from the Buddha and his immediate disciples. This is considered most sacred, but does not share the same level as the Quran, as the Quran is the word of God.
The Tripitaka was handed down by words of mouth through memories and was written down some 450 years after the Buddha passed away.
Reading Buddhist texts, one must take it with a grain of salt, realizing that it is loaded with Indian social values which was patriarchy in nature.
Then there are layers of commentaries, both upon the texts and upon the commentaries. This tradition becomes quite strong in forming Buddhist traditions and culture around Buddhist beliefs and practices. Sometimes commentaries even weigh heavier than the actual texts. This is where we find gender discrimination coming from teachers of later period, male teachers of course. Some of the explanations can go even against the actual texts.
Buddhist scholars interested in women's issue will find rich material to study how gender discrimination crept in Buddhist culture.
4. Knowing the Buddha (the Teacher) is to know Dhamma (his teaching).
During the Buddha's time, he made it clear when he established Buddhism, he expected the fourfold Buddhists namely the bhikkhus (monks), bhikkhunis (female monks), laymen and laywomen to study his teaching, put it into practice and be able to defend it.
There was a story of a monk who was infatuated by the beauty of the Buddha and followed him everyway. The Buddha told him very clearly that by holding on to the Buddha (person) will not lead him to Buddha (enlightenment) but to understand dhamma (teaching) that will get him to the Buddha (enlightenment).
Both men and women have access to this highest goal. Interestingly the word "Sangha" which usually means a group of monks (minimum 4) can be used for a single enlightened person, applicable to both men and women, ordained and lay.
5. Equal opportunity for Ordination as a religious lifestyle.
In Islam everyone is equal in the eyes of God, so there is no question of ordination in Islam. But monastic lifestyle in many other religions is usually limited to men. Buddhism was the first religion to officially establish and recognize monastic community for women. This is a highlight in Buddhist history. However, in the actual practice as the tradition is handed down through centuries, women are barred from this access in many Theravada countries, i.e. Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos.
To share with you my personal encounter in my homeland. Thailand is supposed to be the country with highest percentage of Buddhists that is some 94% of the total population of 62 millions. But we do not have the complete fourfold Buddhists as the Buddha intended. The Ordained women are missing. There have been three waves of women wanting to establish this ordination started back some 70 years ago. My ordination, taken from Sri Lanka is considered already the third wave. Yet the Sangha, bhikkhu sangha kept quoting the requirement that ordination must be done by dual sanghas, bhikkhus and bhikkhunis. In the land where we never had bhikkhunis how can we start the ordination. By insisting upon s omething that is not available in our history is simply a polite way of denial.
But it is a denial to re-establish what the Buddha had given. Is this the way we pay respect to the Buddha?
Women must take it into their own hand to go back to the spirit of the Buddha, respect and follow his direction.
And that is what we are doing. With or without recognition from traditional male sangha, the bhikkhuni sangha is growing. Now there are some 40 that women ordained from Sri Lanka. And not for long, we will be able to start our own ordination in Thailand.
6. Recognition of Enlightened women.
The Buddhist texts provided ample examples of women who were successful in attaining the highest spiritual goal in Buddhism. The Buddha himself singled out and praised at least 13 ordained women, all enlightened for their special qualities, i.e, having supernatural power, having good preaching ability, etc. The Buddha's own aunt and step-mother was praised for being foremost in long-standing as bhikkhuni.
Through history we have a clear picture of how these ordained women worked side by side with their male counterparts to propagate Buddhism. Also through history of many lands, we witness the disappearance of monks and bhikkhunis together. There was not single evidence where we find that only the bhikkhunis disappear.
This proves that the common belief that women are weaker therefore they would not be able to endure hardship and eventually they will disappear.
7. Present situation.
With the turn of the new millennium women not only in Buddhism but also in Islam and Christianity start questioning the religious institutional structure which did not allow women's full participation.
Many interfaith conferences were organized, women of various faiths have come together and strengthened each other in their way of finding their role back into their own religious tradition. Sisters from various background learn that in order to cope with this lopsided situation, One key factor which has been confirmed in all traditions is that we must be armed with textual knowledge apart from our own commitment to follow the spirit of our spiritual leaders.
Within Buddhist communities, there is no supreme Pope, but in each country there are most senior monks of each school or sect with administration power over Buddhist community directly or indirectly.
In all Theravada countries, mostly in South East Asia, Buddhism is in the hands of these small elite group of senior monks.
With limitation of time, I can provide you with the context of Thailand where there are some 180,000 monks and male novices in the country. It is as late as 2001 when the movement of ordained women came into the horizon. The traditional sangha does not recognize the newly ordained women who had to seek ordination in Sri Lanka as the Thai monks were forbidden to give ordination to women (1928). But the number of ordained women kept growing.
In this IT world the women are connected and often conferences were held, educating and at the same time strengthening women, reaffirming that the spiritual path is equally theirs. In 2007 there was for the first time an International conference in Hamburg where H.H. the Dalai lama not only presided over, but also gave a financial support of Swiss Francs 50,000 to begin the project. Ordained Buddhist women of all traditions, Mahayana, Theravada and Vajrayana came together. There were more than 70 academic papers presented focusing on only the ordination issue for women.
Soon after, women in various countries are preparing for ordination.
In my own temple, for the first time we are organizing a contemporary female novice ordination in April 2009. This is to provide for the training and spiritual exposure for this group of women who will eventually become the strong foundation of Buddhism. Connection through the internet world is a great access to connect these movements in a more efficient manner.
Ordained life is only for the few, but those who can find meaning in this lifestyle can dedicate themselves as a role model for a happy society.
Women of all traditions and religions can come together to share one concern, how can women become the happy heart of the family. When women realize their potentiality and recognize their role, and work towards it, the world is simply in our hands.
(1) Presented to an International Muslim conference organized by Sisters of Islam in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feb. 15, 2009.
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