In the 11th century, a Sinhala Bhikkhuni and a Sinhala Bhikkhu helped in formulating the Tibetan Tripitaka ... Sinhala Bhikkhus taught Pali, the language of the Tripitaka as well as Theravada Buddhist ...
Next, the issue arises as to how a bhikkhu became a pupil of another. We know the Vinaya rules but for legal purposes pupillage is by Robing or Ordination. While both are required in the Buddhist ...