Is Jamyang Losel a monk?

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Nalanda
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Is Jamyang Losel a monk?

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https://sakyakachodcholing.org/blueflower/

Asking because the website says he is an ordained monastic but he seems to have a lot of hair on his head.
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Re: Is Jamyang Losel a monk?

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Nalanda wrote: Tue Jan 25, 2022 2:06 am https://sakyakachodcholing.org/blueflower/

Asking because the website says he is an ordained monastic but he seems to have a lot of hair on his head.
He is a getsul, not a gelong.
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Re: Is Jamyang Losel a monk?

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Okay. I learned today what that means from Dalai Lama's website.
The getsuls/getsulmas (novice monks and nuns) keep vows similar to the fully ordained monks. All the eight different pratimoksha vows are meant for a whole life from and not just a part of one's life, except for the one-day fasting upavasa vows. Therefore, the motivation must be for the rest of one's life while taking the getsul, getsulma, and gelong ordinations.
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YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH WITH YOUR PRACTICE.

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Re: Is Jamyang Losel a monk?

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Nalanda wrote: Tue Jan 25, 2022 2:06 am https://sakyakachodcholing.org/blueflower/

Asking because the website says he is an ordained monastic but he seems to have a lot of hair on his head.
The Vinaya rules allow for hair to be grown as long as two finger-widths. But as with anything, there are exceptions. I know fully ordained monastics who grow their hair out fully and their teachers are okay with it for one reason or another.
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