I didn’t really change anything… I just removed the name since you pointed it out (even though the conversation says so earlier by the monk, unless it was the one that requested that I delete)… It had always said “but it is rarely practiced”. I just added bold formatting. Can we drop this? You are beating a dead horse and there are many articles here that I’m behind in responding to.
It is up to the candidate to know. as ven @Paññādhammika said…
Most people don’t know.
I will be finishing my nissaya reqs soon. (after 23 years total). It can be done in 5 years. People are just lazy and or don’t know the reqs.
As for preceptors… yes… they should at least be independent. As for the other reqs, it is very difficult to find. However, all that said, many monks disrobe because of vinaya issues and wrongly taught vinaya. It is very beneficial to have a preceptor who is very skilled in pariyatti. I was blessed to be surrounded by dhammacariyas, abhivamsas and even tipitaka sayadaws that I can talk to when I need it. The teachers at IIT are very skilled. Ven. Siddhatthalankara is being encouraged to meet the preceptor qualifications. “I highly doubt” anyone is qualified in my own tradition now that the mahathera has passed. However, there are many monks who are free from dependence.
Start with the patimokkha and being qualified to give the short version up to aniyata. Then go from there. The 4 measures of pali can be done by taking repetitive suttas and expanding the pe’s. You can pick any sutta. You also do not need to know it all at once. The 225 verses of the dhp i recited was done 7-10 verses at a time on average. The bhikkhuni pātimokkha was done last year. I did that in sections as well. I can however perform the patimokkha.