No interest in Buddhist classes for women   

蘇州寒山寺開招女眾本科班 目前無人報名

這兩天，蘇州寒山寺寒山書院招收女眾本科班的消息引起關注。5日，記者致電招生簡章公布的聯系人電話，一位不愿透露法號的僧人告訴記者，自9月3日發布招生簡章以來，咨詢電話有近30個，目前還無人報名。 [查看全文]

(ECNS) -- Hanshan Temple in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, began offering Buddhist courses for women, but so far, no one has signed up for the program, according to a monk at the temple.

"We received nearly 30 phone calls from people who wanted to know more about the courses, but no one has applied for the program," the monk said.

Hanshan Temple released an enrollment guide for its special undergraduate courses for female believers on Tuesday.

According to the guide, only single women aged between 17 and 40 who have completed public high school or a middle school level of education at a Buddhist academy can apply for the program. The program teaches students about Buddhism.

The most talented graduates will be able to work for the academy at Hanshan Temple or recommended for further study at other Buddhist temples.

The courses are free and students admitted into the program will be given free meals and a modest living stipend.