Gay buddhist
Homosexuality in Buddhist texts (sutras/commentaries)
Hello, I am genuinely interested how different traditions view homosexuality in Buddhism. I always heard that Buddhism did not diffirentiate between heterosexual and lgbtq+ conduct. I believed that too and had the impact that Buddhism was very lgbt amiable. Now I stumbled across this wiki page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_sexual_orientation and have some questions.
How does the Theravada and Mahayana standpoints differ on this subject? Why is it that queer actions are talked about in various buddhist text but not lesbian actions? Do these texts or commentaries really talk about that homosexuality per se is sinful/unwholesome or were these views (particular the mahayana/tibetan ones against homosexuality in realtion to hygenie or coerceful sex with minors/boys?
How does Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana interpret the texts of Buddhaghosa, Shantideva, Asvaghosa, Asanga, Vasubandhu, Tsongkhapa etc about this issue? Do these teachers draw their conclusions from canonical sutras or are these their have personal opinions?
Are the stances against homosexuality in sutras or texts like Saddharma-smrty up
Being Gay and Buddhist: What did the Buddha say?
Editor’s notes: This article has been kindly contributed by Bhante Shravasti Dhammika whose works can be found on Budblooms. In addition, he has launched a new book Footprints in the Dust: The Experience of the Buddha from the Earliest Sources, now available on Amazon. TW: Content covers the topic of suicide.
The Hesitating Question
Occasionally someone, usually a young human but sometimes a young women or an older man or women, will approach me and after a few minutes of hesitation or beating around the bush, ask me what the Buddhist position on homosexuality is.
When they do I tell them that intentional actions (kamma) change consciousness and that our kamma conditions our future.
Positive intentional acts have positive effects (vipaka) and negative intentional acts have a negative effect.
Sexual acts motivated by the usual intentions, feelings and emotions which exist between two people who love each other, would have a positive influence and would not infringe the third Precept, whether they be homosexual or heterosexual.
Buddhist Ethics and Sex
I underline this point by saying that Buddhist ethics about sex are
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Buddhism
BACKGROUND
Though it is impossible to present a comprehensive overview of Buddhism within this context, we hope this brief overview will lead you to further explore the religion.
Based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, Buddhism is considered a way of existence for more than 500 million individuals across the globe. The fourth largest religion in the world, Buddhism is largely built on concepts that foster individual enlightenment and encourage personal responsibility. It is sometimes described more as a philosophy or psychology than a religion.
Though varied in practice and beliefs, the majority of individuals who subscribe to Buddhism belong to one of three major schools of thought: Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism or Vajrayana Buddhism. Theravada Buddhism, also known as Southern Buddhism, is viewed as the more traditional shape of Buddhism. Practiced primarily in southern areas of Asia, Theravada Buddhism is considered the oldest and most traditional school of the three. Conversely, Mahayana Buddhism, also recognizable as Northern Buddhism, is considered a more diverse develop of Buddhism, whereas Vajrayana Bu
We’re Queer And We’ve Been Here
It’s no secret that many LGBTQ people possess found refuge in the dharma, and it’s plain to see why. It helps us work with the wounds of homophobia, recognizing internalized self-hatred for the delusion and dukkha [suffering] that it is. Yet when queer people interact with the dharma, there is often something missing: visibility. It’s agreeable that Buddhism doesn’t speak many bad things about us, but does it say anything good? Where are we among the Dogens and Milarepas and Buddhaghosas?
This is not, of course, a question limited to Buddhism. Everywhere, queers have been erased from history. Often we detect ourselves only when we are being persecuted; we have to read in between the lines of our interlocutors, trying to reconstruct a lost past.
But there is much to be gained from the effort. Finding ourselves in history, for beat or for worse, reminds us that we possess one. We can glimpse the different ways in which gender and sexuality were understood across age and cultures, and we are reminded that sexual and gender diversity has always been a part of human nature.
The history of queer Buddhism does not always paint a rosy picture. We locate a mixed tapes