For the Buddhists: How do you feel about homosexual marriage?

Answer 1

First, it is important to understand that while Buddhism is based on principles of ethics, it is less concerned about "good" and "evil" but whether an act is based on good intentions.

As far as I know, the sayings of the Buddha, as recorded in the Pali canon, do not clearly and explicitly address homosexual acts, but they do comment on sexual misconduct. (Interestingly, Jesus does not address homosexuality either, but does comment on sexual misconduct.)

One commentary, "Buddhism and Homosexuality" offers the following:

Buddhism does have prohibitions against sexual misconduct. Buddhism provides three bases to use when making an ethical judgment:

we should consider the consequences of our actions, their effects on ourselves and others

we should consider how we would feel if others did the same thing to us

we should consider whether the behaviour is instrumental to our goal of Nirvana.

Using these criteria, Buddhist commentators have usually construed sexual misconduct to include rape, sexual harassment, molestation of children, and unfaithfulness to one's spouse. Clearly, these manifestations of sexual misconduct can apply equally to homosexual and heterosexual behaviour. The third precept is not a blanket prohibition, nor a simplistic depiction of some behaviours as wrong and other behaviours as
right.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama (the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism) was asked about this in a 1997 interview and did not offer a strong answer either way. He said that sexual desires in themselves are natural, perhaps including homosexual desires, but that one should not try to increase those desires or indulge them without self-control. In 1993 he commented:

"nature arranged male and female organs 'in such a manner that is very suitable... Same-sex organs cannot manage well."

But he stopped short of condemning homosexual relationships altogether, saying if two people agree to enter a relationship that is not sexually abusive, "then I don't know. It's difficult to say."

Here is an article written from the contemporary perspective of Theravada Buddhism.

http://www.buddhanet.net/homosexu.htm

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill.
Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.
Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench.
Care about other people's approval and you will be their prisoner.
Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.

Answer 4

Live and let live, How do you feel about Homosexual Divorce?

Answer 5

i doubt they would have any objections to it

Answer 6

why are you looking

Answer 7

everybody is equal. my buddhist org has many GLBT. we welcome everybody.