are homosexuals accepted in buddhism?
2006-12-01 20:37:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The important thing is to lead a good life and try and do good for others. A person's sexuality is not a fundamental issue and definitly not grounds for excluding anyone.
A brief overview:
http://buddhism.about.com/cs/ethics/a/Sexuality.htm
2006-12-01 20:42:10 · answer #1 · answered by Bart S 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes indeedy. In fact, there was historically a problem with homosexual overactivity in some Japanese temples.
The importat thing to know about buddhism is that it has three different branches: theravada, mahayana, and vajrayana. Each of these is more or less involved with its community in one way or the next.
Buddhism is essentially an ethical philosophy, and not a religion. No one prays to Siddartha, for instance.
You could even be a Buddhist Christian and take the lessons of the Buddha with you lessons of christ.
2006-12-01 20:47:35 · answer #2 · answered by Doryu 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, although I'm sure there are Buddhist homophobes out there.
Here's an intereesting article on Buddhism and homosexuality:
http://www.enabling.org/ia/vipassana/Archive/T/Trembath/buddhismAndHomosexualityTrembath.html
Believe it or not, there's also a Wikipedia entry on the subject:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_and_Buddhism
2006-12-01 20:38:33 · answer #3 · answered by hallowlulu 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Buddhism like many people thought of it as a religion, to the Far East people, it's a way of life. And by the way, it's acceptable, there has been many recorded homosexual monks.
2006-12-01 20:40:29 · answer #4 · answered by Tank D 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Buddhist have no problem with homosexual.The act between two consenting adult is their private and personal matter.
Just for information:Monks can only ejaculate when they have wet dreams;other than that they would be expel for breaking the vinaya rules.
2006-12-01 20:47:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anger eating demon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure buddhism will take any queer. They will even take lawyers and the like. You see a buddist is not fearing God and punishment for sin because they are enlightened folks. So enlightened that the men sleep with the men and the woman with the woman and of course sleeping with animals is ok to just as long as you are enlightened. This kind of enlightment is what is called being in total darkness. No knowedge of the truth. No clue about anything. Take for example all these movie stars that practice buddhism. Study there lives and you will find a mess of a life, more divorces then socks, Sex with everything that walks, But they are so messed up they can't find which way is up with both hands. There friends consist of drunks and whores. Drugs and the bottle. They think fame is there desire. And they have the buddist thing down. We mediate and it will get better. In the end they are burned out, partied out and then thrown out. So did bubba hear them praying no he is dead. And he will not be coming back. The difference between Jesus and budda is Jesus came back and had 500 people witness it, And he is coming back again.
2006-12-01 20:52:47 · answer #6 · answered by adsdetailing 2 · 0⤊ 10⤋
why do homosexuals have sex with the same sex?
2006-12-01 20:39:40 · answer #7 · answered by Joe 5 · 1⤊ 6⤋