Buddhism, gender and sexuality
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- Buddhism, gender and sexuality
- Gender issues currently
- Thailand
- The Sangha Act
- Dhammananda
- Child Prostitution
- The sex industry
- Traditional stereotypes
- Men rule the house
- The Sangha Act
- Thailand
- Sakyadhita Organisation
- Dhammananda - first fully ordained female Theravadin nun
- Revival of Thereavada nuns 1990s
- "Daughter of the Buddha"
- Social activism and gender development
- Supporting women with bad backgrounds
- 2,000 members in 45 countries
- Dhammananda - first fully ordained female Theravadin nun
- Marriage
- Not mandatory/ religious duty
- No rules of procreation
- Monks/nuns celibate
- Non-attachment
- Homo sexuality
- Vinaya forbids sexual misconduct
- Lower rebirth - bad karma
- Dalai Lama
- Contrasting views
- Cannot be gay and a Buddhist
- Contrasting views
- Intention behind sexual acts has to be good
- Transgender
- Lotus Sutra
- liberates those from thinking that one must be of a certain gender, caste, or aptitude to achieve the goal of enlightenment
- The dragon princess
- still instills a gender hierarchy
- Negative rebirth due to sexual misconduct
- Metta
- Buddhahood
- Tiffany Jazz case study
- Non attachment
- Lotus Sutra
- Celibacy
- Vinaya
- Third precept
- Ajahn Chah
- Sexual desire = dukkha
- Gender issues currently
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