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	BuddhaNet Magazine Article: Homosexuality and Theravada Buddhism
		Homosexuality was known in ancient India; it is explicitly mentioned in the Vinaya (monastic discipline) and prohibited.
		In Buddhism we could say that it is not the object of one's sexual desire that determines whether a sexual act is unskillful or not, but rather the quality of the emotions and intentions involved.
		This being so, while homosexuality is unnatural in that it cannot leads to reproduction, it is quite natural for the homosexual in that for her or him it provides physical and emotional fulfillment.
	www.buddhanet.net /homosexu.htm (2488 words)

	Homosexuality in Ancient Greece - ReligionFacts
		By contrast, ancient Greek homosexuality is now a popular topic, and those who argue for full acceptance of the homosexual lifestyle regularly appeal to these practices and attitudes of the widely-respected ancient Greeks.
		Greek homosexual practices involved beautiful expressions of love and devotion, but were also firmly embedded in their culture of social status and therefore had distinct limitations.
		Homosexual liaisons occured both between drinkers and with slave boys, and the "idealization of these emotions inspired some of the highest expressions of love in European literature." {11}
	www.religionfacts.com /homosexuality/ancient_greeks.htm (1458 words)

	Homosexuality and Theravada Buddhism
		Buddhism teaches to, and expects from, its followers a certain level of ethical behavior.
		Whether or not homosexuality, sexual behavior between people of the same sex, would be breaking the third Precept is what I would like to examine here.
		The lay Buddhist is not required to be celibate, but she or he is advised to avoid certain types of sexual behavior.
	www.buddhistinformation.com /homosexuality_and_theravada_budd.htm (2487 words)

	BUDDHISM IN THE WEST (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In Buddhism many of these people are finding an ancient tradition which is capable of satisfying their spiritual necessities, while at the same time, is fully applicable to current scientific and philosophical understandings.
		While one may disagree with her presentation and interpretation of Buddhism (for instance her understanding of the doctrine of annihilation - IU, 1.290), as well as the details of her vision of a Universal Brotherhood of Humanity, Madame Blavatsky did much to spread knowledge of the Buddhadharma and her contributions must be acknowledged.
		The impact of D.T. Suzuki on Buddhism in the West is often likened to the significance of Aristotle and Plato (ZM 9; S 34).
	www.thechurchforall.org /BuddhismintheWest.htm (3893 words)

	E-sangha, Buddhist Forum and Buddhism Forum -> Homosexuality
		Buddhism isn't for people who have solved all of their problems, and are now without faults.
		Buddhism is about finding a sense of happiness that reduces dukkha, whether you are gay, straight, bisexual, transexual, womyn, man, fl or white.
		Everyone is equal, Buddhism is a religion of reality and equality, thus in my mind, I beleive all should be accepting of faults and imperfections, this is what makes us qualified to walk the path of Buddhism.
	www.lioncity.net /buddhism/index.php?showtopic=9896 (1785 words)

	Free Essay Buddhism, the worldwide religion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Buddhism is one of the biggest religions founded in India in the 6th and 5th cent.
		Buddhism is a vehicle to carry all beings to the shore of the Sea of Suffering.
		Buddhism was originated from and established for the sentient beings.
	mail.echeat.com /essay.php?t=25643 (2318 words)

	Homosexuality - and the Bible (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Anyone who cites the story of Lot to back up their contention that homosexuality is an abomination is not only showing their ignorance of what the bible itself says, they are revealing themselves to be homophobic misogynists who could condone gang rape of innocent young girls and incest as preferable to homosexuality.
		And homosexuality is as much related to pedophilia as fish are to bicycles.
		Homosexuals are not pedophiles - although some pedophiles may be homosexual, the two are not even closely synonymous.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/codependency_recovery/102980/2 (346 words)

	Buddhist Channel \| Letters \| The Buddhist orientation of homosexuality
		The views on homosexuality in the history of Buddhism have often varied with different cultures and social circumstances, just as the views on war and monastic ideas have.
		Homosexuals were thus problematic for both groups and rules were set forth curtailing their behavior insofar as they wished to be associated with the Buddhist community.
		Later, in Tibet, homosexuals were seen quite negatively by the people, and most were confined to the life of lDab ldobs, monks assigned to menial tasks of the monasteries.
	www.buddhistchannel.tv /index.php?id=22,1763,0,0,1,0 (866 words)

	Homosexuality and Buddhism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As Buddhism does not have a common authority, among the laity adoption of the five precepts, and interpretation of what is sexual misconduct is an individual decision and not subject to judgement by any central authority.
		In Chinese Buddhism, homosexuality was a third level sin punishable in one of the nine hells.
		In contrast to Buddhism in Asia, modern Buddhism in the Western world is typically associated with liberal politics and a concern for social equality — partly as a result of its largely middle-class intellectual membership base, and its philosophical roots in freethought and secular humanism.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Homosexuality_and_Buddhism (2761 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions about Buddhism
		Ourvery lives, the air we breathe, the water we drink the foodwe eat are all dependent on the environment and to harm theenvironment is to harm ourselves.
		In Buddhism, unwholesome impulses are not things to beviolently suppressed by a schizoid act of will; they are to be notedand understood.
		Ofcourse it is not necessary to be a Buddhist to study Buddhism, anddisbelief in a soul is not a "requirement" for intellectualunderstanding (any more than belief in one is a requirement for anintellectual understanding of Christianity).
	dharma.ncf.ca /faqs/buddhismFAQ.html (2721 words)

	yax-290 In search of absolute truth - the third precept
		To top it all, Buddhism is compassionate to anyone, including homosexuals/ or persons with homosexual desires, but do not mistake the compassion for permission to indulge in perversion like homosexuality.
		Buddhism does not recognise the institution of marriage, it is a social contract not religious, for Buddhists.
		Therefore, there is no need to condemn homosexuality in Buddhism, because the rules are set out, the consequences are spelt out, and the enforcement is left to the individual buddhists.
	www.yawningbread.org /arch_2002/yax-290.htm (3451 words)

	Homosexuality and Religion - ReligionFacts
		Homosexuality is generally defined as sexual interest in and attraction to members of one's own sex.
		Homosexuality was not uncommon in ancient cultures, though the forms and views of homosexual behavior vary significantly.
		Hinduism and Buddhism tend to view homosexuality primarily from the standpoint of its karmic effects, with varying conclusions.
	www.religionfacts.com /homosexuality (192 words)

	E-sangha, Buddhist Forum and Buddhism Forum -> Homosexuality and Buddhism
		Homosexuality is just another label by which we identify ourselves -- along with race, sex, nationality, taste in music, etc. Being proud or ashamed of being gay shows attachment to sexuality.
		Understandably many gay people today feel the need to be proud of their homosexuality and/or identify with a gay community due to cultural oppression.
		Buddhism is about transcending concepts and ideas so if you feel that you are being treated different due to your homosexuality you should find other Buddhists to hang out with.
	www.lioncity.net /buddhism/index.php?showtopic=26557 (870 words)

	Buddhism and homosexuality
		Buddhism is most concerned with whether an action is helpful, based on good intentions, and free of harm.
		Many women, gays and lesbians have been attracted to Buddhism because of its relative lack of misogyny and homophobia, when compared to some other religions.
		"Homosexual behavior is a pleasure of the senses," and is thus violates the second of the eight steps.
	www.religioustolerance.org /hom_budd.htm (1684 words)

	guw-010 Buddhism and homosexuality
		In the Theravada tradition of Buddhism, with which I am most familiar, the third precept is perhaps more precisely rendered as "I undertake the rule of training not to go the wrong way for sexual pleasure".
		Buddhism clearly meets most definitions of a religion, yet it is possible to practice as a Buddhist with no belief in a God or superhuman being(s)4.
		Buddhism does not deny the existence of gods or of other worlds, and indeed the devotional practices of many Buddhist traditions involve the veneration and invocation of special beings such as Avalokitesvara (known as Kwan Yin to many Chinese, or Kannon to the Japanese).
	www.yawningbread.org /guest_1997/guw-010.htm (1883 words)

	Buddhism and Abortion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		First, it is important to note that Buddhism, unlike many other religions, does not hold that humans have a responsibility to procreate, and forbids the consecration of marriage or birth by Buddhist monks and nuns.
		Unlike the pro-procreative religions, in Buddhism masturbation and homosexuality were seen as morally equivalent to heterosexuality.
		Buddhism and bioethics would clearly argue for respecting the extent to which the fetus is sensate in the carrying out of abortion, though the end is obviously quick.
	www.changesurfer.com /Bud/Abortion.html (4433 words)

	Buddhist approach to HIV and AIDS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Buddhism teaches that our current situation is due to our previous actions.
		As I understand, homosexuality is the last stage of the bad outcome of committing adultery in some former lives.
		After hundreds of lifetimes in the planes of Suffering, he will eventually be reborn in the human world, in most cases as a woman, but a woman with a deep instinct leading her to become a prostitute.
	www.concentration.org /interview.html (2052 words)

	Buddhism and Homosexuality
		Homosexuality has been gaining huge inroads lately, from Supreme Court decisions to legalized marriages in foreign countries (I guess Massachusetts and California will soon qualify as a foreign country), but at what cost?
		Buddhism's greatest vulnerability lies in its adherrants tendency to intellectualize Buddha's message.
		People tend to forget that one of the main tenets of Buddhism is that wrong desire causes suffering, not just in this life but most assuredly in future ones.
	www.reversespins.com /buddhismandgays.html (703 words)

	Free Essay Differences of Buddhism and Hinduism
		This is a 9 page paper discussing homosexuality and religion in regards to Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
		To achieve Moksha, a person would have to be born into the higher castes until they were in the highest one.
		Buddhism on the other hand was not so strict with their caste system and was not as enforced as much.
	www.echeat.com /essay.php?t=29888 (513 words)

	Bibliopgraphy for American Buddhism
		According to Charles Prebish, in his American Buddhism of 1979, Layman’s work is something he was trying to do, but she beat him to it.
		He finally offers that for Buddhism to not just be a "passing fad" and to truly have an impact on America, it must become "fully American" (whatever that means) and be responsive to "our" (American) religious needs.
		Because Buddhism has traditionally been a monastic religion, it is an interesting phenomenon that Buddhists are finding the need to turn "outward" and seek social change.
	www.colorado.edu /ReligiousStudies/TheStrip/Archive/ambud/budbib.html (2983 words)

	The religion of Buddhism
		Buddhism presents a transformational goal, a desire to improve one's situation, and a distinct moral code.
		Buddhism was founded in Northern India by the first known Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama.
		Theravada Buddhism (sometimes called Southern Buddhism; occasionally spelled Therevada) "has been the dominant school of Buddhism in most of Southeast Asia since the thirteenth century, with the establishment of the monarchies in Thailand, Burma, Cambodia and Laos.
	www.religioustolerance.org /buddhism.htm (990 words)

	Religious Perspectives of Homosexuality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Homosexuality as a topic on its own has become a largely controversial topic and to see where some of the root of the hostility or acceptance in religion filters into society can help provide some answers.
		Biologically it is still uncertain whether or not homosexuality is inherent or not, we will look into what different faiths feel about the root of homosexuality and if it is innate or chosen.
		Although religions have changed their views over the years since their origination, many of the arguments made for or against a topic are cited from sacred texts.
	www.users.drew.edu /rrowley/ReligiousPerspective.htm (348 words)

	Washington Blade Online
		A pioneer in gay studies and a professor of English at the University of Nebraska, Compton has produced a wide-ranging, encyclopedic history of homosexuality covering 2,500 years of civilization — from ancient Greece to the Enlightenment in France in the 18th century.
		Compton says the Levitical statute became the model for laws decreeing capital punishment for homosexuality in Europe and in as much of the world as came under Europe’s sway down to the end of the 18th century.
		He writes that in Chinese history and literature men who loved men were depicted as good or bad, sympathetic or self-serving, talented or undistinguished, but not set apart to be humiliated, denounced or extirpated.
	www.washblade.com /print.cfm?content_id=2212 (664 words)

	Buddhism And Homosexuality
		Unfortunately, it cannot be said that homosexuals in countries where Buddhists are in the majority are any more free from prejudice and discrimination than they are in other countries.
		Buddhism clearly meets most definitions of a religion, yet it is possible to practice as a Buddhist with no belief in a God or superhuman being(s)
		However, at its core Buddhism is a non-theistic religion and, unlike other world religions, Buddhism is not a doctrine of revelation.
	www.enabling.org /ia/vipassana/Archive/T/Trembath/buddhismAndHomosexualityTrembath.html (1887 words)

	Buddhism for sale
		In his opinion, the worship, prayer and ethical traditions at the heart of Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam should be added to a spiritual "endangered species" list.
		Take Buddhism, for example, which appears to be flourishing and winning converts in media-soaked America.
		"Let's face it," said Kamenetz, "one of the reasons Buddhism has become so popular, with so many Americans, so fast, is that people have stripped away all of the rules and the precepts and the work that has to do with how you are supposed to live your life.
	tmatt.gospelcom.net /column/2002/05/29 (736 words)

	Relief Notes 2004,Tolerance in Buddhism, 4
		We know that he recognized homosexuality, for it is explicitly mentioned in the Vinaya, the code of discipline he laid down for monks and nuns.
		Since homosexuality is never explicitly mentioned in any of the Buddha's discourses, we must assume that it is meant to be considered in the same way that heterosexuality is. Wherever there is mutual consent, where no adultery is involved, there is no violation of the third precept.
		In Buddhism it is not the object of one's sexual desire that determines whether a sexual act is unskillful or not, but rather the quality of the emotions, the consequences, and the intentions involved.
	home.earthlink.net /~brelief/tol_4.html (690 words)

	HOMOSEXUALITY and BUDDHISM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The attendees at the June general meeting listened to a fascinating presentation on homosexuality and Buddhism facilitated by Chi Taek, a recent graduate who studied the subject of Buddhism.
		Once again, the countries described before were used as examples in order to illustrate the different ways Buddhism affects homosexuality in the modern world.
		The outcome is that the subculture is growing but homosexuality is not to be talked about in public.
	www.gapimny.org /newsletter/1998/98july/buddhism.html (295 words)

	Japanese History For Gay Men
		Buddhism came to Japan from China by way of Korea, as Confucianism and Taoism had earlier.
		Buddhism gained official recognition as the state religion, and temples were constructed all over Japan to buttress the authority of central state.
		The practice of the male "homosexuality" was diminished as it shifted to the society led by townspeople, since intrinsically townspeople didn't have the custom of male "homosexuality".
	www.geocities.co.jp /Berkeley/3508/japanesehistory.html (2564 words)

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