The philosophy challenges us to think about sexual ethics very differently from how most of us have been taught. What is sex like within marriage Buddhists have to avoid sexual misconduct, which includes quite a lot of activities (see below) Oral sex or anal sex The topic for tonight is the buddhist view toward sexual ethics In general, in buddhism, we always try to follow a middle path, and so regarding sexuality, we want to avoid two extremes
One extreme is that of being very strict and severe This view looks at sexuality as something dirty and, basically, bad But, then, we also want to avoid the other extreme, which is the attitude toward sex. When it comes to sex, western buddhists tend to be fairly liberal But as scholar josé cabezón explains, buddhist tradition takes a much more conservative approach, prohibiting, among other things, oral or anal sex, male homosexuality, and even sex during daylight hours He challenges us not to dismiss traditional buddhist views on sexuality but rather to critically examine them, beginning.
