Sexuality in classical South Asian Buddhism / José Ignacio Cabezón.

Author
Cabezón, José Ignacio, 1956- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Somerville, MA : Wisdom Publications, 2017.
Description
viii, 617 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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    Series
    Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism [More in this series]
    Summary note
    "More than twenty-five years in the making, this detailed sourcebook on Buddhist understandings of sexuality, desire, ethics, and deviance in classical South Asia is filled with both engaging translations and original and provocative analysis. Cabezón marshals an incredible array of scriptures, legal and medical texts, and philosophical treatises, explaining the subtleties of this ancient literature in lucid prose. This work will be of immense interest not only to scholars of Buddhism and gender studies but also to lay readers who want to learn more about traditional Buddhist attitudes toward sex"--Page 2 of dust jacket.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 541-574) and index.
    Contents
    • The cosmology of sex
    • Desire and human sexuality
    • Monasticism: just saying no to sex
    • Curbing lust through meditation
    • The deconstruction of sexual desire: wisdom as antidote
    • Sexed bodies, gender, and sexual desires
    • The construction of sexual deviance
    • Buddhist sexual ethics: the evolution of sexual misconduct.
    ISBN
    • 9781614293507 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 1614293503 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2017000550
    OCLC
    975085179
    Other standard number
    • 40027547971
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