Deviant Sex and Buddhism, Wadinagala Pannaloka

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Deviant Sex and Buddhism
By: Wadinagala Pannaloka

Deviant Sex and Buddhism, Wadinagala Pannaloka

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Author: Wadinagala Pannaloka
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ISBN: 9788124610039
Publication Date: 2020

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Deviant Sex and Buddhism discusses deviant sexual practices recorded in Pali Sutta and Vinaya texts categorizing into normal, pathological and sociological. In Buddhist spirituality and philosophy, like in other religions, sex within the institution of marriage is admissible, while all other forms of sexual practices are immoral and denounced. A sexual act violating the norms of chastity and celibacy within the Buddhist community comes to be identified as a deviant sexual act. At the backdrop this positioning, this volume engages one in a deep study of what were sensuality and sexuality in early Buddhism, Buddhist attitude to human body, and the definition of celibacy, chastity and normal deviant sexual behaviour along with the nuances of the other two forms of deviant sexual behaviour, i.e. pathological and sociological. Going by the Buddhist philosophy, any deviant sexual behaviour is connected with the issue of human suffering. Twofold sexual conformity -- complete sexual abstinence and sex only with one's own spouse -- is emphasized while decrying all non-conforming sexual practices and deciding on a range for sexual acts including homosexual relationship. This scholarly work should invigorate the interests of many researchers and academicians to take up further studies and researches on the topic, which has not yet been exposed to the literary world at length.
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CONTENTS: Deviant Sex and Buddhism
	Preface			vii
	Acknowledgements			xiii
	Abbreviations			xv

1.	Introduction			1
		Introduction to Deviant Sexual Behavior		1
		Sensuality and Sexuality in Buddhism		3
		Defining Deviant Sexual Behavior		10
			Sexological Definitions	14
			Sociological Definitions	18
			Medical Scientific Definitions	19
		Previous Studies		24
		Vinaya Pitaka		29
		Value of the Vinaya Pitaka for the Study		35

2.	Sensuality and Sexuality in Early Buddhism			39
		Introduction		39
		Sensory Perception and Sensuality		44
		Philosophical Aspect of Sensuality		49
		Psychological Aspect of Sensual Attachment		57
		Buddhist Cosmology and Sense Desire		64
		Positive Aspects of Sensuality		67
		Problematic Nature of Sensuality		80
		Sex and Psychological Obsession		92

3.	Buddhist Attitude to Human Body			95
		Introduction		95
		The Constitution of the Human Body		99
		The Body as a Meditation Object		105
		Negativism on the Human Body		120
		Reasons for Negativism		133

4.	Celibacy, Chastity and Normal Deviant Sexual Behavior			143
		Introduction		143
		Celibacy		146
		Chastity		160
		Marriage		175
		Adultery		181
		Monogamy and Polygamy		190
		Premarital Sex		193
		Masturbation		196

5.	Pathological Deviant Sexual Behavior			209
		Introduction		209
		Rape		210
		Incest		230
		Exhibitionism		237
		Voyeurism		240
		Paedophilia		245

6.	Sociological Deviant Sexual Behavior			249
		Introduction		249
		Prostitution		249
		Homosexuality		267
		Pornography		279

	Conclusion			285
	Bibliography			301
	Word Index			315
	Index of Pali Suttas			323

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