Buddhism, Weddings And Marriage

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by Ven. Dhammika

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Like getting married and not ever meet or see who she is? ...

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Divergent views on my favourite topic: same sex marriage in Buddhism...some echoing with Bhante Dhammika

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The first ever same sex marriage in Taiwan, presided by the Bhikṣuṇī Dharma Master Zhāo Huì & her Sangha in 2012

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Conversation Between Khenpo Sodargye and Professor Eyal Aviv

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And of course, Ajahn Brahm...

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From HHDL...

From the Great Master Xīng Yún, founder of Fó Guāng Shān, Chinese Mahayana's largest & international organisation...

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Asked about the morality of people living together in sexual relationships outside of marriage, Master Hsing Yun replied:

“Marriage is an institution that reflects the values of the society that supports it. If the people of a society no longer believe that it is important to be married, then there is no reason why they cannot change the institution of marriage. Marriage is a custom. Customs can always be changed. We can find the same core point in this question as we have in others—the ultimate truth of the matter is that individuals can and should decide for themselves what is right. As long as they are not violating others or breaking the laws of the society in which they are living, then they are free to do what they believe is right. It is not for me or anyone else to tell them that they must get married if they want to live togather. That is therir choice and their choice alone.

“The same analysis can be applied to homosexuality. People often ask me what I think about homosexuality. They wonder, is it right, is it wrong? The answer is, it is neither right nor wrong. It is just something that people do. If people are not harming each other, their private lives are their own business; we should be tolerant of them and not reject them.

“However, it will still take some time for the world to fully accept homosexuality. All of us must learn to tolerate the behavior of others. Just as we hope to expand our minds to include all of the universe, so we should also seek to expand our minds to include all of the many forms of human behavior.

“Tolerance is a form of generosity and it is a form of wisdom. There is nothing anywhere in the Dharma [Buddhist scriptures] that should ever lead anyone to become intolerant. Our goal as Buddhists is to learn to accept all kinds of people and to help all kinds of people discover the wisdom of the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha” (pp.137-138).

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Do you mean The Blessed One according to the text found by Walpola Rahula? ...

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Do you mean The Blessed One according to the text found by Walpola Rahula? ...