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The relationship between Buddhism and sexual orientation varies by tradition and teacher. According to some scholars, early Buddhism appears to have placed no special stigma on homosexual relations, since the subject was not mentioned.〔James William Coleman, ''The New Buddhism: The Western Transformation of an Ancient Tradition.'' Oxford University Press 2002, page 146.〕 Some later traditions do feature restrictions on homosexual activity and contact.〔Lotus Sutra: Leon Hurvitz, trans., ''Scripture of the Lotus Blossom of the Fine Dharma'' (New York: Columbia University Press, 1976), p. 209〕〔Milinda Panha, 100 BC. p. 310.〕 == Lay followers and monastic practices == In the early sutras of Buddhism, "accepted or unaccepted human sexual conduct" for laypersons "is not specifically mentioned."〔GLBT in World Religions, Sermon by Rev. Gabriele Parks, along with Phil Manos and Bill Weber.()〕 "Sexual misconduct" is a broad term, subject to interpretation according to followers' social norms. Early Buddhism appears to have being silent concerning homosexual relations.〔 Regarding Buddhist monks, the Vinaya (code of monastic discipline) bans all sexual activity, but does so in purely physiological terms, making no moral distinctions among the many possible forms of intercourse it lists.〔George E. Haggerty, ''Gay histories and cultures: an encyclopedia''. Taylor and Francis 2000, pages 146–147.〕 Among Buddhists there is a wide diversity of opinion about homosexuality. Buddhism teaches that sensual enjoyment and desire in general, and sexual pleasure in particular, are hindrances to enlightenment, and inferior to the kinds of pleasure (see, e.g. pīti, a Pāli word often translated as "rapture") that are integral to the practice of jhāna. However, most Buddhists do not pursue skill in meditation or aim for enlightenment. For most, the goal is a pleasant life and, after death, a pleasant rebirth. For these Buddhists, enjoying sensual pleasures in a non-harmful way is normative. Regarding transsexual people, the earliest texts mention the possibility of a person supernaturally changing sexes; such a person is not barred from ordination, and if already ordained, simply changes orders.〔Peter Harvey, ''An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics''. Cambridge University Press, 2000, page 412.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Buddhism and sexual orientation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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