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**raskrutkaseo** · 04-02-2012, 01:54 AM

I am interested to see where Dalai Lama actually made that comment and in what context. It is pretty amusing that he would make such an irrational statement.

Hi Deshy,

This is from 1997:

The religious leader said at the press conference that he had previously been asked his views on gay marriage, and said that such social sanction of gay relationships "has to be judged in the context of the society itself and the laws and social norms."

During the 45-minute meeting, the Nobel peace laureate and Buddhist religious leader voiced his support for the full recognition of human rights for all people, regardless of sexual orientation.

Buddhist sexual proscriptions ban homosexual sexual activity and heterosexual sex through orifices other than the vagina, including masturbation or other sexual activity with the hand. Buddhist proscriptions also forbid sex at certain times - such as during full and half moon days, the daytime, and during a wife's menstrual period or pregnancy - or near shrines or temples. Adultery is considered sexual misconduct, but the hiring of a female prostitute for penile-vaginal sex is not, unless one pays a third party to procure the person.

From a "Buddhist point of view," lesbian and gay sex "is generally considered sexual misconduct," the Dalai Lama told reporters at a press conference a day earlier.

However, such proscriptions are for members of the Buddhist faith - and from "society's viewpoint," homosexual sexual relations can be "of mutual benefit, enjoyable, and harmless," according to the Dalai Lama.

http://www.quietmountain.org/links/t...s/gayrites.htm

The part about orifices, hands, time of day etc etc is according to Tibetan Buddhist culture from Tibet (rather than anything mentioned by the Buddha in the suttas.)

04-02-2012, 01:54 AM	#23
raskrutkaseo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 376 Senior Member	I am interested to see where Dalai Lama actually made that comment and in what context. It is pretty amusing that he would make such an irrational statement. Hi Deshy, This is from 1997: The religious leader said at the press conference that he had previously been asked his views on gay marriage, and said that such social sanction of gay relationships "has to be judged in the context of the society itself and the laws and social norms." During the 45-minute meeting, the Nobel peace laureate and Buddhist religious leader voiced his support for the full recognition of human rights for all people, regardless of sexual orientation. Buddhist sexual proscriptions ban homosexual sexual activity and heterosexual sex through orifices other than the vagina, including masturbation or other sexual activity with the hand. Buddhist proscriptions also forbid sex at certain times - such as during full and half moon days, the daytime, and during a wife's menstrual period or pregnancy - or near shrines or temples. Adultery is considered sexual misconduct, but the hiring of a female prostitute for penile-vaginal sex is not, unless one pays a third party to procure the person. From a "Buddhist point of view," lesbian and gay sex "is generally considered sexual misconduct," the Dalai Lama told reporters at a press conference a day earlier. However, such proscriptions are for members of the Buddhist faith - and from "society's viewpoint," homosexual sexual relations can be "of mutual benefit, enjoyable, and harmless," according to the Dalai Lama. http://www.quietmountain.org/links/t...s/gayrites.htm The part about orifices, hands, time of day etc etc is according to Tibetan Buddhist culture from Tibet (rather than anything mentioned by the Buddha in the suttas.)
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