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**8Uxtkz7F** · 12-27-2011, 02:50 AM

Hi Aloka,

I do find the views attributed to Buddhadasa -- and confirmed by some of the writings of his which I've seen -- to be rather puritanical and extreme (and I feel the same way about similar views expressed by the Dalai Lama). Perhaps someone here who is more familiar with Buddhadasa's work can put his statements into context.

Clearly if he believes that the only legitimate purpose of sex is to reproduce the species, then there would be no valid basis (in his view) for lesbian or gay sexuality. So his views as discussed above are quite relevant to the thread. And the first excerpt came from an article about "homosexuality and transgenderism in the Thai Buddhist tradition" which referenced him specifically.

12-27-2011, 02:50 AM	#15
8Uxtkz7F Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 548 Senior Member	Hi Aloka, I do find the views attributed to Buddhadasa -- and confirmed by some of the writings of his which I've seen -- to be rather puritanical and extreme (and I feel the same way about similar views expressed by the Dalai Lama). Perhaps someone here who is more familiar with Buddhadasa's work can put his statements into context. Clearly if he believes that the only legitimate purpose of sex is to reproduce the species, then there would be no valid basis (in his view) for lesbian or gay sexuality. So his views as discussed above are quite relevant to the thread. And the first excerpt came from an article about "homosexuality and transgenderism in the Thai Buddhist tradition" which referenced him specifically.
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