Cabezón, José Ignacio, 1956-

Sexuality in Classical South Asian Buddhism - viii, 622 pages ; 24 cm. - Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 541-574) and index.

The cosmology of sex -- Desire and human sexuality -- Monasticism: just saying no to sex -- Curbing lust through meditation -- The deconstruction of sexual desire: wisdom as antidote -- Sexed bodies, gender, and sexual desires -- The construction of sexual deviance -- Buddhist sexual ethics: the evolution of sexual misconduct.

9781614293507 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2017000550


Sex--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
Buddhism--South Asia.

BQ4570.S48 C33