Lust for Enlightenment: Buddhism and Sex - Paperback
by John Stevens
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:ShambhalaISBN-13:9780877734161ISBN-10:087773416XUPC:9780877734161Book Category:Religion, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Buddhism, Sexuality & Gender StudiesBook Topic:HistorySize:8.45 x 5.51 x 0.62 inchesWeight:0.65Product ID:SCBZ2J77EE
Over the centuries, Buddhism has responded to sexuality in a variety of fascinating ways, sometimes, suppressing the sexual urge, sometimes sublimating it, sometimes cultivating it, and, on the highest levels, transforming it. This book reveals how Buddhists, beginning with Shakyamuni Buddha himself, relate to the "inner fire" that drives humankind. Included are chapters on the Buddha's love life before his enlightenment and his later relationships with women, the tantric approach to sex among Buddhists of ancient India, Tibet, China, and Japan; Zen in the art of love; and a positive discussion of women and Buddhism.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:ShambhalaISBN-13:9780877734161ISBN-10:087773416XUPC:9780877734161Book Category:Religion, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Buddhism, Sexuality & Gender StudiesBook Topic:HistorySize:8.45 x 5.51 x 0.62 inchesWeight:0.65Product ID:SCBZ2J77EE
John Stevens is Professor of Buddhist Studies and Aikido instructor at Tohoku Fukushi University in Sendai, Japan. He is the author or translator of over twenty books on Buddhism, Zen, Aikido, and Asian culture. He has practiced and taught Aikido all over the world.
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