https://padlet.com/maria_16/lo32nf75nk6i Buddhism - Gender - Sexuality en-us 2017-09-21 12:13:22 UTC 2017-09-21 12:46:26 UTC hello@padlet.com maria_16 https://padlet.com/maria_16/lo32nf75nk6i/wish/189703214 According to Gautama Siddartha, all beings possess the world of Buddhahood. If men deny the enlightenment of women, they are, in a way, denying their own achievement of Buddhahood. The Lotus Sutra teaches that all men and women are equal, both in enlightenment and in practice.]]> 2017-09-21 12:21:12 UTC https://padlet.com/maria_16/lo32nf75nk6i/wish/189703214 maria_16 https://padlet.com/maria_16/lo32nf75nk6i/wish/189708811 The Buddha sees sexual desires as a craving for sense pleasures , which is one of the five hindrances to the attainment of jhana; "state of perfect equanimity and awareness". Sexual desires should therefore be avoided according to the Buddha and his teachings.]]> 2017-09-21 12:35:57 UTC https://padlet.com/maria_16/lo32nf75nk6i/wish/189708811