Love and Sex in Buddhism

1 Course Unit

From monastic celibacy to sanctified sex, this course examines the wide variety of attitudes and practices towards love, desire, attachment, and pleasure in the Buddhist tradition. Readings include primary sources from South, Southeast, and East Asia, secondary scholarship on Buddhist social history and doctrine, and theoretical literature on gender, sex, and the body. Spring, even numbered years only Also Offered As: RELS 3333 Mutually Exclusive: RELS 6333 Prerequisite: RELS 0050 OR RELS 1730 OR RELS 0130 OR RELS 0500 OR RELS 0790 1 Course Unit