Sexuality in Classical South Asian Buddhism

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Sexuality in Classical South Asian Buddhism is written by Jose Ignacio Cabezon and published by Simon and Schuster. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1614293503 (ISBN 10) and 9781614293507 (ISBN 13).

"More than twenty-five years in the making, this detailed sourcebook on Buddhist understandings of sexuality, desire, ethics, and deviance in classical South Asia is filled with both engaging translations and original and provocative analysis. Cabezón marshals an incredible array of scriptures, legal and medical texts, and philosophical treatises, explaining the subtleties of this ancient literature in lucid prose. This work will be of immense interest not only to scholars of Buddhism and gender studies but also to lay readers who want to learn more about traditional Buddhist attitudes toward sex"--Page 2 of dust jacket.