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Sexual Ethics in Contemporary Taiwanese Legal and Buddhist Contexts |
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朱麗亞 (著)=Chu, Li-ya (au.)
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玄奘佛學研究=Hsuan Chuang Journal of Buddhism Studies
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| Volume | n.42 |
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| Date | 2024.09 |
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| Pages | 123 - 160 |
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| Publisher | 玄奘大學 |
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http://ird.hcu.edu.tw/front/bin/home.phtml
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| Location | 新竹市, 臺灣 [Hsinchu shih, Taiwan] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Keyword | Taiwanese Buddhism; sexual ethics; laws; Buddhist precepts |
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| Abstract | Sexual ethics is an area of applied ethics that focuses on human sexuality and sexual behavior. Ethics and religion have been often closely linked, with religious views shaping perspectives on issues such as extramarital affairs, sex work, and homosexuality. Legal and ethical norms are in fact not separate, but overlap each other to some extent. This paper first introduces the perspectives of four prominent Buddhist masters in Taiwan in regard to the Buddhist third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct. Secondly, to demonstrate the varying interpretations of the third precept, I will then introduce two contemporary Taiwanese legal issues in order to contextualize the Buddhist third precept and its current interpretations. This paper specifically speaks to two changes in Taiwanese law regarding sex and sexuality, including the partial legalization of sex work in 2009, and the legalization of same-sex marriage in 2017. These social changes are collectively studied due to their relationship to the Buddhist third precept, and relevance to sexual autonomy within a legal context. In comparing Buddhist interpretations with legislation, it becomes clear that arguments put forward by some of Taiwan's Buddhist masters transcend their time and go beyond legal regulation. Their pioneering, and progressive, views are concerned with whether these intimate relationships are safe, fair, and harmless to others, rather than fitting within the literal meaning of sexual misconduct. Comparatively, some Buddhist masters had remained conservative on these contemporary controversial issues; nevertheless, they also demonstrated awareness of social change and have gradually and tactfully reinterpreted their teachings on sexual ethics for laypeople. |
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| Table of contents | 1. Introduction 127
2. The third precept and its contemporary interpretation 129
3. Legal transformations and Buddhist perspectives 139
4. Conclusions 153 |
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| ISSN | 18133649 (P) |
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| Created date | 2024.12.11 |
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| Modified date | 2024.12.11 |
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