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The Ideal Man

"A lustful, proud, arrogant and violent man who gets lots of women, speaks loudly, and who, in general, lacks self-control, is often viewed as manly in contemporary society. However, in early Buddhism such men with no control over themselves were viewed as weak and effeminate. Manly men were expected to be dispassionate and self-controlled, especially when it came to sex. "

"David Halperin notes in his discussion of notions of masculinity in Europe that excessive sexual indulgence was associated with effeminacy, and the same was true in India during the Buddha’s time. Manly men, particularly ksatriyas, ought to prefer the rough company of other males and to eschew the soft realm of womenfolk, and they viewed with suspicion those who deviated from masculine gender norms insofar as they preferred the soft option of love to the hard option of war. In the culture of the military elites . . . normative masculinity entailed austerity, resistance to appetite, and mastery of the impulse to pleasure. . . . A man displayed his true mettle in war . . . and more generally in struggles with other men for honor — in politics, business, and other competitive enterprises. Those men who refused to rise to the challenge, who abandoned the competitive society of men for the amorous society of women, who pursued a life of pleasure, who made love instead of war—they incarnated the classical stereotype of effeminacy."

Dangers of Women

"Monks, I know of no physical appearance that reduces a man’s mind to slavery as does that of women. The minds of men are completely obsessed with women’s physical appearance."

"Monks, I know of no sound that reduces a man’s mind to slavery as does the voice of women. The minds of men are completely obsessed with women’s voices."

"Monks, I know of no scent that reduces a man’s mind to slavery as does the scent of women. The minds of men are completely obsessed with women’s scent."

"Monks, I know of no taste that reduces a man’s mind to slavery as does the taste of women. The minds of men are completely obsessed with women’s taste."

"Monks, I know of no caress that reduces a man’s mind to slavery as does the caress of women. The minds of men are completely obsessed with women’s caresses. The trope of woman as seductress will be well known to anyone familiar with classical Indian literature."

Classical Views on Women

"From the time of the Greeks, expert consensus in Western medicine held that men were the hotter sex, while women were thought to be cooler and less driven by passion. This is presented as an aspect of their inferiority, but in classical India the assumptions are exactly opposite: women embody lust and men are inclined toward the higher and nobler pursuits of celibacy and religious practice. Women are men’s adversaries and creatures of passion who seek to satisfy their own cravings and as a result drag down men who would otherwise remain in undisturbed engagement with the path to liberation. It is commonly assumed in India that women are inherently lustful and that they derive perverse satisfaction in seducing unwilling ascetics. The Kamasütra, for example, asserts that a woman’s desire is eight times greater than that of a man."

Importance of Sexual Abstinence

"Contemporary readers may wonder why absolute sexual continence is considered necessary for Buddhist monks and nuns. Today’s conventional wisdom holds that sexual intercourse is beneficial to physical and mental health if it is done in moderation, but the literature of ascetic movements in India presents a very different assessment. In ancient India, semen was associated with the energy of life, and men who recklessly shed their seed were said to become physically diminished. Excessive ejaculation leads to various morbidities and premature death. By contrast, the heroic ascetic who retains his seed is the most manly and virile of men and enjoys robust health, tremendous physical energy, and mental alertness, and he also develops supernatural powers (siddhi)."

"Those who practice celibacy and other acts of austerity accumulate an energy called tapas, which literally means “heat.” Sages who remain chaste for long periods and who combine this with advanced levels of meditation can even challenge the gods in terms of power and wisdom. Unfortunately, a single ejaculation can undo the accumulated tapas of decades, or even centuries, and so men must be constantly vigilant in guarding their senses against the seductive blandishments of women."