[Buddha-l] Re: Rational or mythological Buddhism and Western Buddhist lay practice

[Richard P. Hayes]

On Fri, 2005-03-25 at 15:50 +0100, Mikael Aktor wrote:

> Also in monastic Buddhism I guess there is a reason for demanding
> celibacy, and if the Milindapañha denies that celibacy is a 
> prerequisite for higher goals, there is the more reason to ask why it 
> should  be demanded at all.

That is very easy. Monks begged for a living and could not as easily do
so if they had dependants, such as wives, mistresses, children or even
pet animals.

-- 
Richard Hayes
Department of Philosophy
University of New Mexico