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Women are prohibited

Women are prohibited at local festivals, and women aren't even allowed to participate.
There were times when I just happened to pass nearby and got hit.
There are many restrictions on women all over the country.
As is the case with sumo wrestling, there are places in the Buddhist world where women are prohibited.
The reason women are prohibited is “because women are unclean.”
Even though women risked their lives to give birth, and even though they drank women's milk and were raised, they got pregnant by holding them for as long as they wanted to.
Isn't the male society too selfish?

3 Zen Responses

You're right

I read it.
I think so too.
The ban on women is unwarranted discrimination. It's a sin.

The Buddha gives equal mercy to all things and saves them.

Therefore, banning women is against the Buddha's teachings. It's a sinful misconduct.

You're right.

I sincerely pray to the Buddha that you will receive Buddha's guidance with all of you and be saved along with everyone.

Postscript 2. Because gods in Shinto, not Buddhism, hate blood

First, don't confuse Buddhism with Shinto.
So, there is a difference between the prohibition of women in Buddhism and the prohibition of women in Shinto.

In the case of Buddhism, if men and women practice together, there can be temptations for love, etc., so I think it makes a lot of sense to separate places of ascetic practice between men and women.

In the case of Shinto, ancient Japanese gods think of blood and death as “injuries” and dislike them.
If God hates blood, there are cases where women who are menstruating stay away.

I think it's foolish in terms of Buddhism, so I'd like the Buddha to preach to God.
That said, even you wouldn't feel comfortable touching someone else's blood.
Japanese Shinto, which cares about such simple “injuries,” is a simple and easy-to-understand belief; in a sense, it's a childish belief.
However, there are parts that have taken root as customs and traditions since ancient times, and there are probably many things that don't need to be opposed in a big way now.

Anyway, in Buddhism, anger is thought to be the cause of trouble and suffering.
When you get angry at the ban on women, you are the one who suffers from the stress of anger.
Don't get angry even if you oppose it, and criticize the ban on women with a calm feeling.

postscript.
In Buddhism, women are not viewed as unclean, and I personally don't think so either. I even explained that there seems to be such an idea in Japanese Shinto.
Originally, there were many male monks, and the fact that a facility where women are prohibited was built at a temple where men practice training is something like a boys' school or girls' school is probably something like a boys' school or girls' school.
I think the reason why monks became involved in funerals in Japan is that Buddhist monks didn't care about death injuries.
I get angry easily too. That's why I look at things from various directions and try not to get angry. “Unforgivable!” I changed it to “well, if I think about it from that side, I don't even understand it.”

Postscript 2
In Buddhism, we aim for personalities that don't get angry even when their identity is denied.

Should it be reviewed, it is necessary to review

Yamamoto-sama

This is Kawaguchi Hidetoshi. This is a humble answer to the question.

“Prohibition of women”... I know that it is certainly necessary to review things that are biased, discriminatory, and superstitious.

Actually, unfortunately, even in Buddhism, there is a theory that women can be viewed as disdainful of women that they cannot attain Buddhahood in the body of a woman, and there was a time when it was said that in order for women to attain Buddhism, they were “metamorphic boys” after they changed to men...

However, since the basis for attaining Buddhism is possible even as a woman is explained in many sutras, it is said that if you were originally able to accumulate the resources of wisdom and good fortune by going through the stairs to firmly reach enlightenment, regardless of gender, you can attain Buddhism regardless of gender.

For example, in attaining Buddhism, it can be broadly divided into Buddha statues and colors, but there are also Buddha statues who take the form of women in terms of color, so in that case, it is thought that the sex that is an element for becoming colored was female, so from that, it can also be said that even women can attain Buddhism.

As you said, all of us animals have been able to give birth thanks to the great hardships of women.

If women are not taken care of, the survival of the species will not be possible.

Anyway, I want them to be men who value women.

At the very least, I would like to respect and cherish my life as much as possible.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho