Why do/did you think buddhist monks and sex don't go together?
Afaik even the "real" Buddha advised his young followers do have sex if they can't bear it.
Monks are just people with flaws.
And he certainly hold it that aiming for perfection is the path to disappointment.
Also Buddhism teaches to avoid extremes, and that includes self-desroying ascetic.
I suppose I had the wrong idea from college courses, or my own wrong assumptions. I think I read about acetics, and assumed that monks try to abstain from sex. I would guess some do, but I suppose it depends on the specific monastery.
Yes, there are a lot of different rule sets in every religion. And the Buddhist are, on average, not the strictest I think.
Hi @stellabelle would it be OK if I translated your posts into Afrikaans? It is very similar to Dutch, and even closer to Flemish which they speak in Belgian. Can I then post them under my own account with references and links to you?