Does sexual liberalism lead to rebirth in the hungry ghost realm?

Does sexual liberalism lead to rebirth in the hungry ghost realm?

In DN 31, the Buddha said a libertine is an evil companion leading to ruin. There are, young householder, these six evil consequences in associating with evil companions, namely: any gambler, any libertine, any drunkard, any swindler, any cheat, any rowdy is his friend and companion. These are the six dangers inherent in bad companionship: any rogue, drunkard, addict, cheat, swindler, or thug becomes a friend and colleague. In the Tanhavagga, the Buddha taught craving, particularly when developed, leads to woe and suffering: 334. The craving of one given to heedless living grows like a creeper. Like the monkey seeking fruits in the forest, he leaps from life to life tasting the fruit of his kamma. 335. Whoever is overcome by this wretched and sticky craving, his sorrows grow like grass after the rains. 342. Beset by craving, people run about like an entrapped hare. Held fast by mental fetters, they come to suffering again and again for a long time. Therefore, if a person pursues and engages in sexual activity merely for sexual gratification, will they increase craving in both themselves and another If a man, for example, has sex with a woman because his has lust but has not personal commitment towards the woman, will not craving be created in the woman leading her to keep searching for a sexual partner Are those who are always searching for sex, love companionship destined for rebirth in the hungry ghost world or even hell

Let me present the so-called Tathagata Dhamma viewpoint, represented by Dhammadhatu. The answer is no, sexual liberalism doesnt lead to rebirth in the hungry ghost realm. You may want to want to read this answer to see why, according to this viewpoint, rebirth cannot fall into the dhamma of the Buddha. If there is no rebirth, then, logically speaking, there is no rebirth in the hungry ghost realm either.

No, not hungry ghost I think Ajahn Chah used Hungry Shadow which is better terminology, but animal realm, in specific the fowls species. This information can be found in the Chinese Canon. Modern scientific research found that fowls engage most frequently in sexual intercourse activities, with the duck family the crudest, rape and evolution of sex tools by both male and female to invade and defend; here, many many more in google. Pigeons are sex addicts, so are birds family, they are always starving in looking for food for its very hard to sustain their vigorous physical activities, therefore its a very tiring livelihood for them. Therefore sexual liberalism leads to rebirth in fowl kingdom of animal realm, most likely. And look at the battery chicken and speedy-grown-duck industries, I think never in history so many fowls existed on earth, perhaps a proof that its true They are in so sad a condition For their strongest craving was sex but it all stripped human just lure after their meats keeping them in cages breeding from machines, they can never ever have sex in their entire lives Gravest punishment Therefore, if a person pursues and engages in sexual activity merely for sexual gratification, will they increase craving in both themselves and another Yes. If a man, for example, has sex with a woman because his has lust but has not personal commitment towards the woman, will not craving be created in the woman leading her to keep searching for a sexual partner Yes, very likely. Are those who are always searching for sex, love companionship destined for rebirth in the hungry ghost world or even hell Not sure. But definitely lower than human realm. Hungry Shadow is related to greed, hell anger, in general. The Buddhas teaching is the practitioner should transmute the sexual desire this energy to greater love, to compassion. I heard some Buddhist sects claiming can use sex-intercourse to reach Buddha-hood is questionable, others said its contaminated by later Hindu-tantra tradition, or left-hand Daoist. The teaching in the Chinese Canon has this term: , translate: Bodhisattva has the internal self-generated sublime bliss, that is a transmuted sexual energy giving the bliss. And its related to Dhyana cultivation. Sorry these are not Pali Canon but Chinese Canon knowledge, but I think it may be able to give some clues to your question.

I dont believe sexual liberalism is the same thing as sexual misconduct. Sexual misconduct is a non-virtuous action and will thus have harmful fruits. Like all such non-virtuous actions, it can lead to rebirth in the lower realms. So yes, sexual misconduct, like all non-virtuous actions can result in rebirth in the lower realms which include the realm of the pretas.