Buddhist attitude towards the factors affecting male female diversification.

           Living being is divided into male and female. Here our attention is mainly focused on to the factors affecting male and female diversification according to the Buddhist teachings.  It is better to identify the male and the female vitally. For that there are two foundations such as physical nature and social attitude. It is included in “Iththiththa Purisaththa” and “Iththibhawa Purisabhawa”. “Iththiththa” is physical nature.”Ithtthibhawa” is social attitude. “Purisaththa” and “Purisabhawa” also have same meaning. There are three bases for gender diversification such as biological, moral philosophical and psychological which is a circular theory in Buddhism.

        Biological foundation is defined as the difference in the body. This is represented as “Iththiththa” and “Purisaththa”. “Iththi Puma na Pagnayathi” in ‘Aggagnna Suththa’ clearly proves that environmental and psychological factors also have impacts on this. Basic creature has only a spirit without gender differentiation. With the usage of ‘Al sahal’ a ‘Karaja body’ was created. Male female physical appearances were designed according to the long time male female sexual experiences. Then stabilized differentiation of male and female. 

               Moral philosophical foundation has also influence this introduction. With the point of view of the society towards male by the female and female by the male and also with the virtual identities built by the society, male female identification has occurred. Female is a mother and male is a father. Staying on this foundation male female diversification is represented.

            According to the psychological foundation all these concepts mind is the foundation. It is emphasized in “Sanyogawisanyogadharmapariyaya Suththa”. Female is a human being with a female body who is attracted to a male body from the outer appearance. Male is also same. Therefore it is clear that mentality is the major cause for this diversification. “Sanyogawisanyogadharmapariyaya Suththa” and “Somatheri gatha” clearly mentions that by changing the mentality, this differentiation can be converted. Our conclusion is that due to these foundations this male female diversification is prominent in the universe.

Keywords: Womanhood, Virility, Iththiththa, Purisaththa, Factors