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What view is adopted towards sexual issues such as pre-marital sex and adultery? Are they types of sexual misconduct?

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What view is adopted towards sexual issues such as pre-marital sex and adultery? Are they types of sexual misconduct?

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Yes. In Buddhist texts, adultery is mentioned as one of a number of forms of sexual misconduct. For laypersons, sexual intercourse is forbidden with any woman before marriage who is under any form of protection — whether that of parents, guardians, or the husband-to-be. In Buddhism, to commit sexual misconduct is a violation of one of the Five Precepts, which are the basic moral principles of conduct for our daily lives.