The ceremony does not create it, and the license only records. Honolulu A Buddhist's perspective of same-gender marriage Buddhism is a religion of choice, and a person should choose the life paths consistent with his or her own conscience. From the Buddhist standpoint, relationships between individuals are matters of private, mutual consent, whether heterosexual or homosexual. Buddhism teaches that many factors come into play in creating a person. They are beyond the control of any individual.
Some factors are race, gender, heredity, social and cultural environment and gender identification.
We are all complex beings who should treat each other with respect. We should not limit for any reason any equal citizen's access to social and civil benefits and rights that are available to any other citizen. Buddhism also stresses the principle of interdependence, whereby each person's life is affected by others and one's life also affects others. Any relationship that fulfills the happiness and well-being of another is a positive and acceptable relationship. There are other Buddhist principles which show that same-gender relationships and the rights that follow from them, such as marriage, can be positive in assisting people to discover their own true nature and to realize the depth of their spiritual potential.