Questions tagged [marriage]
Defines how marriage took place in Buddhism. Regarding choosing life partner and marriage ceremony.
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Is it okay to force your child to get married just because they’re of age?
I’m 23 years. I don’t have a partner. But I’ve agreed to them to look for a partner but I want to marry if I like the person only. My parents brought about 6 proposals but I didn’t connect with any. ...
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My parents want me to get married, should I honor their request if I'm not interested in marriage?
I come from a culture where marriage is seen as a must. Both of my parents are good parents, they never harm me in anyway, took a very good care of me. I am now almost 30 and they really want me to ...
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Does the Samajivina Sutta imply that a Buddhist should only marry another Buddhist?
Does the Samajivina Sutta imply that a Buddhist should only marry another Buddhist?
Or does it leave room for Buddhists to marry non-Buddhists?
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Talking to dead loved ones
💚Could talking with dead loved ones be in line with the proper practice of the Buddha? If proper practice permits talking to dead loved ones, then what is the proper way to talk to dead loved ones ...
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Sexuality, marriage and the fourth precept
Let's say a person were to seek for, and enter a monogamous heterosexual relationship and eventually marriage, but actually he or she is either homosexual or bisexual (but more inclined to ...
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Can a married man have sex with a prostitute without breaking the third precept?
I tried to find the answer and looked into theses questions on the site
The Third Precept and Prostitution
Buddhist attitude towards prostitution and non-procreative sexual activity
How is sexual ...
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Was Devadaha a Sakyan town and were the Buddha's maternal relatives Sakyans?
In the literature we generally read that the Koliya clan, a neighbouring clan of the Sakyans, had two capitals - Devadaha and Ramagama. Moreover, the Buddha's mother Mayadevi and foster mother ...
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Illegitimate children
this is the situation:
a children is born from fornication years ago when the couple were young, years passed the guy married. the women gave the child for adoption. Now the women brings up the child (...
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Buddhism broke up my marriage
The title is provocative but sums up my problem: when I am immersed in Buddhist thought, I can no longer love my wife.
Buddhism clearly contradicts romantic love. It tolerates it up to a certain ...
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Romantic love and Buddhism
What do you think of this article about romantic love? I am skeptical about his understanding of upeksha.
As I understand it, romantic love does not really exist in Buddhism because the targeted love ...
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Question about going forth (while having children & wife)
Do the scriptures somewhere mention that it's appropriate to go forth when having a wife & children?
According to the scriptures Gotama, the Buddha-to-be, left his palace & his parents to ...
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The rites of marriage and death are a significant part of most religions
The rites of marriage and death are a significant part of most religions. How does Buddhism celebrate these or any other rites?
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Choosing a Buddhist partner ain't beneficial to spreading Dhamma?
Recently seeing questions on Buddhist stack exchange community I thought to ask this question.
My understanding that we can choose anyone as life partner the way Buddha said all about is kind of ...
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Why don't monks get married?
If there are no restrictions in Buddhism then why do they not want to get married?
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What are the different Buddhist views on marriage?
I know that marriage is a secular event in Buddhism, but what are the different attitudes are there for or against marriage? And what type of Buddhists(Theravada, Mahayana, Sangha, Lay etc) claim ...
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Benefits of Producing and Caring for Children
Genetically speaking producing your own children perpetuates your own genes.
Buddha spoke at length about the 31 Planes of Existence.
What is Buddhism's (not just Theravada) position on having ...
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Why Buddha was not worried about his family after enlightenment?
Of course, after getting enlightened, One is free from worry: now the person is in higher dimension and is always happy, as he knows how perfect everything is.
But still Buddha's family was there; I ...
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Is it helpful to stay single if I am not going to become a monk?
In most Buddhist traditions, monks are expected to follow an austere life without being married or involved with another person, but what about lay people who are not going to become monks?
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what is the purpose of the Buddhist marriage ceremony?
A fundamental tenet of Buddhism is freedom from attachments. If that is so, what is the purpose of the Buddhist marriage ceremony? It seems to be a contradiction, a celebration of attachment within a ...
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How Does Buddhism Handle Internal Conflict
Few years ago, family put matrimonial ad in newspaper in India. We thought we selected nice person, but turns out he was abusive, unfaithful, and only wanted green card. Worse, he made me have ...
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What is Buddhist law of marriage ? Is there any?
Should both partners be Buddhist in a marriage?
If they want get a love marriage can they still get married if one of the partners is not Buddhist. What is the law in Buddhism about marriage?
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How is marriage after divorce looked upon?
From this article, it is clear that Buddhism accepts(but doesn't really root for it) divorce when things get worse. But, how is marriage after divorce looked upon?
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What are the Buddhist teachings on how best to live a married life?
Does Buddhism describe how best to live a married life? Please provide some short excerpts. Thank you.
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Does being in a commited married life make it impossible to attain Nirvana? If not, how can one progress towards Nirvana?
Married life is a form of attachment. If one is in a commited relationship he/she is bound to have a multitude of attachments like a wife, children, personal belongings, wealth etc. But Buddha has ...
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Any authentic sutta from any tradition that gives guidance on what kind of partner to choose?
Any authentic sutta or part of sutta from any tradition that gives guidance on what kind of sexual relationship partner to choose?
I'm thinking the Vimalikirti sutra should say something about such ...
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Can Buddhist marry non Buddhist?
I have relationship with non Buddhist, and we both thinking seriously about marriage. My family could not accept him because he is not Buddhist. But as I learned so far , Buddhism teach us to love and ...
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What does a traditional Buddhist wedding look like?
I have been to Christian weddings (American), Jewish weddings, and Hindu weddings, but I have no idea what a traditional Buddhist wedding looks like. I realize that there are probably differences ...
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