Buddhist view of marriage
- Buddhist view of marriage
While Buddhism neither encourages nor discourages marriage, it does offer some guidelines for it. While Buddhist practice varies considerably among its various schools, marriage is one of the few concepts specifically mentioned in the context of Sila (Buddhist behavior discipline). The fundamental code of Buddhist ethics, the Pancasila (or five precepts), contains an admonishment of sexual misconduct, though what constitutes such misconduct from a Buddhist perspective varies widely depending on the local culture.
The Digha Nikaya 31 (Sigalovada Sutta) describes the respect that one is expected to give to one's spouse.
ee also
* Buddhist ethics
* Homosexuality and Buddhism
External links
* [http://www.accesstoinsight.org/index-subject.html#marriage Marriage articles at the Access to Insight site]
* [http://www.accesstoinsight.org/bfaq.html#wedding Weddings and Theravada Buddhism]
* [http://lifestylenutritionmanagement.com/loveandmarriage.htm Love & Marriage: Zen Buddhist Reflections]
* [http://robertaitken.net/writings/pages/marriage.html A Zen Buddhist perspective on same-gender marriage]
* [http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma7/marriedlife.html Lengthy review of Buddhist views on married life in relation to the western world.]
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