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  2. Sujata and seven types of wives - Wikipedia

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    Sujata was the daughter-in-law of Anathapindika, a prominent lay-disciple of the Buddha. The Pali Suttas, in Anguttara Nikaya(7:59; IV 91-94), records that the Buddha was delivering a teaching near or at Anathapindika's home when he was disrupted by the sounds of Sujata scolding the servants. The Buddha called for Sujata to be brought to him ...

  3. Buddhism and Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    Historically, the roots of Buddhism lie in the religious thought of Iron Age India around the middle of the first millennium BCE. [5] This was a period of great intellectual ferment and socio-cultural change known as the Second Urbanisation, marked by the growth of towns and trade, the composition of the Upanishads and the historical emergence of the Śramaṇa traditions.

  4. Kinnara - Wikipedia

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    Statue of a kinnara in The Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Bangkok . Kinnara statue of Lý dynasty, Vietnam. A kinnara (Sanskrit: Kiṃnara) is a creature from Hindu and Buddhist mythology. [1] They are described as part human and part bird, and have a strong association with music and love.

  5. The Buddha in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    Buddhists traditionally do not accept the Buddha to be a Vishnu avatar. [6] [34] B. R. Ambedkar, an Indian scholar and the Dalit leader who in 1935 declared his intention to convert from Hinduism to Buddhism and converted about 20 years later, rejected the belief that Buddha was an incarnation of Vishnu.

  6. Women in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    Sindoor or Kumkum has been a marker for women in Hinduism, since early times. [122] A married Hindu woman typically wears a red pigment (vermilion) in the parting of her hair, while a never married, divorced or a widowed woman does not. [122] [123] A Hindu woman may wear a Bindi (also called Tip, Bindiya, Tilaka or Bottu) on her forehead. [124]

  7. Buddhist view of marriage - Wikipedia

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    From a Buddhist point of view, physical touching between men-to-men and women-to-women is generally considered sexual misconduct. While Buddhism may neither encourage nor discourage getting married, it does provide principles regarding it. [6] [7] The Digha Nikaya 31 (Sigalovada Sutta) describes the respect that one is expected to give to one's ...

  8. Buddhism and sexuality - Wikipedia

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    Buddhism categorizes sexuality, in particular sexual arousal and pleasure, as a type of kama, or earthly pleasure, that must be abandoned to achieve enlightenment.Many Buddhists avoid drawing a distinction between monastic sexual abstinence and other forms of religious self-discipline, while some traditions actively incorporate sexual concepts or acts in a yogic or ritualistic context.

  9. Religious views on love - Wikipedia

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    Most Christians believe that the greatest commandment is "thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment"; in addition to the second, "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself", these are what Jesus Christ called the two greatest ...