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  2. Polyandry in Tibet - Wikipedia

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    Polyandry is a marital arrangement in which a woman has several husbands. In Tibet, those husbands are often brothers; "fraternal polyandry".Concern over which children are fathered by which brother falls on the wife alone.

  3. Miscegenation in Asia - Wikipedia

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    Chinese and Nepalese in Tibet married Tibetan women. [58] Chinese men also married Turkic Uyghur women in Xinjiang from 1880 to 1949. Sometimes poverty influenced Uyghur women to marry Chinese. These marriages were not recognized by local mullahs since Muslim women were not allowed to marry non-Muslim men under Islamic law. This did not stop ...

  4. Polyandry - Wikipedia

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    In several villages in Nyarixung Township, Xigaze, Tibet, up to 90% of families practiced polyandry in 2008. [37] Among the Gilyaks of Sakhalin Island "polyandry is also practiced." [38] Fraternal polyandry was permitted in Sri Lanka under Kandyan Marriage law, often described using the euphemism eka-ge-kama (literally "eating in one house").

  5. Princess Wencheng - Wikipedia

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    Princess Wencheng (Chinese: 文成公主; pinyin: Wénchéng Gōngzhǔ; Tibetan: མུན་ཆང་ཀོང་ཅོ, Wylie: mun chang kong co [4]) was a princess and member of a minor branch of the royal clan of the Tang dynasty, who married King Songtsen Gampo of the Tibetan Empire in 641.

  6. Women in Buddhism - Wikipedia

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    Women in Buddhism is a topic that can be approached from varied perspectives including those of theology, history, anthropology, and feminism.Topical interests include the theological status of women, the treatment of women in Buddhist societies at home and in public, the history of women in Buddhism, and a comparison of the experiences of women across different forms of Buddhism.

  7. Buddhist view of marriage - Wikipedia

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    Buddhism considers marriage a secular affair [1] and as such, it is not considered a sacrament. [2] Buddhists are expected to follow the civil laws regarding marriage laid out by their respective governments. [2] While the ceremony itself is civil, many Buddhists obtain the blessing from monks at the local temple after the marriage is completed ...

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  9. Buddhism and romantic relationships - Wikipedia

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    Buddhism encourages nonattachment in romantic relationships. [1] In order to follow the path of enlightenment, Buddhism teaches people to discard all things in life that can cause pain, so one must detach from the idea of a perfect person and instead accept a partner unconditionally. [2]

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