September 5, 2015 No.8
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When did tradition of "priests MUST NOT marry": start in Hindu sects?
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The first religions to firmly lay down the rule , that the priest MUST NOT marry were Jainism / Buddhism. .Later many Christian sects particularly Catholics also adopted this as a rule.
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Many Hindu sects have this rule that "priests cant marry". eg Shankracharyas cant marry , Swaminarayan preists cant marry and so forth. Amd many temple priests do marry.
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So when exactly did Hindu temples priests and Hindi non-temple priests adopted this rule of not marrying?
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The rishies in most scriptures are married. Many are unmarried, but by choice not due to any "rule".
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Anyone has information on , around which century, did Hindu sects start adopting rule that "temple priest or non-temple priest must not marry"?
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From information I got, almost all hindu temple priest as well non-temple priests used to marry till 300 AD. The Buddhists preists would not marry, but Hindu priests would.
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Only around 300 AD some Hindu sects started INFORMAL rule that priests cant marry.
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And in around 800 AD, SHANKRACHARYA made it a RULE for his followers, that prists of his following cant marry/. and later, many many sects adopted this as a firm and formal rule.
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So as per my information, the "priest should not marry" started as
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1. rule in Buddhism and Jainism in around 600 BC
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2. Christians adopted it around 200 AD (early Christian priests were married.)
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3. Hindus started adopting it around 300 AD and it became a firm rule in many sects around 800 AD.
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Can anyone give more information?
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Was "priest must not marry" a rule before 300 AD in any Hindu sect except Buddhism ?
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When did this became rule in sects?
https://www.facebook.com/mehtarahulc/posts/10153015796976922
When did tradition of "priests MUST NOT marry": start in Hindu sects?
.
The first religions to firmly lay down the rule , that the priest MUST NOT marry were Jainism / Buddhism. .Later many Christian sects particularly Catholics also adopted this as a rule.
.
Many Hindu sects have this rule that "priests cant marry". eg Shankracharyas cant marry , Swaminarayan preists cant marry and so forth. Amd many temple priests do marry.
.
So when exactly did Hindu temples priests and Hindi non-temple priests adopted this rule of not marrying?
.
The rishies in most scriptures are married. Many are unmarried, but by choice not due to any "rule".
.
Anyone has information on , around which century, did Hindu sects start adopting rule that "temple priest or non-temple priest must not marry"?
.
From information I got, almost all hindu temple priest as well non-temple priests used to marry till 300 AD. The Buddhists preists would not marry, but Hindu priests would.
.
Only around 300 AD some Hindu sects started INFORMAL rule that priests cant marry.
.
And in around 800 AD, SHANKRACHARYA made it a RULE for his followers, that prists of his following cant marry/. and later, many many sects adopted this as a firm and formal rule.
.
So as per my information, the "priest should not marry" started as
.
1. rule in Buddhism and Jainism in around 600 BC
.
2. Christians adopted it around 200 AD (early Christian priests were married.)
.
3. Hindus started adopting it around 300 AD and it became a firm rule in many sects around 800 AD.
.
====
.
Can anyone give more information?
.
Was "priest must not marry" a rule before 300 AD in any Hindu sect except Buddhism ?
.
When did this became rule in sects?
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