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− | + | Sexual chastity, involving no procreation, no marriage, no sex within marriage if already married, no physical relationships, masturbation or romance. | |
− | + | Also referred to by BKs as " [[Brahmacharya]] ", the vow of celibacy that a Hindu sanyasi or renounced monk may take at any age when they have understood that living for material or sensual pleasures will never bring the perfect happiness that the soul desires. | |
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Revision as of 00:04, 19 May 2006
Celibacy
Sexual chastity, involving no procreation, no marriage, no sex within marriage if already married, no physical relationships, masturbation or romance.
Also referred to by BKs as " Brahmacharya ", the vow of celibacy that a Hindu sanyasi or renounced monk may take at any age when they have understood that living for material or sensual pleasures will never bring the perfect happiness that the soul desires.