Budismis pole abielu püha, see on puhtalt ilmalik asi ja mungad ei osale selles. Seega ei kaasne ka polügaamiaga mingit usulist karistust. Kuni 1935 aastani oli polügüünia seaduslikult tunnustatud ka Tais. Burmas esines samuti polügüüniat. See on tänaseni seadusega tunnustatud, kuid ei esine enam kuigi tihti, kuna pole enam ühiskonnas nii vastuvõetav. Polügaamiat praktiseeriti ka paljused antiiksetes Hindu ühiskondades. Üks näide polügaamiast vanas Hindus esines polüandria näol. Eepiline Mahabharata, Draupadi abiellus viie Pandava vennaga, et saata sõnumit ühiskonnale. Post-Vedic perioodidel polügaamia langes hinduismis ja nüüd peetakse seda ebamoraalseks. Kuigi arvatakse, et teatud Hindu ühiskondades seda siiski praktiseeritakse ( Tiibet, Nepaal ja Hiina). Abielu seadused Indias sõltuvad kõnealuse isiku usust. Kuigi Vedas'e ja Hindu usk ei
Mormon Polygamy Polygamy was a defining characteristic of early Mormonism. Polygamy comes from Late Greek meaning ''often married'', is a form of marriage when a person has more than one spouse at the time. There are different types of polygamous families. When a man has more than one wife it is called polygny, when a woman has more than one husband it is called polyandry. If there are multiple wives and husbands it can be called group marriage. Mormonism is to say that it was dedicated to restoring everything in the Bible. Joseph Smith,Jr., Mormonism's founding prophet,who felt especially close to the Old Testament, believed his mission was to restore the customs from the Old Testament including the ancient Semitic custom of plural marriage. He himself did not acknowledge having multiple wives publicly since it was illegal. After Joseph Smith's murder by a mob on June 27, 1844, th...
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