What is meant by "those crowned with flowers by another man"?
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In the Cunda Kammaraputta Sutta (translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu):
> He engages in sensual misconduct. He gets sexually involved with those
> who are protected by their mothers, their fathers, their brothers,
> their sisters, their relatives, or their Dhamma; **those with
> husbands**, those who entail punishments, or even **those crowned with
> flowers by another man**.
Questions:
1. What is meant by "those crowned with flowers by another man"? Since this is differentiated from "those with husbands", can I guess that "those crowned with flowers by another man" refer to a woman who is not-yet-married but with a lover or fiancé who is committed to her?
2. If this assumption is correct, then can I take it that it is not a sexual misconduct for an unmarried adult woman, who is not protected by her parents or relatives, to become sexually involved with with a lover or fiancé who is committed to her?
3. Also, what is meant by "those who entail punishments"?
Asked by ruben2020
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Apr 24, 2018, 04:01 PM