user12683: I know that marriage is a secular event in Buddhism, but what are the different attitudes are there for or against marriage? And what type of Buddhists(Theravada, Mahayana, Sangha, Lay etc)  claim these views?

user8157: The Pali scriptures say: 

Parents have a duty to arrange or find a suitable marriage partner for their children (DN 31); therefore marriage appears to be viewed favorably (for non-monks) in the Pali scriptures. 
A suitable marriage partner in one that shares four qualities (AN 4.55). 
In marriage, a husband serves his wife & gives the wife authority in the home. (DN 31)
There are seven kinds of wives (AN 7.6).
Marriages where one or both partners do not follow the five precepts & do not practice unselfishness are doomed for problems &/or failure (AN 4.53). 
Difficult is life as a monk; difficult is it to delight therein. Also difficult and sorrowful is the household life. (Dhp 302)


12683: <p>I know that marriage is a secular event in Buddhism, but what are the different attitudes are there for or against marriage? And what type of Buddhists(Theravada, Mahayana, Sangha, Lay etc)  claim these views?</p>
 8157: <p>The Pali scriptures say: </p>

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<li><p>Parents have a duty to arrange or find a suitable marriage partner for their children (<a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/dn/dn.31.0.nara.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">DN 31</a>); therefore marriage appears to be viewed favorably (for non-monks) in the Pali scriptures. </p></li>
<li><p>A suitable marriage partner in one that shares four qualities (<a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an04/an04.055.than.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">AN 4.55</a>). </p></li>
<li><p>In marriage, a husband serves his wife &amp; gives the wife authority in the home. (<a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/dn/dn.31.0.nara.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">DN 31</a>)</p></li>
<li><p>There are seven kinds of wives (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sujata_and_seven_types_of_wives" rel="nofollow noreferrer">AN 7.6</a>).</p></li>
<li><p>Marriages where one or both partners do not follow the five precepts &amp; do not practice unselfishness are doomed for problems &amp;/or failure (<a href="https://suttacentral.net/en/an4.53" rel="nofollow noreferrer">AN 4.53</a>). </p></li>
<li><p>Difficult is life as a monk; difficult is it to delight therein. Also difficult and sorrowful is the household life. (<a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.21.budd.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dhp 302</a>)</p></li>
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