A monk's marriage

Ee-chan

Originally, Buddhist monks were not allowed to have wives, but in Meiji 5, the government at the time issued a phrase called the “Grand Council of State Decree,” and monks were allowed to eat carnivorous or have wives. I also feel strange that religious rules are decided by the government rather than the religious order or head temple, but it seems that they were accepted relatively easily.

I imagine that there were probably not a few monks who actually had wives in any denomination, but this created a special situation from a global perspective where “monks get married normally.”

Now, as you said, marriage is creatively permitted in the Jodo Shinshu sect. This is because praising Nembutsu and having faith in Amitabha Buddha were paramount, and there was not much emphasis on practicing ascetic practices or keeping the precepts.

Also, Shinran Shonin took the position of “not being a monk and not a vulgar.” Official monks from the Heian to Kamakura period were in a position like what is now called a public servant, but Honen Shonin and Shinran Shonin were stripped of their monk status due to the suppression of Nembutsu. So “not a monk... not a monk” and “nonvulgar... not a layman.”

There is also a tendency to view Shinran Shonin as “the first monk to officially take a wife,” but it seems that many monks had wives semi-openly or quietly before that. So it may be called “the first ideological monk to get married.”
The wife of Shinran Shonin was Eshinni (Eshinni), and they were a married couple who respected each other as “the incarnations of Kannon Bosatsu.”
Whether you are a monk or an ordinary person, it would be nice if you could build such a marital relationship.

It's useless from the point of view of Buddhist doctrine
It is recognized by Japanese law.
Seen from an overseas Buddhist monk
Seems like a very strange thing.
However, there is no choice but to think of this as Japanese Buddhism.
They probably meant that if they were to hide and take a wife...

Just as Master Urakami Tetsuya and Mizusho Shinji were also being snubbed, a rumor called the “Grand Council of State Decree” was issued by the government of the time in Meiji 5, and all monks were allowed to eat carnivorous and keep their wives.

Also, from where and when did you hear about “you can't get married to anyone other than a temple other than the Jodo Shinshu sect...”
That information is very old, so please take this opportunity to read it again.

In terms of doctrine... when it comes down to everything, what denomination and what era can they say about it?
I hope you can show me the authority of that place...

Shinran Shonin, the founder of the Jodo Shinshu sect, said that the environment where you can do the Nembutsu of Honsho is more important than anything else, and even if you get married and have a wife, it doesn't prevent you from doing nembutsu, and if that supports you, there is no problem.
I believed in Amida Nyorai's original wish to save me as I am, and I survived as a nenbutsu along with my wife and children.
In the Jodo Shinshu sect, rather than saying that it's OK to get married, I think the most important thing is to cherish the heart of the founder and walk the path of redemption ◎

Thank you Ee-chan for the question.

I think other monks have already answered enough about institutional marriage and Shinran Shonin's wife belt.

I think your question is about whether it's OK for a monk to break what the Buddha commanded.

The Buddha certainly said that one should not be attached to the opposite sex.

I think that's because it was thought that in order to attain enlightenment, it was necessary to correct oneself and calm one's mind.

In particular, it can be said that matters relating to sex are representative of what has been commanded.

Unfortunately, our minds get disturbed when we have an obsession with something.
Obsession with the opposite sex seems to be the most important one.

Instead of denying what the Buddha said, if you think about the Buddha's heart, it is important to leave your obsession, and even when it comes to sex, if you don't encounter that target, obsession won't occur. I think that might be it.

In modern society, is it really possible for a man to exist without having any relationship with a woman and a woman if she is a man?
It's safe to say that no one lives under conditions where no obsession with the opposite sex occurs.

Marriage may not resolve all obsessions with the opposite sex, but at least it is possible to move away from quite a few useless obsessions with the opposite sex.

Honen Shonin was recommended to do nembutsu according to his own circumstances, and Shinran Shonin was selected as a carnivorous wife.

I'm sure that wasn't trampling on the Buddha's heart; I think it was an indication that the Buddha's heart was received by illuminating his own body to the fullest extent possible.

I have received the impression that today's monks also have that kind of heart.

I would be happy if it was helpful.