In ancient China’s feudal society, the status of men and women was very unequal, and it was clear that the preference for men and women was clear. Men have always been the rulers of society, setting and changing the rules. Meanwhile, women must always obey the three obediences and the four virtues, endure all kinds of unreasonable oppression, even women with high status in society are not sure of their right to determine their own lives.
Because of the suppression that has been suppressed for a long time, many women feel uncomfortable, resentful, and want to get up. Many women in the past even committed adultery, although it was considered a very serious and punishable crime. Surprisingly, many people choose monks as objects of adultery, so why?
According to Ifeng, in feudal China, there were many cases of women having affairs with monks. The most famous must have told the story of Tu Chieu Boi, one of the concubines of Emperor Luong Nguyen Tieu Dich. Tu Chieu Boi became the royal concubine of King Tuong Dong Tieu Dich on New Year’s Day 518. From then on, she took the title of princess Tuong Dong.
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However, the marriage between Tu Chieu Boi and Emperor Luong Nguyen was not happy, often at odds. Emperor Luong Nguyen only came to this concubine’s chambers once every 2-3 years. Alienated from the king, Tu Chieu Boi turned from suffering to revenge. He finally had the courage to have an affair with a monk named Tri Vien in the back street of Kinh Chau (Hubei province).
Another character who is also known to have an affair with a monk is Empress Ho of Northern Qi Vu Thanh De. After becoming empress, she had an illicit relationship with the grand minister at court, Hoa Si Khai, whom Emperor Vu Thanh trusted the most in the palace. Later, when Hoa Si Khai died, Empress Ho often went to many temples and met the beautiful-looking monk, Dam Hien, then communicated with each other, then forced this monk pretending to be a nun to enter.
Once, Northern Qi Empress Dowager Cao Wei, Empress Ho’s son (who had become Empress Dowager at that time) came to visit, saw two nuns with beautiful faces, and inquired about them, only to find out that it was a flock. Grandpa. Ho Thi’s lewd affair was discovered, he was imprisoned by Cao Wei in the Northern Palace, all his lovers were killed.
In addition, there is a story about Princess Cao Duong, daughter of Duong Thai Tong Ly The Dan. Princess Cao Duong was originally married to Prime Minister Fang Xuan Ling’s second son, Fang Di Ai. However, Princess Cao Duong had no interest in her husband because this was an arranged marriage. After that, Princess Cao Duong fell in love with the abbot of a temple, Bien Co, who was handsome and polite and talented. Later, when the story reached Duong Thai Tong, he executed Bian Co and more than 10 servants for covering up the princess.
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So why did this feudal woman like to have an affair with the monks? Actually, there are 3 main reasons why they do it.
First, the monk is considered the most relaxed person in the profession, apart from the chanting and chanting in the temple, there is almost nothing to worry about, so meeting it is easy.
Second, Bhikkhus are people who regularly meditate and train their bodies, although they may appear weak on the outside, they are actually very energetic people, with strong determination and willpower, making it easy for women, extraordinary hearts.
Third, women in the past often had to adhere to society’s strict moral standards, men and women lived a long time without marriage, and women were not allowed to arbitrarily go out and interact with the opposite sex. Going to temples to worship and offering incense was their only chance to get out, so the monks were also the only people of the opposite sex they could easily meet. That is why the monks naturally became the object of these women’s adultery without wanting to be known by others.
In this day and age, adultery is still considered against social morality, it can even be considered a violation of the law. But in ancient society, women who committed adultery still had to endure horrific punishments such as pinching fingers, beating with tendons, pinching off breasts, stripping and beating with sticks, even hanging to death…
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