In terms of religious duties, she could not worship alone and only could "reach heaven through absolute obedience to her husband.... As a wife and mother, Buddhism taught that the woman was not subservient to her husband but that these roles were essential to helping the family be successful. ... Not only were wives and husbands to be considered friends and partners, but that each sex was responsible for individual actions. In addition to child rearing expectations, Indian women, following the Buddha, were considered a helpmate in regards to her husband's business or trade needs. ....

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"Wives were instructed to be attentive to their husbands" needs and ready to obey their every command." ... " [B]y the middle centuries of the last millennium B.C.E., the extended family was increasingly regarded as the ideal. ... Five links were stressed: three family links (father and son, elder brother and younger brother, husband and wife), one political link (ruler and subject), and one social link (friend and friend)." ...

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• Grade Level: High School